Here's the grading for dangerous throws/ spear tackles:

15.1(d) Uses a dangerous throw
Dangerous throw
B-C Other tackler's actions were part of the problem (only applies where Player is not aware of other tackler's actions)
B-C Ball carrier's actions were part of the problem
B-D Lifting & dropping player
D-E Throwing player to the ground
Spear tackle
E-F Driving player into ground on head or neck
Other dangerous throw A-F


You decide

looking at that the grading should be E-F which is 4+ games

8 Games plus for me and i'm not joking. No place in the game for that kind of tackle and who is Brett Ferres to determine whether a bloke walks again or not ? To lift any player like that takes a huge amount of strength and effort and then to continue that motion and drive him into the floor is appalling. The fact Lomax isent paralyzed should not take anything off that tackle, just one each either way and Lomax is lying in hospital waiting to feel movement in his legs. Watch the game and it's clear that Ferres is un-happy at a number of decisions and took his anger out on Lomax. I'll be appalled if it's not at least 8 games.

Had opportunities to halt the tackle, carried on anyway. Deserves everything he gets.

ferres is not a dirty player, even nathan brown said this and he brought him to the giants

he does have a tackling technique though which always threatens to end up like this, not the first time ive seen him almost spear players..needs to work on this

Anderson brought him.

A very dangerous and reckless tackle but I'm not convinced it was malicious. I'm very glad Lomax came away unscathed, will be and should be a four match ban probably more in my opinion.

sorry yes anderson did after brown got the sack.

what about robinson being tackled in the air in the first half by lomax, if robinson had landed on his head would lomax of got a red card?

Who can say? Lomax went in to challenge for the ball, he wasn't going to win it but didn't pull fully out like he probably should have done - it was in a split second though.

The problem with the Ferres tackle is that he had time to try control the tackle after it went wrong, he could have just conceded the penalty and got Lomax down safely; he didn't and that cost him and the team dearly.

In my mind we wouldn't even be discussing drop goals if Ferres had lowered Lomax carefully.

yep and in the build up to this saints should not of even had the ball - wardle being held down by the collar and unable to get up by lomax - penalty to saints.



you could hear brough shouting to bentham..why is it we never get anything when its done to us?!?!

I have seen the incident on TV a few times now.
Lomax is a bit like Grix he likes to try and struggle to evade defenders in my opinion with him doing that and Ferres trying to wrestle him to the ground I don't think it was actually that bad but probably a dismissal.

I would say 1-2 games is fair.

I'm sorry but trolling or not you sound like a sick individual. Absolutely disgusting view of it.

Grow up. Shock horror someone has a different view.

As often happens the offenders teams supporters generally don't think it was that bad and he's not that kind of player and the offended against think it's intentional and disgraceful and are calling for the aggressors head.

Last month it would have been on report and 1 or 2 matches. Recent events have changed perspective and it was rightly a red card. I would expect an example to be made with 5+ matches which IMO is excessive. Like it or not Lomax contributed to where he ended up. It was Ferres' fault and his responsibility to ensure the tackle is safe but Lomax still contributed.

I don't think what Brett did was premeditated or intentional. I think it was very poor technique and careless, which is still serious. It was a deserved Red Card and because of the injury it could of caused he'll get a minimum 3 match ban, probably 5. Brett had responsibility for Lomax's safety and in light of the incident Down Under it's inevitable he'll get longer than he would of done a fortnight ago. I have no issue with that, I only ask that there is consistancy of punishment over future similar incidents.