Tuson will not get banned. The report fro the touch judge that looks like Barry Chuckle said Tuson and Magginis(sp) were throwing punches. Obviosly he didn't see what sparked it. IF he does get banned then the RFL needs to have long look at itself.

Hock I'm unsure of. Did any of punches connect? Again I can't see him getting a ban as this thing happens all the time. But there again it is Hock so I wouldn't be surprised if he copped a big ban.

Why are MM and Mossop up before the beak? I wouldn't be surprised to see SOL up there as well as he looked like his brother in law from the 2004 Good Friday figh...I meant match. I think the person who will cop the most is Magginis but I'll talk about the bag on the other thread.

Mossop hasn't got a leg to stand on when he goes to Red Hall.

In the real world, this would be the acid test - given the precedent set by the Chase punishment, no-one should now get 3 games or more unless they commit an equally serious offence, but the RFL Disciplinary seem impervious to embarrassment when it comes to this kind of thing. I expect Hock to get at least 3.

It was more or less handbags, Ben Thaler went overboard on confused info from the linesmen on an incident that ruined the game as an event, and put a damper on the whole weekend tournament, (the only other blot was the Warrington, Widnes debackle.) I don't think the touchies expected Thaler to throw a wobbler and see red, what a joke, yellows at worst, it seemed that what was the start of the piece was just a rubbing of nuts with Hock and Louie Mc, which seemed to move into some kind of yed-to-yed dance, not much more than that. The Magennis v Tuson match-up was a bit more of a seeing-to, but it was a hot day, a bad game for the Saints, and no doubt a bit of gob from both sides. THE REAL FOOL WAS THALER. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YELLOW!! IF ANYTHING?.

Rock 'n' Roll.

anything for Wello and his 2 finger salute?

Total over-reaction. What did Chase get for his cowardly attack to the jaw?

As a neutral, i think they should all get SOS. A regular weekly round and not the RFL's showcase event and i think we could have been looking at 3 yellows rather than reds.

As it is and trying to somehow guess what the RFL will do:
Hock - 2 games
Tusson - 1 game
M'ginnis - 1 game - May go to 2 as he was just been a dick
Mossop - 1 game - For throwing one (a good one at that!) and backing up as quickly as poss

Having said that, based on the Chase decision, they could all be knighted for services to RL!

Hock and LMS was a bit of handbags, nothing to serious IMO.

Mossop/Tuson could get 1/2 each.
Magennis should get 4/5.

Hock C-D (2-3 matches)
Tuson A-D (0-5 matches)
Magennis E-F (4-8+)
mossop C-D (2-5)

my opinion by the way.

Strikes – punching A-B Reaction to opponent – lashing out
A-B Punching – self defence
A-B Punching – one on one – minor
C-D Punching – sustained, repeated or violent
E Punching – sustained, repeated, violent &
aggressive
C-D Running in & punching
E-F Running in & punching – opponent off guard
Other Striking offences A-F

Reading the above doesnt Mossop fall into the same bracket as McGennis then?

Magennis dropping like a sack of spuds after 1 clack removes the 'repeated' aspect of that one!

Magennis can't really be considered to be 'off guard' when Mossop hit him. He was swinging punches at anyone around him and was hit from the front. I'd consider that a situation where you'd be expecting a punch.

Seriously, are we watching a rugby league game or a game of football. Not one player should've seen red yesterday. They are playing rugby for gods sake - a contact sport that sometimes results in a bit of a scrap! Hock and LMS should've seen yellow and gone to cool off for 10 mins, as should Tuson and McGiness.

There is no way that Hock, LMS or Tuson should receive bans.... how many times have you seen fighting in a rugby game - they get 10 mins and nobody mentions it again.

McGunnes should get 1 game as he started the fight with Tuson by coming on the blind side, as should Mossop for throwing one VERY GOOD punch! Mossop should've stayed out of it (although i did love the punch!).

They are rugby players not fairies that play footy! Let's not let our sport go the same way as that by banning for a bit of handbags!

Agreed.

It should have been yellow cards for 4 players and that should have been it - with only MGennis and Mossop worthy of a closer look by the RFL.

Of the two although Mossop shoudn't have done it - it did seem the only way to stop Mgennis as he was throwing haymakers at anyone in reach - not sure the rflwill see that as an act of peace though!.

If every front rower was banned for a few punches at a scrum (of which none of Hocks seem to make any contact) there would hardly be any on the field.

Mickey Mac, up before the RFL for pilfering from the Stains coach..........
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On leaving the ground he was found to have roby in his back pocket.......AGAIN