Fri 12th May: SL: Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos KO 20:00 (Sky)

[Gavin Harrison]

Sironen a clear yellow card.

[JohnM]

The whole Wigan team and management should be made to watch the video of Wigans 71-10 defeat of Bradford in the Cup semi final of 1992 at Burnden Park.  That's how to play rugby to win, Wigan.

[Gavin Harrison]

That is the most ridiculous theatrical dive you will ever see & Kendall somehow sees a penalty against Salford. Farcical stuff.

[Futtocks]

Wow, the petty, endless argument from the St Helens v Salford thread has now leeched into this one.

Great.

Yay.

[Davo5]

2 hours ago, Gavin Harrison said:

Sironen a clear yellow card.

Don’t tell me we’ve signed another dud Aussie forward,Ellis & Mago are enough dead wood for one team.

[LeeF]

2 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Wow, the petty, endless argument from the St Helens v Salford thread has now leeched into this one.

Great.

Yay.

I blame the cooking sherry

[Josef K]

23 hours ago, Futtocks said:

There'll be quite a few who were deterred by the rail strike. The ones who made it can strut a bit this weekend.

And i don’t blame them. 

[Madrileño]

Just caught up with this game last night.

Credit has to be given to Leeds for the spirit shown when down to 12 (ie: for most of the game).

They took it to Wigan and really knocked the momentum out of the Warriors.  

Most teams who manage to win with 12 men are literally hanging on at the end. Leeds were on cruise control, keeping Wigan at arms length, and picking them off with that late interception.

Remarkable stuff. Well done.

[Old Frightful]

Tetevano two match penalty notice.

Deserved at least that and possibly more.

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61726/disciplinary-|-match-review-panel

Edited May 15, 2023 by Old Frightful

[Chrispmartha]

1 minute ago, Old Frightful said:

Tetevano two match penalty notice.

Deserved at least that and possibly more.

He’s lucky IMO, thought it would be more.

[EagleEyePie]

5 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

Tetevano two match penalty notice.

Deserved at least that and possibly more.

https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61726/disciplinary-|-match-review-panel

I think that's fair given the more lenient punishments that all offences receive this year.

The ref must have decided it was direct contact with the head at the time to send him off but for me it's pretty clear it wasn't and the initial contact was shoulder on shoulder, which caused the movement to the neck. It seems the disciplinary panel agree as he was charged with a high tackle but found guilty of dangerous contact due to flexion of the neck from the hit.

In one sense he's unlucky because it wasn't direct contact to the head and that tends to be necessary for a red but at the same time the movement of the neck in those tackles makes me wince and if it's worth 2 matches then a red is a fair result regardless of where the initial contact was. The game has to evolve and the fact is you have to make sure you're going to complete the tackle fairly before you try to smash someone.

[Davo5]

32 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

He’s lucky IMO, thought it would be more.

Thought or hoped ?