I'd agree with all of that.

A lot of huff and puff surrounding Micky Mac's late hit. Nothing would be being said if the lad hadn't got whip lash from it. Just an unfortunate injury from it.

I think Kirk Dixon may disagree with you on that. The cheap late shot from behind broke his jaw, MM missed 3 games and Dixon many more. So if that on wasn't cowardly how would you describe it ? Brave and honest ?

Don't think he played against australia did he? If he did he definitley didn't pull anything with their big men. McIlorum is one of those players that opposition fans hate, but you love him if he plays for your team. I'd like to see him tango with the aussies, i think it would be funny to see him get smashed (opposition fan mentality) but it would also be just as funny if he did actually rough them up and get under their skin, so it would be win win.

Micky Mac for england!!

Is that why they've won so much between themselves recently, Sonny?

you know what the WCC is??

dixon was going down and it was blown out of proportion, what did Westwood get for doing the same to Green last year?

It was a late shot, you're all clinging to the person who did it rather than the incident, which was a penalty, unfortunate he got hurt, crack on. Plenty of those in a season and nobody is hurt and nobody passes a comment.

What was more shocking was Paul Wood, I've never seen a more pathetic attempt to drop someone. His punches pack less punch than his drives.

Now you're just making stuff up.
High - Yes
Late - Dixon had the ball
Behind - It was front on

Can you please tell me what part of what i posted is rubbish RUDE WORD REMOVED [if you can't post without personal insults - A) you've lost the argument, and B) you won't be posting much more on here.]. Weve all had hard players over the years and ive not a problem with being hard and fair.Too many times MM has lost his head and will come back to haunt him one of these days ,like it did with his dad.

I agree that the red card is OTT for that kind of incident but to suggest both players being sin binned is the correct way to deal with it is wrong. How can a player getting the same punishment as the aggressor be the right call? It's either a Red for Wood and yellow for pettybourne or yellow for Wood and a chat with pettybourne.

I said earlier in the thread that I don't think there was much in the late challenge and the cannonball tackle was what the disciplinary should be interested in.

I always thought rugby was a team game suzy.

A losers medal.

and?...

He missed the important friendly v italy.

I'm not a big fan of MM for some of his dirty tricks in the past but I admit he's a decent player and Wigan look stronger with him playing.

Anyway, I don't think the was much in his late shoulder charge last night. I accept it was late and used the shoulder but he didn't exactly give it to laithwaite. It was more of a little nudge with the shoulder.

I know it was enough to have him carried off but ion he was loose after he passed it as he wasn't expecting it which caused "whiplash" style impact. It's natural to relax after passing the ball and that's when MM hit him.

The challenge is nothing worse than other off the ball hits that's been creeping into the game lately. Sia at saints has done it 3/4 times the last few weeks.

Slap on the wrists for mm IMO