: Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:01 pm  

Clicky It appears Wilkin has been issued with a warning letter (which must be about his 74th letter). Eastmond not even mentioned, so looks like the replay suggested it wasn't so bad. Much like Bailey's on James Graham it appears. So apparently Wilkin was warned twice on the pitch and then again in a letter. I'm sure if he does it again, they'll warn him, followed by a warning and then another warning.

Clicky It appears Wilkin has been issued with a warning letter (which must be about his 74th letter). Eastmond not even mentioned, so looks like the replay suggested it wasn't so bad. Much like Bailey's on James Graham it appears. So apparently Wilkin was warned twice on the pitch and then again in a letter. I'm sure if he does it again, they'll warn him, followed by a warning and then another warning.

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:41 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

He said there was nothing wrong with the tackle and fans who protested should take up watching tiddlywinks.

Nice one Tone.

He's pinched that off Fatty (or maybe Andrew Voss) from thursday night

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:33 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

At first glance Eastmond's tackle on Jeffries looked like a copy of Edwards on Clyde at Wembley 1994 however in this case there was no damage done. I suspect the initial contact may have been chest high. It certainly wasn't great technique from Eastmond even if he didn't intend to do any serious damage.

Tony Hannan's comments in the Sadler Express take some believing, as a hack I suspect he'd have been sat in the stand over 60m away so I'm not sure how he could've had as good a view as the fans on the pop side or the officials.

I was actually stood as near as could be to this incident and the contact was quite clearly around the chest/upper arm area.

A penalty was clearly the wrong call and Mr. Hannan was absolutely spot on.

[Bullseye]

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:13 pm  

D.D. wrote:

I was actually stood as near as could be to this incident and the contact was quite clearly around the chest/upper arm area.

A penalty was clearly the wrong call and Mr. Hannan was absolutely spot on.

Well as I said upon first glance it looked wild but as I stated I suspected it hit the chest due to the lack of damage done.

Obviously Hannan has superb eyesight

: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:22 pm  

D.D. wrote:

I was actually stood as near as could be to this incident and the contact was quite clearly around the chest/upper arm area.

A penalty was clearly the wrong call and Mr. Hannan was absolutely spot on.

I was sat on the opposite side of the pitch with a cap and sunglasses on and I said there was nothing in it either, working on the Phil Gould maxim that there's never anything in high tackles and anyone who says otherwise should have to be made to play origin in a pink tutu, like the big girl they obviously are. I like to think it makes me seem both hard and knowledgeable and indicate I have 20:20 eyesight simultaneously

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:34 am  

Smurf wrote:

It was a swinging arm, but it was nowhere near his head. I can't believe that some people even consider that it was. The touchjudge was merely influenced by the crowd directly behind him.

And yet you still boo Terry for his fair shoulder charge on Sean.

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:03 pm  

From the RFL website

Case Number ON/422/09
Name Kyle Eastmond
Club St Helens
Shirt Number 18
Match Bradford v St Helens
Competition Super League
Date 21/06/09
Incident considered High tackle in 69th minute
Decision No charge
Details of Charge / Reason for NF Legitimate attempt to tackle, shoulder makes contact with head of opponent

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:39 pm  

Steam Pig wrote:

From the RFL website

Which is exactly what the Ryan Bailey / James Graham incident was. I'm sure now the Saints fans will agree that there was nothing in the Bailey/Graham incident

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:10 pm  

Is anything allowed to make contact with an opponents head? Shoulder or otherwise?

: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:09 pm  

Does this mean that if Sam Burgess (18st) runs into Burrow on friday night, shouldering him in the face, and knocks him out, this will be legal?