Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:48 am  

It was pretty sickening to be honest. I didn't see Lance get pushed over in the first instance and so gave Flower to benefit of the doubt when he lamped Lance in retilation to getting a forearm across the jaw, but that should have been it really, he might have still seen red for the way Hohia went down like a sack of potatoes but there was no doubt when he went and stood over him, levelled up and punched him right between the eyes, straight red and should see a very long ban.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:50 am  

Quite annoying that lockers was then given a free pass to make as many head high tackles as he wanted, the ref spoke to him after nearly all of them, never actually penalizing him

Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:32 am  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

Quite annoying that lockers was then given a free pass to make as many head high tackles as he wanted, the ref spoke to him after nearly all of them, never actually penalizing him

But then again this is standard for the king of nigglers. How we've ended up with him as England captain I'll never know.

Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:10 am  

High tackles & assaults above the shoulder ,whether neck or head,are inexcusable in our game & need to be stamped out before lasting damage is done to someone. There is no excuse to grapple someone's head ,lead with the forearm or punch to another player's head & Red Hall need to act by removing offending players from RL & also by removing any coaches who encourage play designed to injure opponents in any way whatsoever.

Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:55 am  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

Quite annoying that lockers was then given a free pass to make as many head high tackles as he wanted, the ref spoke to him after nearly all of them, never actually penalizing him

That thought crossed my mind too.
The number of times he hit Masoe above the shoulder and got away with it was incredible.
Looking at Masoe's face at the end of the match - it was like he'd been 10 rounds with Ali.

Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 11:58 am  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

Quite annoying that lockers was then given a free pass to make as many head high tackles as he wanted, the ref spoke to him after nearly all of them, never actually penalizing him

We need to remember that certain players are above the law, particularly ones who are at the top echelon of our sport.
Witness
Sculthorpe (he was a thug, when at pre first team level for us. I recall him getting severe b0ll0ckings from the RFL, before he'd even established himself)
Farrell. Just goes without saying. That brawl with Sculthorpe, the week before a CCSF with us, was the RFL's best jellyfish impression I've ever seen, and just the tip of Farrell's iceberg.
O'Loughlin, has NEVER tackled below the Adam's Apple.

All established internationals

It's also been prevalent in football

Beckham, Rooney (miles off the ball) and Shearer deliberately elbowing opposition players in the head
Shearer backheeling someone in the head.
Again, Captains/established internationals, yet the FA cave-in to them.

One rule for them, another for the rest.

Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 3:51 pm  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

We need to remember that certain players are above the law, particularly ones who are at the top echelon of our sport.
Witness
Sculthorpe (he was a thug, when at pre first team level for us. I recall him getting severe b0ll0ckings from the RFL, before he'd even established himself)
Farrell. Just goes without saying. That brawl with Sculthorpe, the week before a CCSF with us, was the RFL's best jellyfish impression I've ever seen, and just the tip of Farrell's iceberg.
O'Loughlin, has NEVER tackled below the Adam's Apple.

All established internationals

It's also been prevalent in football

Beckham, Rooney (miles off the ball) and Shearer deliberately elbowing opposition players in the head
Shearer backheeling someone in the head.
Again, Captains/established internationals, yet the FA cave-in to them.

One rule for them, another for the rest.

Farrell reminds me of Ryan Bailey, both cheap shot merchants who never faced up to other props in a fight (enjoyed mouthing off at the smaller people though) and always ended up standing behind Jamie Peacock when he was dishing it out on the front line.

Though I don't think Bailey's missus ever shagged David Furner, so I guess that's where the similarities end.

Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 4:05 pm  

WireFanatic III wrote:

Farrell reminds me of Ryan Bailey, both cheap shot merchants who never faced up to other props in a fight (enjoyed mouthing off at the smaller people though) and always ended up standing behind Jamie Peacock when he was dishing it out on the front line.

Though I don't think Bailey's missus ever shagged David Furner, so I guess that's where the similarities end.

I thougHt was Ha**ey Ho**rd, allegedly

Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 4:24 pm  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

We need to remember that certain players are above the law, particularly ones who are at the top echelon of our sport.

One rule for them, another for the rest.

Last year in the opening minutes of the Grand Final somebody smashed a halfback's face in while he was prone on the ground, Silverwood let him get away with it.
This year somebody does it and it's a red card.

The difference is, one of them is one of this country's leading players, respected by all the Aussies, who has proven himself over 10 years as one of the best forwards in the game, and also been one of our best performing international players.

The fans pay the ticket prices to see these elite players so the referees have a responsibility to keep them on the field. Nobody pays the ticket price to see Ben Flower.

Re: Sky Sports SL (all things) : Sun Oct 12, 2014 4:40 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

Last year in the opening minutes of the Grand Final somebody smashed a halfback's face in while he was prone on the ground, Silverwood let him get away with it.
This year somebody does it and it's a red card.

The difference is, one of them is one of this country's leading players, respected by all the Aussies, who has proven himself over 10 years as one of the best forwards in the game, and also been one of our best performing international players.

The fans pay the ticket prices to see these elite players so the referees have a responsibility to keep them on the field. Nobody pays the ticket price to see Ben Flower.

Nice try