Fri 29th March : SL : St Helens v Wigan Warriors KO 3pm Sky Sports Action/Main Event

[Dunbar]

Very lucky.  Looked like he elbowed him in the throat to me.

[Padge]

Right decision. 

If he had hit the head first would have deserved ared.

[The Blues Ox]

Wouldn't be surprised to see the tackle before on Thompson end with a ban. No attempt to wrap arms and no attempt to move the head out of the way by the defender. 

 

[StandOffHalf]

I don't think Dodd is really grabbing this game. Clarke looks really sharp out from the ruck though.

[GeordieSaint]

Saints should charge Brad O’Neill a nightly rate the amount of time he’s lying down in the tackle. 

[Roy Haggerty]

Just now, Padge said:

Right decision. 

If he had hit the head first would have deserved ared.

Agreed. I thought the decision was the right one. Saints still look incapable of scoring against 12. 

[DavidM]

Seeing they have a big influence now I don’t know why we can’t hear the VR like on tries 

[gingerjon]

Very, very impressed all over again with Wigan's workrate in defence.

[Dunbar]

1 minute ago, StandOffHalf said:

I don't think Dodd is really grabbing this game. Clarke looks really sharp out from the ruck though.

Clark has been very good so far.

[Wolfey Rovers]

Kendall needs to have a word with Farrell. He isn't the referee. We don't want to be like football

[The Blues Ox]

Thompson now leaving the field as a result of the tackle before the sin binning. If he fails the HIA at least it will mean the disciplinary will have a look at the incident.

[Dunbar]

Good to see a step over pinged.  Didn't even try to wave his foot at the ball and that's all that he needs to do.

[LeeF]

7 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Correct decision well explained imo 

Excellently explained. 

[johnh1]

2 minutes ago, Wolfey Rovers said:

Kendall needs to have a word with Farrell. He isn't the referee. We don't want to be like football

Is Farrell the captain? If so he has a right to question the ref. If not, he should be penalised and ultimately yellow carded if he carries on.

[StandOffHalf]

5 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

Thompson now leaving the field as a result of the tackle before the sin binning. If he fails the HIA at least it will mean the disciplinary will have a look at the incident.

Whitley's contact barrelling into the ribs was A-OK. Textbook tackle.

Lees's contact looks very questionable with the shoulder. Just standing and bumping Thompson.

Edited March 29 by StandOffHalf

[Barry Badrinath]

What was the penalty for? An asiata style tackle?  A trip? 

[LeeF]

1 minute ago, johnh1 said:

Is Farrell the captain? If so he has a right to question the ref. If not, he should be penalised and ultimately yellow carded if he carries on.

No he doesn’t have the right to question the ref whether he’s captain or not. 

[The Blues Ox]

How on earth was that not ten minutes for a trip. Kendall seem to use the excuse his leg was planted which is totally irrelevant. 

[Padge]

1 minute ago, johnh1 said:

Is Farrell the captain? If so he has a right to question the ref. If not, he should be penalised and ultimately yellow carded if he carries on.

He's captain 

[jacksy]

3 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

Good to see a step over pinged.  Didn't even try to wave his foot at the ball and that's all that he needs to do.

The ptb in SL is still a joke.

[Old Frightful]

O'Neill is treading a very fine disciplinary line, lucky not to have been penalised yet, unless he has and I missed it.

[bratman]

1 minute ago, Barry Badrinath said:

What was the penalty for? An asiata style tackle?  A trip? 

Trip I think

[Wolfey Rovers]

2 minutes ago, johnh1 said:

Is Farrell the captain? If so he has a right to question the ref. If not, he should be penalised and ultimately yellow carded if he carries on.

Captain or not. He was told told twice that he wanted a chat with Dupree. You can't harras the officials 

[DavidM]

Must say the ptb area has been messy in this half and quite a lot of slowing down going on 

[StandOffHalf]

Both teams look clunky in attack. #ClunkyWatch