i keep going back to this in my head but how the feck can the rfl hand out all the bans every week and not hand out any punishment out to Bowen for that head high assault ?

In the first televised match leeds v warry,maguire stood and threw half a dozen punches and nothing else said about it,says it all.

Never heard so many people yesterday say how fed up they are of Rugby league the way it is at the moment and I honestly feel the same. The game is one big joke.

i also think its driving standards down too, especially the intensity in the forward battles. superleague was much more intense six or seven years ago or more, especially in big games. without this the game just isn't the same

Nothing surprises me any more, sadly, when it comes to the RFL. The Hull clubs always get the rough end of it.
No wonder people are walking away from the game.
Regardless of how good\bad Hull are, I'm fast losing interest in Super League, to the extent of hardly even watching the games on Sky.

Was Ellis not told of the rule before hand?

The annoying part is that the game had a feel good factor after a successful World Cup.It seems to have evaporated thanks to the idiots running the game.

seriously thinking the same myself staffs.

3 cautioned for the same offence suggests it was a bad challenge

The EGP system seems to be bloody stupid too. Don't take it and challenge them and Ellis is looking at 3 games, instead of 2. Do we take the risk? Puts clubs in an invidious position

No. He was and still is totally oblivious to it. He knew that it was trivial to spear tackle someone though. If only he'd done that instead.

With two others though...

I have no problem with the shoulder charge being outlawed and punished, due to the possibility of brain damage if contact is made with the head. However, unless you make contact with the head you shouldn't face a ban.
What I do have a problem with however is the three Widnes players getting away with dropping Whiting on his head.
Is there no potential risk there?

Of course not. Are you stupid?

No wonder people have had enough.