I think the player being knocked out mate all the difference. It gave the ref time to think.

I dont really understand why you seem to have a problem with people discussing it? Isn't that what the forum is for? If everyone just accepted what has been said in public and "moved on" we wouldn't have much to talk about.

The forum is for discussion and opinions but I can't have mine? Weird.

Fine. Knock yourselves out, another 20 pages of how we have been unfairly treated.

It was Clarkey who said they changed tack.

So you now reckon it was a justified red card and worth a ban?

How on earth have you imagined I've said you can't have an opinion? I asked why you seemed to have a problem with people discussing it?

If I'd told you to shut the hell up because nobody cares what you think you might have had a point.

i agree, would have been play the ball if rinaldi hadnt lost his marbles...... the fact that no london player flew in to have a go says it all for me...was a belting legal hit, simple as..... just cous the guy got hurt does not constitute a red card in my opinion.....

Regardless of you lot handbagging each other for brownie points the fact remains that the ruling sets a very very dangerous presidence for future BIG hits, because all refs having seen that red card will now no doubt get a rush of blood every time a bell ringer is thrown into the game and off will trot a innocent forward again !!!
Even other professional players are bagging the ref all over the social networks for making the wrong call.....
at the end of the day Rinaldi is a shorter guy than Moa who was semi stooping as the hit connected, even if he had simply wrapped him up and bent him backwards the chances are he would have been sparked from a forhead in the gob or similar...
Like Barrie mac said you cannot penalise a man for powerful shot that accidentally knocks a man out or are we now going to give referees lessons in physics IE speed, size & velocity equals what??
It was a massive hit that was right on the button, thats why the London boys were consoling Moa as he went off and after full time because they all knew it was a wrong call and the best judge of a bad tackle is how other professionals react to it, there wasnt even one London player who ran in annoyed by it, none...says it all to me...
Yes it connected with his head but Sam did not raise an elbow and neither did he finish him off on the floor...
Poor call from most ,Ref and red hall disagree... one match for Sam now move on thats all there is to it

I am certain they have, for L**ds,Wigan,Sts, for FC, I very much doubt it, unless they decided TO ban someone because of the game we had coming up.

Was a great hit and will be watched countless times on you tube by all true rugby league fans in uk and oz!! Its a shame he got a one match ban but for me confirms what absolute tools are running super league ? In the end sams hit will live forever next to burgess morley crocker sonny bill and oger!!!!!!!!! the ban and the pathetic men who make this game weak will fade to nothing!

I agree....