I’m sure fans of every other club would be outraged but rest assured would do exactly the same thing.

What it shows yet again is how flawed and not fit for purpose the system is.

Loophole will be closed now cause we've done it no doubt. Even though other clubs have used this.
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Is it really so difficult to implement a rule of, here we go, if you get banned in the first team game, you have to serve that ban come what may. Banned in the reserves, you're banned for them first and foremost and the firsts till its served. I can understand why if you got banned for the reserves it can't be reserves only as senior players could go carte blanch in the reserves..

And yeah, it isn't the Wigan club us fans elsewhere are laughing at/grumbling. It's, and not for the first time, the sports governing rules.

Will Ellis and French especially turn up and play about 30 secs too ? Or do they just have to be named in the 21?

Just turn up mate and pay a fiver.

LMS got a one game ban for touching the Touch Judge in last years Grand Final

Been told only one player can serve their ban in the reserve game

This is a tragedy. Really feel for Kaide and Bevan as I know how much playing in the reserve grand final meant to them.

A complete farce but so is the whole system. Plenty of clubs have both benefitted and been punished by disciplinary nonsense over the last few years - whether it's the appeals process, inconsistent enforcement of the rules, pedantic interpretations and now this.

Even more ridiculous when more than half of SL doesn't even give a toss about reserve grade.

We've at least got a reward for bothering then. Interesting to read Saint 71's comment above that only one player can do it. That isn't what the Rugby League journos are saying but we will see.

IF that's true, no idea either way then I'd use it for Ellis, reckon we can cope pretty well with one of French/Field missing but losing another prop would be a disaster.
I know he seems to get picked out every week but Ellis really needs to get his technique sorted, he's just leaving himself wide open to bans through sloppiness more than anything.

I thought that at first but the Official report says all 3 players can serve their bans in the reserve final.

Surely you would have had to play in a previous round to be eligible for a final?

He has had a couple that were harsh to be fair to him. But I reckon if it is true that only one player can serve it, French would be the one, I agree we can win it without French but Ellis missing out means we could move KPP into the middle where I think he’s his strongest, and we may even have Havard and/or Isa back so it’s not all so bad.

What if you have injuries and only other option is to play someone who hasn’t played all year?

Which report?