To settle it..........
Barrow came with the intention of bullying Widnes and battering their way to victory, however Widnes didn't take a backward step and their class shone through to the end.
I have no problem with any player wanting to be rough and hitting hard but fair and if that causes a biff then that's the game we know and love.
But...... Bracek and Mcdermott were just a pain in the booty! grabbing testes, elbowing, late tackles etc, that aint hard fair hard play!
Widnes players were certainly no saints and a few shots were a tad high but thats the nature of the beast, none appeared deliberate, however elbowing of smith etc was! No one ever grabs an opponent testes "accidentally" unless you're playing in the Navy team that is!
Oh How much of a gib poop is Gary Broadbent, same two years ago!