Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:49 pm  

He's first up in front of the Disciplinary at 17.15. I wish him all the very best.

Re: Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 3:23 pm  

Good luck to him. I believe that the club will appeal the grade that has been given. Hoping for at the most 6 but feel it could be more.

Re: Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:28 pm  

jason b wrote:

Good luck to him. I believe that the club will appeal the grade that has been given. Hoping for at the most 6 but feel it could be more.

Do you think it might have been better not to appeal, that way at least he may have done you more good when it really matters in the middle 8s' against the two he has already missed, just a thought.

Re: Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 5:55 pm  

9 games!! Crickey

Re: Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 6:26 pm  

charlie wrote:

9 games!! Crickey

not surprised his record is awful and this must be his last chance with Leigh

Re: Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 6:40 pm  

He was guilty - no question of that - but NINE matches? The only player injured in the incident was the one he was misguidedly attempting to avenge.

The process seems to place far more emphasis on "potential to cause injury", rather than actually causing injury. I'm afraid we need to offload Jamie now, for our own good, and probably his. (I wonder what his punishments would be at another club? )

Re: Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:02 pm  

Alan wrote:

He was guilty - no question of that - but NINE matches? The only player injured in the incident was the one he was misguidedly attempting to avenge.

The process seems to place far more emphasis on "potential to cause injury", rather than actually causing injury. I'm afraid we need to offload Jamie now, for our own good, and probably his. (I wonder what his punishments would be at another club? )

Indeed , RL as a sport needs to look carefully at itself with regards how it is perceived , we see players deliberately going out to injure fellow professionals with high tackles , spear tackles , late shots and shoulder charges to the head , all much more dangerous than what Jamie did in anger at seeing one of his teammates targeted

If we want parents to take their sons to clubs to play the sport , we must allay their fears

Either way , what is done is done

Re: Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:13 pm  

We knew it was coming nothing you can do he done the crime now got to do the time

Re: Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:16 pm  

I think the key here is not what injury was done by Acton - but what injury COULD have already been done prior to what he did and how acton's actions could have impacted on that.
Two rugby players have lost their lives in the last 12 months to accidental head injuries. Imagine if he'd have done that in a similar situation. Imagine if Bird had, for instance, cracked a neck vertebrae in the previous collision - what Acton did COULD have had a massive impact as he had no way of knowing the extent of birds injuries before he did what he did. He's lucky it's just 9- and I reckon Leigh expected this given they spent all that time preparing.

Re: Jamie Acton : Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:17 pm  

Alan wrote:

He was guilty - no question of that - but NINE matches? The only player injured in the incident was the one he was misguidedly attempting to avenge.

The process seems to place far more emphasis on "potential to cause injury", rather than actually causing injury. I'm afraid we need to offload Jamie now, for our own good, and probably his. (I wonder what his punishments would be at another club? )

One of his biggest critics in the past, and to be honest there have been signs of improvement IMO- honest

It seems to be more brain fart moments rather than gung ho

Running out of chances - but not at last chance saloon for me yet. Massive potential if he sorts himself out, wouldn't want to see that reached with another team