Quote: sergeant pepper "I know it comes across as swivel eyed stuff, but what else can it be apart from an anti Wigan agenda?
You've done a far better job in breaking down how the incident unfolded and you can see the logic and thought process behind what you've said. You can also add in that Ellis, as a new signing, has zero baggage with the judiciary too.
So again, what else can it be?'"
I genuinely just think they’ve pinned him based on his punch being more accurate and their guidelines are too rigid on how they will grade things and don’t allow for a subjective overlook of the ‘whole’ incident. You connect with one punch and you’re getting a longer ban then not really connecting with an elbow drop and two punches. It’s farcical but I can’t think what else it can be.
I look at that incident as a whole and say to Ellis ‘you should keep your head and just have a bit of push and shove if you like’ and because he hasn’t he cops 5 games and that’s not a concern but I would be saying to Dezaria ‘you caused it, you dropped your elbow on Ellis, you then retaliate to his punch, with two of your own and regardless of them connecting you’re getting at least the same’ (and if anything it should be more).
As I said before the bans looked to be based on judging a boxing match, as much as it is on who did what and what their intentions were. Ellis wins on points and his reward is a longer ban.