Correct, I suppose if you were a Salford fan you'd also feel hard done by but have to say some truly odd decision especially from Hicks on the line!

When a player dives forward he moves off the mark but this is constantly ignored.


The other one I hate is the tactic of playing the ball against the body of the prone defender. OK sometimes they are slow to move but sometimes they cant move. They are not supermen and sometimes it is totally impossible to get out of the way in time.


The point is, sometimes the offence around PTB are intentional and sometimes accidental and harsh if awarded. I would start by altering the rules.


For instance when the PTB hits a prone defender then instead of a kick up field and 5 more tackles which is far too advantageous, I would just wipe of the tackle from the count.

Absolutely right PB. It seems the NRL are telling them to play on if it hits a prone player so at least some action from our lawmakers will filter through eventually.

My greatest concern is the deliberate penalties conceded within 10 yards of the line. it was used by Warrington last week to great effect to control play, frustrate our attack, destroy momentum and basically cheat and it's absolutely certain that it is heavily coached.

My solution - every infringement in the 10 yard area is met with a 1 minute sin binning where the player has to stand alongside the 4th official for a full minute before re-entering the field between the goal posts. Any delay in leaving the field results in a yellow card; any word from the player is a red card for dissent.


Let's see how much these Aussie coaches have in their locker when their coached cheating is driven from the game.

can we also introduce 10 press ups as well

The problem with the current crop of referees is that they don’t referee the play the ball correctly. It’s a two fold issue, firstly when the tackle is complete the defending players should roll away, not crawl over the top, look at the red and have a chat, simply roll clear of the tackle area. Secondly the tackled player has to get to his feet and play the ball, not flop foward not jump to one side simply get up and play the ball. It’s quite simple really when enforced properly.

Correct, he practically handed the ball to PP, Hicks was right in front of it.
Worse decision of the game for me.