Leon Pryce - Cheap Shot Merchant? : Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:13 pm  

I haven't read anywhere on here about Pryce and his cheap shot on Chris Hicks so...

Early in the second half Hicks was on the ground already tackled just a few metres from the Saints line when Pryce came into the tackle and appeared to drop his knee into Hicks head. Nothing was given and after the play the ball Chris went after Pryce but was stopped by a Saints player and a Wire (Johnson?). It looked, from where I was stood, like a really dirty cheap shot and I figured it must have been bad as I have never seen Hicks react in such a way before.

I expected to read page after page about it on here, and wouldn't have been surprised to see some form of action from the RFL. As I have read nothing, did it happen as I remember seeing it, or was it an insignificant thing that looked worse from where I was stood?

Obviously with a cheap shot being so out of character for Pryce I am starting to doubt my own eyes!

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:19 pm  

It was a real bad cheap shot from Pryce, dropped his knee staright onto Hicks face. Hicks had to have running repairs for the remainder of the game.

I too am suprised nothing has been said about this.

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:26 pm  

you will have saints fans coming on here in there droves,
with there leave leon alone outbursts.......

I dont think pryce is a cheap shot merchant really,
hes not man enough,cos he knows whoever he puts an illegal hit on,
will spend most of the game hunting him down,

i just dont think he plays within the rules of the game sometimes,
and grabbing another players knackers in the past will back this up...

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:32 pm  

the ditch wrote:

you will have saints fans coming on here in there droves,with there leave leon alone outbursts.......

I dont think pryce is a cheap shot merchant really,
hes not man enough,cos he knows whoever he puts an illegal hit on,
will spend most of the game hunting him down,

i just dont think he plays within the rules of the game sometimes,
and grabbing another players knackers in the past will back this up...

I can think of at least one..Will probably call us bitter then drag up something that happened to a Saints player by a Wire player about a zillion seasons ago..

: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:39 pm  

RedLionMike wrote:

I can think of at least one..Will probably call us bitter then drag up something that happened to a Saints player by a Wire player about a zillion seasons ago..

They'll bring up Carvell, I remember after the game them saying he was dirty, or something along those lines.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:50 am  

I didn't see it. I'd forgotton what a limited view of the game you get from behind the sticks! I'm definately a side stand watcher convert!

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:17 am  

Rugbychick™ wrote:

I didn't see it. I'd forgotton what a limited view of the game you get from behind the sticks! I'm definately a side stand watcher convert!

I agree with that, the terracing is very shallow at Saints and for someone who is only 5ft it is difficult to see what is happening.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:29 am  

It's nothing new for Pryce is it. In the 2003 Grand Final when playing for Bradford he did exactly the same thing to Brian Carney. Carney had to leave the field (no penalty given) and from being 6 all Bradford took control of the game. It looks as though Fridays incident was also missed. http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/disciplinary.php

It's nothing new for Pryce is it. In the 2003 Grand Final when playing for Bradford he did exactly the same thing to Brian Carney. Carney had to leave the field (no penalty given) and from being 6 all Bradford took control of the game. It looks as though Fridays incident was also missed. http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/disciplinary.php

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:39 am  

Funny how you missed the Warrington player using a Saints head as a prayer mat.

: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:41 am  

roader wrote:

Funny how you missed the Warrington player using a Saints head as a prayer mat.

Can't argue with the detail in that.