Sorry I meant perhaps not as familiar as he might be with the on field rules which are leading to charges.

The off field stuff I'm sure he's all over those processes.


I just don't see this level of inconsistency. Each incident is individual and the ex players on the panel judge them as such I imagine. We've obviously seen things get harsher over the years, rightly, but the game simply had to act to protect the players who were being fouled.

MC has stuck a stick in the hornets nest and not before time

I suggest you listen to the chris Chester pre Salford game interview, he explains why the club is unhappy with the review panel, and it’s not just the trinity club who are unhappy with that lot.

IF you are right and it would seem that probably you're not, and all future games and players are judged as they were in the Trinity / Saints game, there will be multiple players in every game getting pinged.
Has this been happening ? No
Is this level of scrutiny likely to continue ? No

The case for the defence rests

I don't think it's an inconsistency thing, though it does seem to be inconsistent with other sanctions. It's more that the individual incidents this week seem to be treated more heavily than normal.
I can't say I've questioned a Wakefield ban before now.

Ok Goat of 99 I don't, so do enlighten me as to their identity

I’ve got it in my head that Denis Betts is one but I’m probably wrong.

He listed them on page 2.....

"Paul Cullen, Nathan McAvoy, Paul Dixon, Phil Veivers & the RFL's compliance manager which I think is still Gavin Wild."

You got to wonder how a push in the back with no injury to the player, is worth one match ban , Yet a shot round the head that puts a player out for 4 to 6 week gets no case to answer too

IIRC Tanginoa got a 1 match ban for a very obvious and seemingly premeditated swinging arm in the face of Whitley when we played Catalan in the cup eailer this year. By that judgement are we suggesting Arundel's and Hampshire's 'misdemeanors' weere the equivalent? I'll be honest I can't even recall the incidents. The Matutia was a latish hit on Lino after kick a but nothing you don't see in every single match. Thaler would've seen it and dealt with it had it been an issue as there were plenty of other examples in the game of that.

Watson in his press conference criticising disciplinary panel charge on Greenwood too. Agar 2 weeks ago with Mellor.

I must admit I do get confused by the lack of consistency.

Was it Arona that got tipped on his shoulder in a tackle? Disciplinary I’m sure didn’t ban the player yet a push in the back 0.2 seconds after ball is released Is worthy of a ban.

Another way to look at it would it be fair to say a 1 match ban intimates that the offence was worthy of a sending off? Again were any of the incidents picked up last Friday fall into that category?