Just seen that OZ R L are on about having a hia bench e.g. If a winger goes of you can bring a three quarters on .And it does not effect the interchange. Been a few player' injured in games this ,week , leaving teams short on the bench in second half. May work, may not work .But they seem light years in front of our S L in every thing they do

For all the excitement he brings going forward he would have to improve massively in defence, he can tackle but he’s no idea where to stand and I fear he’d be targeted and then slaughtered by the Aussie press. The main concern is keeping him fit enough to play at least half the games a season,

They used to do this years ago with u23s playing first and use them as subs.
Let's face it. You need a big squad to do that. Aussies are always going to be more equipped than we are for that.

This is where I don’t get the rules

Contact above the neck is an automatic sin bin regardless of being deliberate or not

Isa clearly belted Tommy in the chin, we lost one of our best players off the back of that and nothing was done to Isa

My view exactly.

Pathetic comment.

Vasty in a way I understand what he saying, TJ to me looks in great shape but you are always nervous every time he takes it in if he’s going to get back up and that is just the way his body his made by the look of things

My view is because Tom is the only player we have who ever tries to do anything and you won’t like this but he’s the only player we have that other teams fear.

Without him we are nothing so he gets special attention.

Finally for heavens sake a concussion injury has nothing to do with fitness or your body type. It’s pure bad luck for any player and one he isn’t allowed to play through.

We get nervous when TJ gets hit due to 2 ACL’s and the fact that 90% of our match winning potential has gone.

Truth is one third of the current Trinity team could be made out of paper but who’d know as most of them never do anything that’s ever likely to get them hurt.

Harsh? Maybe but there is some truth in it.

Agree

He would have to improve his defence in nrl but he also wouldnt get caught 3 on 1 every week like he does for us think idea of an extra interchange after 2 hia in a team is a good idea looking at player safety in future if we dont do something to counteract hia happening the game may devolve into glorified touch and pass

In Union, an attack to the head is a red card and they use the VR (TMO) to confirm such things.
Perhaps, when a player has to leave the field injured after a tackle, it should be reviewed and action taken where neccessary.

The Wigan player may cop a ban but, that doesn't help Trinity or Johnstone.

What an idiot you are. You think you know it all. Johnstone like I said as much as I like him is very weak 4th game in he does his ACL against Hull out for a season. Sticks his arm out in first game back against hardaker & is out for what was it 6 week. Gets an arm in the face in 2nd game in & has to go off with an HIA it's a contact sport for gods sake he's not just unlucky it's been too many times now But this is your way Vasty/ Fishermans crap. you love the argument. But I stick by my comment if you don't like it TOUGH