I would agree that not all spear tackles are the same, I think there's basically two kinds one where the ball carrier lands on his head/neck and one where he doesn't. Brett's tackle yesterday was one of the ones where the player landed on his head and should be a straight red and a lengthy ban. If the player doesn't land on his neck then I think it should still be a red for dangerous technique but perhaps a shorter ban or sending off sufficient.

I disagree that he drove him down. It looked to me like he got Lomax in a dangerous position and then lost his balance and fell over, bringing Lomax down on his head accidentally. No less dangerous, but not malicious.

HE has effectively got 6 because Ref Hall always seem to accept a red card is one game.

No complaints from me about the ban

For those of you not on Twitter, Ferres has tweeted an apology to Jonny Lomax for the tackle, saying he would never intentionally set out to hurt someone, that he is glad Lomax is ok and that he has accepted his punishment. He has also tweeted a separate apology to his team mates, the club's staff and fans for undermining his team's chances of winning the game.

yes sorry forgot about that one!

I love it when I stand behind the sticks at away games when you can see how far and fast that sidestep takes him, and he's a top bloke too.

tromso, watch it again and keep your eyes closely on Lomaxs' legs.