Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:01 pm  

Swoggy Loiner wrote:

What a load of crap. Lees and Walmsley both lead with the shoulder and none attempted to wrap their arms around the player. You don’t have to make contact with the head for it to be a shoulder charge, hence why it was a Leeds penalty.

I’m not normally one for referee or RFL bashing, but both are having an absolute mare regarding that farce of a game on Thursday.

I have watched it many times. Tetevano dips the shoulder not Lees or Walmsley. It would have been a legitimate tackle if he hadn’t flown backwards on his Jacksie

Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:03 pm  

ploinerrhino wrote:

2 jokes here

1. Thompsons was not a deliberate trip so sin binning should be sufficient

2. If Newman's was bad enough for 2 match ban then the joke of a ref should have sent him off ( Grant ruling out a try for H.K.R. yesterday showed why he should be no where near a Rugby League game )

Agree that Grant decision to rule out a HKR try as video ref yesterday was bordering on unbelievable. He then awarded one by Cudjoe which looked like a no try for losing control to me.

Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:06 pm  

MrPotatoHead wrote:

The RFL are clearly throwing the book at Leeds and we can't complain about it. Our record is atrocious this year and we deserve everything we get.

You can’t complain as part of “we” because you are not a Leeds fan. You do though appear to have chip on your shoulder.

Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:16 pm  

Sir Gregory ParsloeP wrote:

You can’t complain as part of “we” because you are not a Leeds fan. You do though appear to have chip on your shoulder.

I will return my season ticket that I've had for 20 years then. Apologies, didn't realise I wasn't a fan.

Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:36 pm  

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Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:07 pm  

Unfortunately our card is now marked with the RFL.
All punishments will be OTT because we are not learning.
All our punishments will be disproportionate to other teams, but that's because our discipline is so shocking.
As far as the RFL are concerned, there's only one way to fix it - longer bans.
And they've kind of got a point.

We have to get a grip internally and fix it asap.

Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:15 pm  

I think Thompson is a bit unlucky to get 2 games. It was a reaction and he was caught off balance, there didn't seem to be any intent.
Newman deserves a ban. You just can't direct abuse at the referee no matter how much you disagree with the decision. It was reminiscent of what you see in the Premier league and not what we want in RL.
Tetevano deserves anything he gets. Terrible signing.

Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Tue Jun 28, 2022 6:27 am  

Leeds have to fix their own issues. The number of bans we have recieved is ridiculous and our disiopline is clearly unacceptable for a professional team. We lack leadership especially on the pitch. There has been talk under Agar of a leadership group but its clearly not working if there is one alledgedly in place.
Notwithstanding all of the above the quality of refereeing and management of the disciplinary system has become laugable.
I cannot believe that I am missing the like of Steve Ganson and Russell Smith. Referees used to talk to players and deal with any niggle in a game when they needed to. The bad tackles or indiscretions generally got a card or 10 minutes and brodaly speaking bans felt right when they were handed out.Nowadays its a joke and a complete lottery. Leeds still have by far the worst record and need to sort out their own house but the lack of consistency is staggering. In our game Tetevano clear red and cops a ban 3 matches plus whatever else for his record no issue. That probably should be it. Only other questions are possibly Walmsley on Tetevano for retaliating and causing the melee. Maybe 2 matches. Newman dissent Thompson accidental trip denying a try scoring opportunity and Lees slightly mistimed tackle sin bin would have been it a couple of years ago

Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:55 am  

So Newman's appealing his ban? That'll be us without him for another game then. Why do we keep making life so difficult for ourselves? Can't see us improving the discipline until we can learn to zip it (during AND after the game)

Re: 2022 | Injuries & Suspensions : Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:53 am  

rollin thunder wrote:

No saints players charged, what a surprise.

Utter utter joke

Just imagine had Bentley cleared out Tetevano with a forearm smash in the same way ! He'd have got 2 games at least ....in fact any Leeds player would.....

The RFL seem to just see blue/amber and think they have license to do what the hell they want