Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:08 pm  

So Tautai gets less than Charnley? I guess that benefits Hull.

These kind of tackles need to be stamped out. Sadly I think the RFL are waiting until someone's career is bonafide finished until they actually do something.

Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:00 pm  

Willzay wrote:

So Tautai gets less than Charnley? I guess that benefits Hull.

These kind of tackles need to be stamped out. Sadly I think the RFL are waiting until someone's career is bonafide finished until they actually do something.

It's bloody crazy. I don't know what they're fannying around at. It's an unnecessary tackle in the first place. Ban it and punish it harshly. It's pretty simple.

Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:05 pm  

Open season again, might as well risk taking out the best player of the opposing team hedging your bets that you won't even get sin-binned (especially if Hicks is in charge) and opposing team down an interchange (Edit to add interchange player). Then as you can rely on the disciplinary to hand out any subsequent meaningful ban it's basically saying you can cheat/play dirty to win a game and we won't punish you for it.
Utterly clueless (again)
If we can get Washbrook to smash the fook out of Smith or Tomkins in the first 10-20 minutes on the 29th rendering them unable to play for the rest of the game then we can handle a one game ban no problem.

Handing out bans on the basis of the severity of the injury is a joke and completely illogical, intent as per the law trumps outcome, it's why attempted murder is much much more serious than manslaughter.

Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:08 am  

I bet Rangi Chase is thinking wish I could have signed for Wigan, "my banning time in the game could have been drastically reduced". Can't blame Wigan for trying it on with an RFL Disciplinary that has no protective welfare for players on the receiving end of foul play.

Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:42 am  

i cannot see the reasoning behind the decision to downgrade the ban. The description on the RFL site, was adamant that this was a a reckless challenge breaching certain rules. How can they go back on that decision?

Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:56 am  

Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:30 am  

Leaving aside it's a Wigan player for a moment...

I'd love to know what was said in the appeal to get the ban reduced. What new evidence or justification could there possibly be?

Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:55 am  

Playing Tautai will probably do the Pies more harm than good for the semi-final, however it does not condone the incompetence of the review panel.

Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:03 am  

scarrie wrote:

Leaving aside it's a Wigan player for a moment...

I'd love to know what was said in the appeal to get the ban reduced. What new evidence or justification could there possibly be?

Well on the website it states 'they are friends off the pitch'

Apparently Tautai pointed the disciplinary to a Facebook post from Cuthbertson that Tautai liked, and that was enough to deem it not reckless

Re: Any chance for the disciplinary panel to redeem themsel : Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:51 am  

Wilde 3 wrote:

Well on the website it states 'they are friends off the pitch'

Apparently Tautai pointed the disciplinary to a Facebook post from Cuthbertson that Tautai liked, and that was enough to deem it not reckless

That has to be a joke. Surely?