Consistency and Rugby League decisions are not good bedfellows. Two of the seven games will have the"benefit" of the video referee, the other five will not.

I have had enough of putting things on report. It would have been better for both Hull and us if Westerman got sent off as the sending off is usually taking into account when the dish out the sentences. For me its 2 game ban but if he got sent off that should have been taken into account. Listening to Child on tv during the re run on SKY he says he has seen the contact but does not know what part of Westerman body made contact.

That is lies he saw nothing at all wrong as he was going to his position for the next play the ball when he noticed Eric was knocked out. He then sees it on TV screen when we react to it and then cops it totally out as not to look like a muppet and says he has seen the initial contact but not the part of his body Westerman used. Reason i believe this is i was virtually in line with the hit in row DD East stand and i noticed Childs ran to his position for the next BTP. When you listen to the coverage on SKY he makes it up so he can give us a penalty and safe face. I was in line of the hit by Westerman and at normal speed i saw nothing wrong with it at first but after seeing it on the screen its an obvious red card. So how could Child give a penalty and not send him off when its bloody obvious he missed it and only gave the decision after seeing it on the screen.

Same scenario, culprit Ryan Bailey, what happens?

Eddie Hemmings made a stupid remark on sky when this happened, something along the lines of

"Luauki deserves everything he gets for running in like that"

Agree completely. Pathetic, lazy attempt at a "tackle".

Fasavalu leaves the field and Bailey spends the rest of the game avoiding James Graham?

I don't agree with banning the shoulder charge, it's a good hit when done properly (ie below the neck). The rule is (or should be) simple - any forceful contact to the head or neck, no matter with which part of the body, should be a red card.

Going OT slightly I love the shoulder charge when done properly such as Tommy and the Sam Burges against the Kiwi (whose name I cant spell). But if done wrong and it heads the head then sending off, also I think any tackle that hits the head should be at least a sin bin. Give it a month then every tackle will be text book.

Good point about the sin bin....

Eric does seem to Kop some belters in his face, but to be fair he walked off like a trooper, think Westerman was lucky especially as he was 2nd man in the tackle. Looked horrible in slow motion and to me (and Sam T) it was more his elbow which could probably cause more damage than a shoulder.

How can it be ok to use a shoulder charge fairly below the neck, but 6 inches higher is a red card? That then depends on the height of the player being tackled: so if he's short, or is dipping into the tackle, or being tackled and going down, what could have been a fair challenge becomes a sending-off. Too tight to call, and open to too much 'opinion'.

Exactly the same rule as for an arm tackle. When was the last time someone was penalised for a swinging arm to the chest?

There is an argument for that, but personally I believe that they should use the best evidence available to them.

Exactly spot on! it makes the tackler to make sure he uses the correct method. I know it will sometimes be mistimed but the responsibility is on the tackler.