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.

Didn't seem that bad from what I saw on the big screen - will look at the recording tomorrow for a better look. I always listen to radio commentary at the game and GMR's commentary team were convinced that Child had lost the plot and that it deserved a yellow at worst. Did anyone else listen to GMR at the end of the game - I was talking to the bloke next to me so missed what was being said but apparently they must have spoken to Finchy as he came off the pitch and wondered what he said cos all I heard was Jack Dearden saying 'well he doesn't care as he's going back to Australia' sounded like Finchy wasn;t too happy about Micky Mac being sent off though

No it wasn't. It was correct & fair.

This. Really hard to comment when you haven't seen it back.

Based on what I saw at the game; it seemed like a late swinging arm that didn't really connect but was aimed high. Red though? It felt like a sin bin would have been enough.