2 video referees has been brought in to stop mistakes like the Ganson Magic Weekend one. (I can't remember fully)

Odd how he was one of the video refs last night.

So, one ref on the field, a fourth official in the stand, 2 video refs with SIX camera angles and 2 linesmen and the best decision was to put Fatty Bowen on report?

If you try and tell me there is NO top 5 bias, I think that proves you wrong.

Why cant they make decisions based on evidence before them? A try can change the outcome of a game in the same way as a dismissal. So why not adjudicate in the same way as a try?

I've always said a player is going to get seriously hurt before the rfl make the head high shot an instant sending off, & before people say its bad technique, that's a load of rubbish, players have always put big shoulder charges I'm but now they have been kicked out the game you hardly see them, so it just shows you a player can tackle correctly when they try hard enough, look at meli on hall last season that was one of the worst I've seen.

Nobody goes out there to put in a high shot, just like nobody goes out there to throw bad passes. It is very easy to stop doing a shoulder charge as you set yourself up differently to do one, with a high shot you aim to tackle the player in and around the ball carrying arm, unfortunately mistakes are made. The way the attacking player deviates from his expected path and fatigue from the defending player also play a big factor.

Grid never stepped last night it was lazy defending by bowen or a stop at all costs tackle.

It was poor last night and should have had a straight Red. I was listening to the game on BBC Manchester and they were saying he should have been off and they were slating the ref for not having the conviction to do so.
The problem we have is the refs are afraid to act on stuff even when it is pretty clear cut.

that's what o was meaning a ref won't make a decision on the spot unless the player gets seriously injured, there has been some bad 1s over the years, I know the games played fast but its very bad when its a 1on1 and the players goes high, it maybe is with the modern tackle been 1st 2 in go high around the ball 2rd man legs.

I didn't think this day would ever come,but I agree 100%.

Any other full back would have walked last night. A mixture of World Club Challenge and Wigan's star signing made sure that Bowen didn't. The ref should be embarrassed to admit that he didn't see the point of contact but of course he did.

Was ludicrous.

Spot on

We'll see similar incident go unpunished pretty much every week. Wouldntt be so bad if red hall picked up the pieces properly

Embarrassing. Firstly by that bald cut and paste commentator who said there was nothing in it, just an accident, then to see Bowen actually LEAP to take him out and very, very late.

Its supposed to be a sinbinning for taking out a kicker isn't it?

That should get 5 games for intent to cause severe injury.

was it as good as this commentary ?????? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VePaFwELzM

was it as good as this commentary ?????? www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VePaFwELzM