Sat 4 Sept: SL Magic: St Helens v Catalans Dragons KO 17:15 (TV)

[Whippet13]

Is chairman Ken a secret Saints supporter I wonder?

 

[Exiled Wiganer]

Any news on Langi? Paasi should be starting his off season by the end of Tuesday - nasty.

[Chrispmartha]

1 hour ago, Exiled Wiganer said:

Any news on Langi? Paasi should be starting his off season by the end of Tuesday - nasty.

Interesting that they  didn’t show one single replay of it

[dkw]

The last 20 minutes of this game needs to be used in all future SL advertising, it's astonishing that it happened between the top 2 teams in a game with such value. In other sports top 2 would have seen a stale load of nervous nonsense leading to a boring draw.

[Jinking Jimmy]

3 hours ago, Whippet13 said:

Is chairman Ken a secret Saints supporter I wonder?

That is a strange reaction. You would expect at least a smile and polite applause. Perhaps he’s a close friend of Mr. McManus.

 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Didn't manage to watch this game yesterday but managed to catch some highlights this morning. 

Wow! Wow! 

That was the most incredible game I have ever seen (highlights of anyway). That turn and run by Morgue (I think it was?) to set up the second to last try was pure class and when they scored the last one I had goosebumps!

What an incredible game it was, anyone who was there is so lucky, you've seen a game that is gonna go down in the history and folklore of our great sport and you'll always have the memories of it, I'm so jealous of all of you.

[M j M]

LOL.

 

[Wigan Riversider]

Many congratulations Catalans

[Gregory Peccary]

I've been watching RL for the best part of 60 years but that has to be the most astonishing end to a match that I've ever seen. It was up there with the Aguero Moment.

[Jinking Jimmy]

53 minutes ago, Jinking Jimmy said:

 

[Barry Badrinath]

1 hour ago, M j M said:

LOL.

 

We've beat you once and beat Catalans twice this year.

 

Any chance of getting a 2nd vowel in the St helens vocabulary other than urr

[Chrispmartha]

Theyve just shown the Passi hit, looks like a shoulder to the head, he’ll miss a few for it

[Futtocks]

47 minutes ago, Gregory Peccary said:

I've been watching RL for the best part of 60 years but that has to be the most astonishing end to a match that I've ever seen. It was up there with the Aguero Moment.

If we're talking finishes right at the death, it happened on the same day as Manly's remarkable length of the field try on the hooter, although that wasn't a deciding score. A good day for that sort of thing.

[bobbruce]

1 minute ago, Chrispmartha said:

Theyve just shown the Passi hit, looks like a shoulder to the head, he’ll miss a few for it

He’ll be lucky to get back for the play offs. 

[shrewsbury roughyed]

Looks probable that both SL and the Championship league tables will be headed by French teams. Pretty amazing imo. Hope it feeds into the international team and matches.

[Just Browny]

3 hours ago, M j M said:

LOL.

 

Thurr a likkle bit bitter.

[fighting irish]

5 hours ago, Jinking Jimmy said:

 

Poor old Ken, he looks as if he's got a knot in his braces! 

[Saint Toppy]

22 hours ago, shrewsbury roughyed said:

Looks probable that both SL and the Championship league tables will be headed by French teams. Pretty amazing imo. Hope it feeds into the international team and matches.

Unlikely given Catalans starting 13 only had 4 French players in it and only 5 in the full 17 and Toulouse are a Championship side.

[Saint Toppy]

In a strange sort of way I think that result will probably benefit Saints more come the play-off's than it will Catalans. They know they have the beating of them if they stick to their usual game having dominated for the vast majority of the match and the only thing that cost them was their own lack of discipline at times and complacency in the last 5 mins.

Its highly likely they'll play Wire in the first play-off round, a team they dominated for around 70mins a few weeks ago, and if they win probably Catalans, a team they dominated and thrashed earlier in the month and dominated for the majority of the match this weekend.

[FearTheVee]

Brilliant game, thoroughly enjoyed it.

THoughts Saints were tremendous for the vast majority of the game but take nothing away from CAtalans and the way they approached that last period.

Love, love, love watching Morgue play - like a French Shaun Johnson.

If that ends up being the GF it could be an absolute classic.  Comfortably the two best teams in SL I'd say.

[Saint Toppy]

Catalans have the hubcap but recent history shows it counts for next to nothing when it comes to deciding the champions. Only 3 times in the last decade (Saints 2014 & 19 and Leeds in 2015) have the hubcap winners actually gone on to win the GF.

[Barry Badrinath]

and one of those times it was a complete fluke

[David Dockhouse Host]

Anyone know on what minute the Maloney alleged shoulder charge was, I'd like to view it again 

[Lowdesert]

5 minutes ago, David Dockhouse Host said:

Anyone know on what minute the Maloney alleged shoulder charge was, I'd like to view it again 

39th - no charge

Passi, although some websites saying 2 matches, The a RFL says 3. 

Case Number:

ON/1152/21

Agnatius Paasi #17, St Helens

Competition:

Super League

Match:

St Helens v Catalans Dragons

Match Date:

2021-09-04

Incident:

High tackle in 84th minute

Decision:

Charge

Charge Detail:

Law 15.1 (b) Reckless ? tried to tackle but reckless about outcome. Grade C

Sanctions:

3 Match Penalty Notice

[Saint Toppy]

45 minutes ago, Lowdesert said:

39th - no charge

Passi, although some websites saying 2 matches, The a RFL says 3. 

Case Number:

ON/1152/21

Agnatius Paasi #17, St Helens

Competition:

Super League

Match:

St Helens v Catalans Dragons

Match Date:

2021-09-04

Incident:

High tackle in 84th minute

Decision:

Charge

Charge Detail:

Law 15.1 (b) Reckless ? tried to tackle but reckless about outcome. Grade C

Sanctions:

3 Match Penalty Notice

Typical RFL don't know their arris from their elbow. Another part of the RFL site says 2 matches for Paasi;

Disciplinary | Match Review Panel (rugby-league.com)

Following the latest round of Betfred Super League fixtures, the Match Review Panel have issued the following sanctions:

Agnatius Paasi (St Helens) – Grade C High Tackle – 2 Match Penalty Notice

Sam Hewitt (Huddersfield) – Grade B Forearm from Ball Carrier – 1 Match Penalty Notice