Sun 26th Feb: SL: Castleford Tigers v St Helens KO 13:00

[Futtocks]

Something just bounced off my window. I think it was one of Jacob Miller's ribs.

[Chrispmartha]

Just now, M j M said:

No card whatsoever. Let's see how that works out when it's teams other than St Helens.

I believe its either yellow or penalty try? Which is daft

[Dunbar]

Just now, dkw said:

Is that the actual rule, no card if its a penalty try, because I can't see how Welsby didn't get a yellow for that.

It is for a professional foul.  Not sure for foul play.

[MZH]

1 minute ago, graveyard johnny said:

those sort of tackles are more a clumsy reaction in a fraction of a second rather than anything malicious

 

I agree, it is instinctive, so for that reason I wouldn't have given a red. But it's still direct contact with the head.

[Damien]

1 minute ago, Dunbar said:

To give the penalty try I mean.

The thing is the penalty try is correct but Cas are hard done by with no action taken against Welsby. If no further action can be taken when a penalty try is awarded then that rule is wrong. If I was Cas I would prefer a red card there and no penalty try.

[phiggins]

1 minute ago, dkw said:

Is that the actual rule, no card if its a penalty try, because I can't see how Welsby didn't get a yellow for that.

There is a double jeopardy rule, but I assumed that was for professional fouls. A high shot should get a card.

[Chrispmartha]

1 minute ago, Damien said:

The thing is the penalty try is correct but Cas are hard done by with no action taken against Welsby. If no further action can be taken when a penalty try is awarded then that rule is wrong. If I was Cas I would prefer a red card there and no penalty try.

Could Leeds benefit from it? Should be banned

[Damien]

1 minute ago, dkw said:

Is that the actual rule, no card if its a penalty try, because I can't see how Welsby didn't get a yellow for that.

I posted much the same last week and someone said that was the case last week in reply. I took their word for it to be honest and looked into it no further. Twice in two weeks there has been penalty tries awarded and no action taken against the player so it seems to be the case.

[johnh1]

Let’s hope Welsby gets the full force of the disciplinary.

[bobbruce]

4 minutes ago, dkw said:

Is that the actual rule, no card if its a penalty try, because I can't see how Welsby didn't get a yellow for that.

That’s if it’s a professional foul and I think the ref got a bit mixed up with that. 

[graveyard johnny]

10 minutes ago, Barry Badrinath said:

Anyone know which sponsor saints have removed from the back of their shirts?

Greggs?

[Gerrumonside ref]

Cas fluff it again

[Dunbar]

I would have had no argument if Welsby had gone for 10 (and the penalty try) as it wasn't a professional foul but foul play.

But it wasn't a red for me.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Great tackle by Welsby 

[Futtocks]

1 minute ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Cas fluff it again

...and again.

[Chrispmartha]

WTF was that?

[Old Frightful]

14 minutes ago, MZH said:

Game over.

Thanks for posting that, the game has evened up quite nicely since.

[Davo5]

3 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Could Leeds benefit from it? Should be banned

Not that type of player rule to be invoked I fancy.

[Damien]

6 minutes ago, MZH said:

I agree, it is instinctive, so for that reason I wouldn't have given a red. But it's still direct contact with the head.

If the game is to be serious about head high tackles then it should be. At the start of last season it would certainly have been red.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Bit of improv by Saints on the last 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Great little grubber and the big man crashes over

[Old Frightful]

Welsby puts it on a plate for Walmsley.

6-16.

[Futtocks]

Got to applaud that. Good kick, nice pick-up.

[Gerrumonside ref]

Walmsley doing his Van Gogh impression in the aftermath of that try 

[snapski]

Wouldn’t you just guarantee it.