The same Jewitt that has been posted on the Cas forum site carrying out a cannon ball tackle in the same match.

Batley

I've looked at the You Tube footage about seven of eight times and all bias aside, Boudebza appears to hit Shenton in a classical, as you were taught to tackle, back into the day hip area.

Boudebza's tackling style is one of tacking players around the hip and sliding down the legs, as used to be the norm, before ball and all techniques.

He retreats from the tackle without any appearance of malice.

Shenton is then clearly in distress.

I'm not saying that Boudebza doesn't deserve his ban, but quite clearly, the RFL have access to different footage than that shot by Rovers.

Shenton "to have my season ended by a reckless challenge is difficult to swallow" .....he's sad absolutely nothing out of line there. Powell expressed his opinion, again , think he's entitled to. I don't thint it was malicious but reckless. Compare it to rangi's on ferres last year where there was intent and malice in it, it isn't the same.

On the flip side, I fully understand KR appealing it. Makes no odds to me really how long boudebza is banned for. However, I do want 3rd man tackles on the joint to be scrutinised and if that means the rfl looking at jewit's then fair enough. (Fwiw he is very aggressive, bordering on bailey, which is not an avenue I want a cas player to take....)

Differeng to bailey, Jewitt is the nicest , down to earth bloke ive met involved with rugby, however opposition fans won't like him and perhaps Adam walker...

The video clearly shows him going in waist high though. Whereas the Jewwitt cannonball tackle on Mitch Allgood definitely does go around the knees.

How many times does it need to be said? Jewitts tackle is at the back of the knee, NOT THE FRONT OR THE SIDE, which is where the issues and injury's lie. The Jewitt tackle keeps the joint in the normal range of motion, as opposed to bending it the wrong way, ala Boudebza.

The video of the Jewitt tackle posted by a Castleford forum with a comment of lucky guy (or similar) on a Castleford forum and supported by other Castleford fans would appear to support a different view.

The comments about Boudebza's tackle on various social media sites would seem the vast of neutral majority of Rugby League fans would seem to support there was nothing in it.

Rules are rules. Jewitts tackle doesn't put any 'undue pressure' on the joint. Otherwise, he'd have been cited.

My comments about boudebzas tackle were more about the causation of the injury. If you bothered to look through my other posts you'd see that I think its a harsh decision.

wow.

Either they've got another angle or they've just gone with Powell's quote.

Otherwise it's farcical. Or surrealist genius - might as well put a positive spin on it.

The failures of leadership - there are mitigating factors for those. The bureaucratic and procedural incompetence is wearing to see the least.

I agree, I meant that there should be no contact below the knee, even if the initial contact is above (ie the defender should not 'slide' down the legs).
I don't like the type of tackle Jewitt made. However, at the moment it's not illegal as the tackle did not put undue pressure on the joint or bend it in any unnatural way. It's a change of rules needed here.