Doesn't seem too disastrous then, we should still be winning 2 of them 3 without him imo.

I agree with gareth too, 3 matches seems excessive for what was (while really stupid) a seemingly light headbutt & after also being shown a red.

Whilst on disciplinary matters, Grade F questioning integrity of referee for Griffin, could be sat down for quite a while, Grade F for the Leigh player with the spear tackle

3 games for that seems excessive (especially when you consider it’s 4 games in reality) to me but that’s the modern game. Raise none ball carrying arms in tackles and nothing, clobber a half back around the head late and get 2 games but move your head towards a player squaring up to you, with that little force it’s embarrassing calling it a head butt and you get 3 games.

Only himself to blame but it’s all a bit confusing at the moment.

How Hardaker has only received 1 game for a suplex Kurt Angle would be proud of, I don't know.

That Hardaker one is another. Compare that to what Isa got 2 games for in the Wakey game!

When people call them out as bias against a particular team, I just don’t buy that. The disciplinary aren’t bias at all IMO but they are wildly inconsistent and seem to focus heavily on certain issues, while giving huge leeway on others.

The've managed to find another one for Walmsley to get a charge back on his rap sheet. I'd appeal again just for the craic.

Can only think it was for that collision with Satae that Kear said was worth the admission alone. If that's a high tackle the game has gone.

There's huge inconsistencies with the MRP. I expected Batchelor to be in trouble for a shoulder charge where he didn't wrap his arms but I don't even think its made the minutes

I think everyone is pretty lost with it all. I’ll never call bias against them but it all looks totally incompetent at the minute. If some of these cases were in a court of law, they’d be absolutely ripped apart. Obviously we all only really remember our own cases well but that Isa one I mention against Wakefield was an incredible ban at the time and now I see the Hardaker one and it’s just astonishing.

I said at the time that the Isa tackle was the best I'd seen since TL on Fasavalu. The charge was a joke as they put it down to "releasing the player" in the final split second of the tackle. He must have been all of 6 inches off the ground when that happened. How there is even the remotest possibility of injury from that is bordering on the farcical.

He might have hurt his feelings

Quote Stu M="Stu M"The've managed to find another one for Walmsley to get a charge back on his rap sheet. I'd appeal again just for the craic. Can only think it was for that collision with Satae that Kear said was worth the admission alone. If that's a high tackle the game has gone. There's huge inconsistencies with the MRP. I expected Batchelor to be in trouble for a shoulder charge where he didn't wrap his arms but I don't even think its made the minutes'" Will only get worse if the new rules they are trialing at academy level get through, may as well fold the game if the Armpit rule passes through. Take a look at how many high tackle penalties were given in the first trial. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... concussion

Quote Stu M="Stu M"The've managed to find another one for Walmsley to get a charge back on his rap sheet. I'd appeal again just for the craic. Can only think it was for that collision with Satae that Kear said was worth the admission alone. If that's a high tackle the game has gone. There's huge inconsistencies with the MRP. I expected Batchelor to be in trouble for a shoulder charge where he didn't wrap his arms but I don't even think its made the minutes'" Will only get worse if the new rules they are trialing at academy level get through, may as well fold the game if the Armpit rule passes through. Take a look at how many high tackle penalties were given in the first trial. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... concussion

Pile drive a player on his head-6 games

Call a ref a cheat-7 games


Griffin was out of order clearly but the disciplinary is just out of control at the moment. There are just wild inconsistencies across the board and the level of punishments for various incidents just seem so wrong.

Does seem harsh but it will be interesting if we find out what has been said. There are young refs quitting in droves across grassroots football and rugby due to the abuse they receive so I do believe a marker needs to be put down to say that dissent won't be tolerated.

Also Griffin committed a similar offence earlier in the season and was banned so undoubtedly this has probably added another 2-3 games on this particular ban