Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:10 pm  

secondstanza wrote:

Any other player and nobody would bat an eyelid.

Than sarginson? Or is this the "poor wigan everyone picks on us because we're the best" mentality?

Wilkin picks up a head injury, game should stop, MM knees him in the head and Wilkin gets penalised. What?

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:12 pm  

Surely it's because we all hate or are jealous of <insert club here>. That's the standard response to any criticism on here isn't it?

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:15 pm  

I'm saying that because Wigan have a reputation for it people are hyper-sensitive, dissecting every play to check wether it was dirty. Other teams you let it go. Let's face it, there's no jealousy where Wigan is concerned for other people.

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Wilkin picks up a head injury, game should stop, MM knees him in the head and Wilkin gets penalised. What?

Again, happens frequently, but it's MM so it's dirty. Play should have stopped but the knee was quite clearly accidental. Ref got it wrong saying Wilkin was in the way.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:15 pm  

nothing illegal about the challenge by sarginson, although i don't agree that a 3rd, or 4th man coming in on a defenceless attacker who is already being held up is good,could lead to a nasty injury and one that could be avoided.

i'm all for a bit of rough, hard stuff, but not when it has potential to cause an injury.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:15 pm  

Him wrote:

Charging in 3rd man on a held man is a sh|thouse, cowardly act.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:16 pm  

secondstanza wrote:

Play should have stopped but the knee was quite clearly accidental. Ref got it wrong saying Wilkin was in the way.

There was nothing accidental about what that little scumbag did.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:21 pm  

Why wasn't oloughlin sent off, thought head highs got sent off this seaon

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:22 pm  

loiner81 wrote:

There was nothing accidental about what that little scumbag did.

Watch it in real time. There isn't a great deal of contact (and with the shin, not the knee). Wilkin is certainly more concerned with the penalty than the contact from Mac. I'd say MM was trying to milk a penalty rather than going in to hurt him. MM isn't exactly subtle is he?

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:23 pm  

McIlorum has form for that, did it to Wellens a couple of years back. Also accidental I'm sure.

Re: Is Rugby league becoming soft? : Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:24 pm  

gary numan wrote:

Why wasn't oloughlin sent off, thought head highs got sent off this seaon

The off the ball, lifting above the horizontal tackle on Burns in the build up was worse imo ...