I don't know why it's taken as a given that suspending players is the best mode of punishment. Feels like a punishment to the viewer as much as anyone and also puts clubs in a horrible position if they're already dealing with an injury crisis.

If you ignore the off season (for obvious reasons) it's Singleton's 3rd ban, totalling 7 games, in the space of just over 4 months of rugby. He's a liability and I'm not sure his performances make up for that. He can be a good player at his best but he rarely seems to be at his best.

Ellis will probably get 5 games. I have a little more sympathy for him. He lost his head and it's happened to plenty of players before him, but he'll have to be squeaky clean for the rest of the season.

I think Ellis will be the one we miss the most. He's been quiet but hard working. I think he's our best metre making prop and our top tackling prop. Maybe not a world beater but he definitely helps the players around him.

5 for Ellis, Dezaria downgraded to C, 3 matches

You have to give both players the same ban and against Stains Dudson did exactly what Ellis did and only got 3 matches and he's got a shocking disciplinary record,Wigan might as well appeal the grading the worst they can do is make it 6 matches

So Ellis get 5 and the guy who started it all gets 3.
So smashing your elbow into a players face when he's prone on the floor is less an offence than the fella who punches him on the nose.
For decades the idea that the perpetrator gets suffers worse than the the victim is part of the stupidity of rules and laws compared to natural justice.
Hardly the first time it's happened and certainly won't be the last.

Sorry, meant that the victim suffers worse than the perpetrator is stupid.
Just leaves me infuriated.

I watched the incident again yesterday and the only reason I can see for Dezaria getting less is that his aim wasn’t as good.

Shambles of a call. I’ve no issue with the 5 for Ellis but how he gets less is beyond me.

Well I thought Ellis was going to get 8 so for him to only get 5 is a blessing.

Being punished for being a better boxer!

Exactly my thoughts. Either three for both of them or five for both of them

On what grounds was Dezaris charge reduced ?

Surely they are both guilty of punching and Dezaris has additional punishment due for attacking the head of a tackled player on the ground?

Retaliation is always a stiffer charge these days. For me Dezaria 2 games and Ellis 3 games for a bit of biff. If Ellis broke a players jaw then thats a different matter.

Pretty obvious that one guy plays for Wigan and the other guy doesn't.