Pleased Cust didn?t get a ban. Still find it confusing though:- Cust sent off, no ban
- Senior (Cas) sin binned, 2 match ban
- Hargreaves, deliberate punch to the head, no card, no points, no ban


All reviewed by the video ref and RFL Disciplinary.

Gonna miss this one, Sadly, we're made to work on a Sunday now.


Should be a good game too.


We're 1-1 already this season. This is like a decider.


We're a competitive team on the rise. They're the champions.


It's game on. 


I'm feeling much more confident than I was yesterday, just from the Cust news. It saves us so much chopping and changing to the team.

Latest example of how they get away with foul play when others are punished.

Burgess on Nsemba in grand final.
Hiku on Field twice last season.
Tanginoa hit Newman of Leeds Rhinos head high and no punishment was dished out.


Even S caught Pryce head high on Friday similar to what Rapana has picked up points for this season.

Amazing what a couple of burgers and a jumbo hot dog from the fry up caravan will help you get away with

Think Rovers will get tested without Micky Mac. An Influential player for any team.


Got beat by Wigan the previous week,  and I thought we'd probably have had them without losing a man so early in the game this week.


Couple more injuries for them and they'll find the going tough.

Jack Smith ref


Thaler VR....expect a long game then 

Third Wigan away game on the run where Jack Smith has been the referee.


In the previous two, we played Leeds (a) and the Rhinos won the pen count 5-1. They had 3 - 6 agains where Wigan had none.
Last away game,  HKR won the pen count 5-2 and 6 agains 3-1.
Not Smith but v Saints at home Wigan lost the pen count 4-5 and didn't get a 6 again compared to Saints 3.


Just because Smith is from Wigan don't think you'll be disadvantaged in any way. 












 

wigan consistently push the boundaries of the rules so good to see the refs are cottoning on.  I  doubt the penalty count will be the deciding factor this year

You just don't get it do you!

It isn't how many penalties Wigan are conceding it's how many penalties are Wigan's opponents are conceding. You guys at Hull FC have been awarded 49 penalties so far this season. Wigan have been awarded 18. Last week HKR conceded 10 pens against you when they won convincingly. The week prior they conceded 3 penalties in a game they lost by 16.


That referees are treating teams differently when they play Wigan is a claim that does appear to be backed up by the data.


I don't think Jack Smith being in charge will adversely affect you guys!   

I don't think Wigan do push the boundaries, certainly not like they used to. I used to hate watching Wigan on TV but now they're a great team to watch, sometimes having a local referee can have the opposite effect. 


I don't think it makes much difference where they're from tbh depending on which rules they decide to enforce this week it's like a lottery most of the time anyway.

Yeah I do get it.  wigan are reffed the same as everyone else or are you seriously suggesting there is some conspiracy against wigan?  Utter nonsense.

No Eseh can see Barron playing left wing maybe give Martin rest 
Pryce
Barron
Briscoe
Litten
Martin
Cust
Sezer
Ese'ese
Amir
Knight
Chamberlain/Ashworth
Hardaker
Asiata
Subs
Gardiner
Aydin
Balmforth
Ashworth/Kirby