Slightly OT but what about Cunningham's tackle on Burgess shortly after the Bailey incident? I may be wrong but was that not a grapple tackle? - there was definitely intent to 'attack the head'

The shoulder barge tackle for me is a lazy tackle and are rarely executed one on one but normally by the 2nd or 3rd man in. Poor technique and lazy footwork are good bedfellows with this type of tackle. Baileys barge was legal by the rule book though.

similar to Grahams 3rd man in tackle on bailey ??????

the tackle was still active, the referee hadnt called held so any Saints player had every right to get stuck in to complete it.

he was penalised for it.

Nothing wrong with that.

I know he was penalised for it. But i was asking if it was a grapple tackle? And if it was, why is he not facing any further punishment?

it probably was, but has anyone faced further punishment for a grapple tackle this year?

Not that I know of it seems like the Chicken Wing tackle is the ‘in’ tackle that the RFL are punishing

Both legal but shows the point I was making.

i fully agree mate....i was just making a comparison.

both tackles 3rd man in, both tackles hard, but both tackles fair and legal.

True - and it can backfire badly. Ask Adrian Morley.

1, 2, 3................awwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Some of RL's laws need to be looked at big time.

Take last seasons playoff game at Leeds Calderwood get's sent to the sin bin for not standing square at the PTB and at the same time a fight kicks off and Senior runs 20 yards to hit someone in the head and gets a slap on the wrist and nothing else?

Only in RL can you get 10 mins for petty things like holding down in the tackle or having one foot offside but not for striking out an opposition player?

I certainly know which one would A-cause the most damage and B-which one was intended to injure a player. Guess the RFL see it differently?