Think you'll find yourself in the minority here. If Wilkin or someone had've done that, Wigan fans would be calling for him to be hanged.

On the replay it looks as though it was a pre-meditated, intentional swinging arm. The only possible defence is that there was absolutely no reason to do it.

Stupid challenge and possibly a costly one.

Never a sending off.

I wouldn't be shocked if it was a pre planed and pre meditated action from Child.

His performance tonight screamed of a stitch up imo.

sorry mate but your wrong , it was late high premeditated and deserved a red and a ban

Deary me.

This has to be a wind up! Haha.

Any chance someone could throw it up on Youtube?

Haven't seen the TV coverage yet, but from the big screen it only looked marginally late, and first contact to the shoulder. From the timing, I suspect it was a Ganson decision, though, not a Child one.

So 3 red cards this season.

Punching as a reaction to being hit.
Punching without a cause.
Late challenge.

Thats fine, BUT ALL of these must now be punished with a red card from now on!!!!!!!! We know that won't happen though.

It was an awful decision.

Are you Shaun wane?

I was pretty shocked to hear wane say he thought the tackle was legal.

It was a shocker mate! It was late, high and intentional.

Fair enough if it was a high shot in attempt to do a tough legal tackle but that was t the case with that shot.

It was a shocker mate! It was late, high and intentional.

Fair enough if it was a high shot in attempt to do a tough legal tackle but that was t the case with that shot.

No I have to disagree here.

It was a late, pre-meditated challenge to the head. It deserved a red.

Rules are there to enable a game of rugby to take place. Without them the game is pointless.

I could very easily get 13 "players" on the field who be perfectly able to hand the entire Wigan team their a*ses on a plate in about 2 mins. Hopeless rugby players mind, and not a great spectacle for the crowd.

It's a late shot in a derby game! I'm sick to death of the over sanitisation of RL. Everyone talks and raves about State of Origin and how it's the pinnacle of our game but the second anyone shows anything remotely physical there's an out cry over it.

Child was shocking tonight and the ovation he got at the end shows I'm not alone in thinking that. He had a very poor judgment when it came to game changing moments like a few forward passes or piggy backing Saints up the pitch.