Dons vs Oldham C1 13/05/12

Quote: Donny "He's received a 3 match ban. Apparently it was the 4th time in 6 games that his conduct had been referred to the RFL.'"

From the RFL Disciplinary..

Quote: Donny "The Panel reviewed an incident which occurred in approximately the 65th minute of the above Match.

You were placed on report following this incident.
The Panel considered that in completing a tackle on your opponent you forcefully made contact with the legs of the attacking player who had been held in the tackle. As a defender you have a special duty to avoid such contact.
The Panel believed your actions were unnecessary, reckless and could have resulted in an injury to your opponent.
In accordance with the RFL’s On Field Sentencing Guidelines, the Panel consider that such offence is a Grade C offence (Dangerous Contact – Defending player, in effecting a tackle, forcefully makes contact with the supporting leg or legs of an attacking player who has been held in the tackle).
If found to have committed the offence, again in accordance with the On Field Sentencing Guidelines, the normal suspension range for such offence is from a 2 match suspension to a 3 match suspension.
Under the RFL Disciplinary Guidelines you are ineligible to take an Early Guilty Plea as you accepted an Early Guilty Plea on the 17th April 2012. '"

Quote: Donny "Mr Dallimore stated that his intentions were to stop his opponent from driving to the line. Mr Dallimore concedes that his actions may have been dangerous however that there was no intention to hurt his opponent.'"

Quote: Donny "Mr Hamilton CEO speaking on behalf of Mr Dallimore states that Mr Dallimore intended to stop his opponent from driving towards the line.
It is added that the tackle was not completed and that the referee did not call held.
The referee had a clear view of the incident and chose not to penalise Mr Dallimore.
It is argued that Mr Dallimore made no attempt to intentionally attack the knees of his opponent and that this was a genuine attempt to prevent his opponent from gaining more ground.
Mr Hamilton also produced a letter from his opponent which stated that he did not believe that Mr Dallimore had intended him any harm.
Mr Hamilton adds that they believe a Grade C to be an inappropriate grading for this offence.'"

Quote: Donny "The Panel believe that a Grade C is the appropriate grading for this offence.
The Panel believe that the contact with the opponent was with the shoulder against his knees.
The Panel believe that this sort of action is very dangerous and creates an unacceptable risk of injury to the opponent.
The Panel have acknowledged the early guilty plea in relation to the offence, however they cannot ignore Mr Dallimore’s very poor disciplinary record over the last two months for similar offences.
The Panel therefore feel that a 3 match suspension and a £50 fine are in order.'"

Can I choose to disagree with Chris Hamilton and Jamie Dallimore, given that I had a better view than Hamilton, and a similar view to that of the ref (who was about 10 yards closer to the 'tackle' than I was?