Sat 2nd Mar: SL: Leeds Rhinos v Catalans Dragons KO 3pm (Sky)

[John Drake]

Discuss the match here.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

[Old Frightful]

I think Les Cats will have too much for Leeds but I doubt there will be a great deal in it.

Leeds 16 Les Cats 24.

[JohnM]

A little concerned that poor discipline might affect the Cats more than Leeds .

[Zilla Budgie]

Weather/pitch might be. leveller, so Cats (only by 6)

[StandOffHalf]

Les Dracs look too powerful up front here.

[StandOffHalf]

Good to see Jodie and Sam on the panel. Nice and fresh as a pair of analysts, although Jodie could talk a bit more and cut across Brian's waffling.

I thought it was a bit much how they had Steve McNamara there for an extended spell 15-20 before kick-off. Asking him 7 or 8 questions rather than 2 or 3 means that he is tied up for quite a while.

[StandOffHalf]

Not that keen on Wilkin as co-comm though...

[tiffers]

Leeds have been pretty poor so far. Far too many errors. As has been the case for the first 2 games. 

[JM2010]

Is this gonna be a red?

[tiffers]

Cards all round?!

[bratman]

2 yellows there I think

[JM2010]

No cards!!!

[Archie Gordon]

Deliberate head contact is back on the menu, boys!

[DavidM]

Sorry am I missing something … he elbowed him in the head 

[tiffers]

This is exactly where the frustration is for fans and players. How is that not a card both ways?

[bratman]

Strange!

[jacksy]

If that had been us we would of got a card. 

[sam4731]

In the current climate that's 2 reds.

[StandOffHalf]

I think Sims and Bentley could easily have been binned there for their exchange of forearms on the ground.

Both looked direct to the head or neck IMO.

[jacksy]

Pathetic inconsistency and arbitrary appliance of their rules. 

[bratman]

Not good from Miller

[sam4731]

Bentleys especially was deliberate. I expect a hefty ban for him.

[Northern Eel]

5 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Sorry am I missing something … he elbowed him in the head 

Yep. Whilst I didn't want to see cards spoil games, I immediately shouted to my daughter, 'Forceful and deliberate contact to the head, no mitigating circumstances. Red card'. What do I know?!

[Old Frightful]

Regarding the lack of cards in that incident, don't forget it was today's ref Chris Kendall who was the Video Ref responsible for sending Fa'amanu Brown off at Wire last Friday for doing precisely nowt.

So, along with the words of the RFL in his ear,  he's no doubt being extra careful.

[DavidM]

1 minute ago, Northern Eel said:

Yep. Whilst I didn't want to see cards spoil games, I immediately shouted to my daughter, 'Forceful and deliberate contact to the head, no mitigating circumstances. Red card'. What do I know?!

Yes I don’t but I’m just going on what we’re told now . Also the commentators saying that’s great and other days saying the cards are right coz thems the rules …

Edited March 2 by DavidM