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[Derwent]

Workington Town players Andrew Morris and Karl Olstrum have both been charged with offences during their club’s elimination play-off victory over Whitehaven on Sunday September 16.

Morris has been charged with committing a Grade C dangerous throw in the seventh minute of the game; Olstrum has been charged with a Grade A punching offence in the same fixture.

The players are eligible to submit an Early Guilty Plea. They were charged after the incidents were viewed by the RFL Match Review Panel.

[Cato89]

Clear to play Donny?

[Derwent]

Olstrum is Grade A which carries a punishment of No Further Action or 1 match ban. If he takes early guilty plea the ban is reduced by 1 game so he should be clear to play on Sunday.

Morris is Grade C which carries a ban of 2 - 3 games if found guilty.

[DavidM]

Yeh I remember thinking at the time I'd be sweating if I was Morris.

[Derwent]

Actually, just realised the hearing is next Tuesday so both will be available this Sunday.

[haven4ever]

given that varks has a suspected broken jaw then i dont think karl will be that lucky

[Derwent]

given that varks has a suspected broken jaw then i dont think karl will be that lucky

Luck doesn't come into it. The sentence for a Grade A offence is either NFA or 1 game ban. Under the new rules if you plead guilty early you get a 1 game reduction in the ban. So if he takes early plea then he can't be banned. I know you're from Whitehaven so I'll explain, one minus one equals none.

[Keith T]

given that varks has a suspected broken jaw then i dont think karl will be that lucky

We had this earlier in the season with Carter getting cited because they said a Haven player had a broken jaw and it turned out he hadn't!!!! What about Varkulis stamping on a Town player should we cite him?

[haven4ever]

keith haven haven't cited anyone.it must have come from the refs report as i cant image they woukd even have the dvd yet to review

[wonky]

So both are available Sunday regardless? And whatever the outcome olstrum is available for both(if we get there)?

[dkw]

keith haven haven't cited anyone.it must have come from the refs report as i cant image they woukd even have the dvd yet to review

Keith is alluding to when your mob cited Carter.

[haven4ever]

dont think they are ,cause its the play off im sure the panels sit every week and games are reviewd each week

[bluewhite10]

dont think they are ,cause its the play off im sure the panels sit every week and games are reviewd each week

How many people review it? FIVE?

[Keith T]

keith haven haven't cited anyone.it must have come from the refs report as i cant image they woukd even have the dvd yet to review

I'm not saying Haven cited our players but, when Carter was cited, it was said that Smith had a broken jaw as well but it turned out it was nothing of the sort and here we are again another broken jaw!!!!

I also was thinking how did the review panel get to view the incidents in order to say charge the players as the DVD wouldn't normally get there until Tuesday morning. How can they decide to charge a player from the refs report, especially when he never sent anyone off for either incident?

Edited by Keith T, 17 September 2012 - 06:09 PM.

[haven4ever]

agree keith its a strange one unless the ref took a copy of dvd with him

[bobg]

Have no Whitehaven players been cited for their part in it, ie Sice kicking a player on the floor and Doran swinging as well????

[DavidM]

Two town players charged and who to you looked the team who were headhunting , illdisciplined and giving cheap shots . For instance a town player held upright in a tackle when a haven player tries to pull his head off??

[Keith T]

Both players took an early guilty plea and Olstrum gets NFA but can't use the early guilty plea again for 12 months. Morris gets a 2 match ban which rules him out of both our matches if we make the final.

[DavidM]

Aye that's a blow but not a surprise . Fairy tale ending for Gus ?

[The Voodooguru]

Can anyone explain why Morris has accepted a 2 game ban? Surely if it was only a max of 3 games it was worth fighting in the hope of a not guilty!?