I don't think it was necessarily to stop Cas getting a quick PTB. That whole set they were taking their time to run the clock down with there being under a minute left to play (I'd hope we'd do the same in the same situation). The ref took an age to call held throughout the game (for both sides) slowing it down, which is probably why Mickey came in to try and complete the tackle in the first place. I've watched it several times now, mainly because I struggled to see it the first few times. I'm still baffled, particularly when you see it in comparison with the Flower tackles. No players called for a penalty and I don't recall the Cas fans stood around us doing so either.

And the Tansey ban? I'm lost for words.

He wasn't stopped and clearly the other tacklers prevent him from falling as freely with Paea's tackle. I would agree that this turns the ball carrier from sitting duck to protected species and favours the attacking team.


Was Flower's last night? I only saw the last 20 minutes. Be interesting to see it and what the panel do.

No. Flowers was against Cas the previous week.

He got penalised and sin-binned for his but not called up by disciplinary.

Link is on this thread.

rlFlowers tackle.rl

Tbf, a sin binning is a moderately harsh punishment from a team POV. Hull will be without MP for 160 minutes, but won't be playing with 12 at any point as a result of this.
I guess that Paea going off his feet might have counted against him, but I agree it's effectively the same thing. As one of Flower's went completely unpunished, it does seem inconsistent. Either they both are ban-worthy or neither is.

2 match ban is way way more punitive than a sin binning - different league. And since the tackle was made in the 79th minute I'm sure we could have lived with it.