Joel is appealing the severity of his punishment and not the guilty verdict.

Don't know whether the mods want a separate appeal thread to clean things up?

Thats a bit risky. But the severity is wrong especially when the bans given to the Hull players are considered especially the horrendous inaccuracy of Radfords "superb previous record"

2 matches is hardly severe for fighting AND leading with the elbow.

Other than the bailey incident, what else has he done in his entire career?

How?
2 match ban. I think that's more than fair, he runs the risk of a much longer ban if he appeals.

Still havent seen the Sam incident, anyone got a link to the video?

I thought it was 1 match per incident? So aren't we technically trying to get 1 of the bans overturned?

We have nothing to lose do we?

Now if the rfl where consistant they would over turn the ban for the elbow, carvell was let off with something very similar last year I think. Realistically they will be trying to get it down to 1 game and have him free for the wire game, think they may try to use sending off sufficient for the elbow. Worth a go

Depends whether you believe he led with the elbow. I've seen the footage and seen pictures. IMO Joel Tomkins leads with the forearm into the chest and then the elbow comes up. I think Mike Maguire had this view too, which might be why we are appealing.

Wigan are a sensible club. We never usually appeal. In fact, I can't recall a time under Mike Maguire where we have appealed. So we must believe we have a strong case.

Yes but even only that means that he does not have a clean record.

How hard is that to understand?

1 incident = unclean record.

0 incidents = the only instance where there is a clean record.


If they'd not been idiots and said that he had "reformed" then ok but they didn't.

the risk of him copping an extra game..

The maximum for his offence was 2 games.