The RL should make an example of this incident, after watching it live then on SSN, that should be Howell's 2009 season more or less over! Seriously out of order, 10 match ban min!

It's a shame for who - the player who got an elbow smashed in his face, or the player who did the smashing?

Think more carefully before you answer this one. Your moral credibility could depend on it.

Its a shame for the club and its supporters who have lost one of their better players. Its a shame for Rugby League in that as usual, our only feature as a Sport in the Metro is a negative one.

Its not a shame for Howell or Tomkins, who thankfully escaped injury.

What's a shame?

The fact that he is a class player, or the fact that he is going to get banned because he is a thug?

If I stuck my elbow in your throat, would it be a shame for me as well?

Please point out where I have said it is a shame for the offender. Its not. Fool.