Did Lauaki actually play?... just saw a grey headguard getting 'told off' by Silverwood throughout!

From what I have just been told he was extremely upset himself by his completely being hung out to dry by the ref himself after the match and Agar DID apparently tell silverwood his thoughts after the match over Hames treatment, by all accounts he is black and blue today from cheap shots but will play on Monday!!

Yep. Seemed like a lot of late shots and OTT aggression watching it first time, but confirmed watching it back. Murrell, Newton and Vella were out of order in what was clearly part of the gameplan. How sad for them that despite this they came off second best. Perhaps they should pick their battles more selectively in future.

Galea's comments about Lauaki and Long for me are the most surprising aspect of this whole thing. Since when do players start bad-mouthing each other in the press, particularly in a game where Rovers employed borderline thuggery as a key tactic? Very, very poor from a player I had respected up to this point.

Not like Fitzgibbon to push someone in the back when their not looking?

O'Meley coming in again once a player is tackled and rapped up swinging his arm into a players face?

Luaki throwing punches on 3 occasions.

Get a grip, yes you guys won and fairly so but please dont across all sweet and innocent!

What, like Ben Galea with his public slating of Long and Lauaki in the HDM, you mean? Great form from a fellow player.

And just how many of our players went bleating to the press?

You're correct that I don't normally use such extreme language. The fact that I am gives some indication of how shocked I was at what I saw.

The niggling in the tackle is nothing new, but it happened a lot more than usual. What really stood out for me was the number of off-the-ball incidents of a player being taken out while not even looking, and the number of times elbows were used by the last man in the tackle. I honestly can't remember the last time I saw anything like it - and that includes all the previous SL games between the two sides.

Galea is a is a big girls school blouse...the tart!

if you're talking about Webster, he'd just roughed Fitz up in the tackle. And while he may not have been looking he was certainly aware of Fitz and his displeasure since Fitz ran alongside him giving him the verbals before shoving him in the side - a shove that came nowhere near pushing him over.


Didn't see it but won't excuse it.


I'm on record elsewhere as saying that Lauaki should have held his temper better. But in his defence, he was [iretaliating[/i to being elbowed and butted in the tackle.


I always knew you were heavily biased, but that's comical even for you.

Maybe he shouldn't have made them comments but IMO Luaki should have been binned.

I thought Rovers tackled well in the middle of the park, yes it was rough and tough but thats what a derby is all about. Got to give O'Meley credit, I thought he got bashed all over the park but never stopped grafting all game.

Very similar to the one he did against Salford when Cashmere took exception to it.

Poor tactics by Justine's team trying to win by intimidation. Newton usually tries to take the half backs out so it's unusual for him to have a go at a forward who was laid on his back.Doesn't throw many face to face punches,usually does it slyly.Galea has made a fool of himself,he should look at leadboots Murrell,Cocaine and the coward Newton.Interesting article by Galea and if you look in the top right hand corner of the same page you will see an article about Judas who the Aussie gang forced out.Matchwinning performance apparently.

You couldnt, hence you finished the game with 0 points and we took the 2.

Which really begs the question why that was your sides only apparent tactics.

You tried and failed hence why you lost also p1$$ poor attack didint help either.