This is getting silly - the club website confirms that Kelly was in the squad to play rovers, but not in the squad to play saints, because he was suspended.

So Kelly wasn't picked....

Correct, hardly earth shattering after the Leeds win, but some seem to think it's an embarrassing cockup.

What's still crazy is the fact that the suspension didn't start until after the derby, when nothing in the RFL Operational Rules appears to suggest that's what should happen. If it's there, I haven't found it.

make your mind up...

That was posted when....



appeared to be the ruling in force.

As I've said before, I still haven't found anything to contradict it, but Widnes (and Hull) think otherwise.

so Hull have cocked up then, surely a phone call would have resolved the issue.

Anyway, Kelly isn't playing, we will find out against Catalans if it's anything more.

What's the cockup you keep referring to?

My understanding of this is that Kelly’s ban began at the same time as Satae’s, not sure why. He wasn’t picked to play against Dobbins, a lot made comments on here about changing a winning team. CCS has been right about it all along but as he said, “why didn’t the ban come into force at midnight on the day of the hearing” ?????

What's the fuss all about?

Kelly was available for the Hull KR match but not selected. This is presumably for two reasons - (a) no need to change a winning team following the Leeds game (especially after the halves played well) and (b) Radford knew Kelly wouldn't be avaialble for the following two games against Saints and Wigan so why bring him in for one game.

All very straightforward but the usual suspects barge in with their club-bashing.

Makes sense.

Couldn't the club have put him in the squad for the Rovers game , meaning it would have counted as one game or would that still not be counted and he have been allowed to play against Rovers?

If this is the pack and bench for Wigan (rumoured on there board), then I'm feeling a bit more confident about us winning than I was, hopefully add in Faraimo, Bowden and Savelio.



Bullock Powell Partington
Isa Farrell Smithies

Clark Byrne Wells H Smith

Kelly was indeed in the squad for Rovers but I thought that was just because the squad was named before he received his ban?

I aren't blaming the club for anything. If we knew in advance that he was available for the Rovers game and just didn't select him then that's fair enough. And if we didn't realise he was available then I still don't really blame the club because this seems to go against what the operational rules say. I hope we are challenging it though.

it seems, to some, anyone with questions has an "anti club" agenda, when all they are doing is asking questions. I guess some are just more righteous than others.