The NRL have just shown us how it should have been done.

It was the most simple set of instructions ever.

Bentham blowing his whistle during the clapping/boo hiss/shut up didnt help.

Utterly embarrasing.

That actually just made me cry. Hyper-emotional or what.

Spot on. The stuff they're going through in Afghan and Iraq and thats the respect they get? absolutely disgusted last night
He even had the cheek and thickness to actually shout sorry during the minutes silence after everyone told him to shut up.
Oh and some kids near me laughing their heads off at a baby crying in it? Bloody hilarious isnt it

Just as a side note, I thought the presentation of the ball to the ref was a nice touch and the applause as they marched of the field was excellent. It raised the hairs on the back of my neck.

A minutes silence with the last post at the end is the best way to do it (as in the Cronulla v Newcastle game) not the way it was done last night as it was about face IMO.

There was nothing wrong with the way they did it last night imo, they were pretty dam simple instructions and there was no excuse for what happened, especially the laughing. Did you notice how all the fans at the Shraks v Knights games were still silent after the playing of the last post. Its a thing called respect!!!!! Some people just cant wait for the silence to end so they can shout and chant..

Let's face it the chavs of today have No respect for anything. They don't what the word means. It's a sad thing that they spoil it for everyone else. It is the same at all grounds. Every club has this element of people who in my opinion have been dragged up and not brought up. I despair for the future of this country at times.

Same thing happened when Leeds did it on TV 2 or 3 weeks ago, so it's clearly not just a Wigan thing.

They should have broken it down into sections:

1. Announcement "The Last Post"

2. The Last Post

3. Announcement "1 minute's silence"

4. 1 minute's silence.

They should have learned the lesson from the Leeds game that you do 1 thing at a time, and give the instructions as you go. It only takes 1 person to get it wrong and it ripples out into a mass of confusion, as clearly demonstrated twice now.

No excuses for the chavs who were laughing and shouting though.

it's not just wigan... this flavor of chav exists at a national level.

As soon as they said they were playing the last post then a minutes silence i knew it was gonna be cringeworthy from those lot at the top of the south, and they didnt disappoint. Idiots.

Agreed, the standing ovation was very emotional and fully deserved. I did wonder though about having three Scottish soldiers from the scottish regiment presenting the match ball on St. Georges day

i was near the back of the south stand and thought it was a disgrace at people laughing, i had my head down and had people trying to make me laugh but i just ignored them. complete lack of respect.

although, i too didnt hear the announcement so i was little confused as to what was happening after the last post as
Bentham only blew the whistle a while after.

Stood in sheer disgust throughout that minute's 'silence', towards the back of the South Stand deliberate coughing and stupid noises, giggling and chatting schoolgirls what an effing disgrace.

Kick em all out I say!

Seriously considering moving to the East next season.

some people didnt realise there was a munites silence and started clapping then shut up which is fair enough, the ones who continued to laugh and shout are scum end of

Total Disrespect