What's most disappointing is that the VR had a look at the challenge and didn't think this.
Ultimately Trinity lose out because of spineless officials.

How bad does a challenge need to be to get a red ??

Surely the shoulder is often worse than a swinging arm because of the body weight behind it?

at first I didn't see it as a red, yellow yes but on reflection this is another game where one of our key players has been taken out of the game not to return and could of influenced the final result.

this needs addressing in front of the governing body

In the NRL you are now able to bring an 18th man in to the playing squad if a player can't continue due to foul play, so we would have been able to bring on a fresh man

Don't think the referee bottled it at all, he would have been watching the game and that's why he didn't blow for a foul, it was the video ref what called it on a replay, surely it's his responsibility to have sent him off, nothing to link the 2 games together, but last week he showed just how inept he is with his decision making then and has continued to do so with another poor decision.

If not the ref, then, certainly the VR.
It was a red card all day long so, I'll say, between them (ref and VR) they got it wrong.

So you agree then, it was Kendall and not Thaler, of course it was a red card all day long, how can you say that they got it wrong between them when the referee did not see it and took advice from the video referee, dear me.

Slightly pedantic but, no problem, you win mate.

Don't waste your time Wrencat.
Slappyjack will swear blacks white and when you challenge him go in to grey areas with no meaningful explanation.
A TOTAL WASTER.

There's certainly an argument for that in the current climate. I'd also say the video ref should be able to intervene at any time to send a message to the referee with hits to the head. Might make a few bend their backs a bit more!

Yet another show of petulance grandad, you display a great deal of immaturity for one so old, shouldn't you have got name calling out of your system way back in the day?, anyway it might surprise you to know my name's not happyjack, that's the name of my African Grey aptly named because of his demeanour unlike you I might add, not sure if it's good or bad thing but he's started taking an interest in you, he's started asking where's lampychops

Keep your chin up fella hopefully we'll get a win soon and keep the coach in a job.

Again can we cut out the sniping please? or continue via PM. It's getting tedious.

It stuns me that’s not already part of the rules Already

The touch judge must have been looking at his shoe laces or something at the time.

Perhaps we should adopt a similar use of the VR as Union, where the ref will talk to the TMO and they then decide between them, which is the best course of action.
I still cant get over just how /why it wasn't a sending off.
As you say, in the current climate, it's just ridiculous.