Fri 20th Sept: SL: Leigh Leopards v St Helens KO 20:00

[StandOffHalf]

Just a good shot. There isn't anything into the head.

Awful call.

Leutele just comes up and hits hard.

[johnh1]

Nowt wrong with the tackle, and nothing for Makinson running in.

[northamptoncougar]

There was literally nothing wrong with that 

[Just Browny]

I'm embarrassed for Saints there, yellow card for being a bit rough with Welsby.

[sentoffagain2]

   Harsh yellow card that was a reight tackle.

[Click]

Not really sure how that could be a yellow card.

It's either a good hit - or he's hit him in the head, what mitigation there is if he did make head contact I don't know.

Personally, didn't look like he hit his head for me.

[snapski]

Great tackle. Physio trying to stop Welsby getting to his feet. Woeful officiating 

[Coggo]

Bockled that.

[wakeyranger]

Just now, johnh1 said:

 

 

Just now, johnh1 said:

Nowt wrong with the tackle, and nothing for Makinson running in.

Can't believe Makinson got away with nothing for that tbh. Nothing wrong with the tackle either.

[Agbrigg]

Just now, Just Browny said:

I'm embarrassed for Saints there, yellow card for being a bit rough with Welsby.

The only people that need to be embarrassed is the pathetic official their zealousness is ruining this sport

[Exiled Wiganer]

I was interested to see Welsby staying down, followed by a yellow card for the tackle on him, and yet remain on the field with no HIA. I had thought that the new TRL directive meant that this was - to borrow Truss’ meme - A DISGRACE! 

[Ant]

1 minute ago, Just Browny said:

I'm embarrassed for Saints there, yellow card for being a bit rough with Welsby.

Welsby is a master of it. 

Earned a red v the Giants in a game they should have lost.

[northamptoncougar]

I hope the RFL or the video ref has to justify that decision !

[StandOffHalf]

Standing around waiting for the video ref to come in is a bad look.

I think the VR should only come in if the incident merits being put On Report.

The current situation encourages delaying the game and hoping that something marginal (or clean, as in the Leutele yellow tonight) is interpreted as high contact.

[Click]

Just now, northamptoncougar said:

I hope the RFL or the video ref has to justify that decision !

Well, it will be before the disciplinary automatically.

[GeordieSaint]

3 minutes ago, Click said:

Not really sure how that could be a yellow card.

It's either a good hit - or he's hit him in the head, what mitigation there is if he did make head contact I don't know.

Personally, didn't look like he hit his head for me.

I thought that. If he actually hit him the head, there’s no mitigation. If he didn’t hit him the head, there’s no penalty. 

[GeordieSaint]

Brilliant try this. Immense finish. 

Edited September 20, 2024 by GeordieSaint

[GeordieSaint]

Best finish of the season that. 

[Gerrumonside ref]

Great try by Makinson

[Click]

Great finish from Makinson there.

[StandOffHalf]

Another good grounding being incorrectly ruled on on the field!

Glad that the Makinson grounding was overturned; he doesn't stuff those up.

[sentoffagain2]

   Great finish but why did the ref send it up as no try?.

[sam4731]

3 out of 3 ref calls overturned by the VR.

[GeordieSaint]

Just now, sentoffagain2 said:

   Great finish but why did the ref send it up as no try?.

Probably thought it was in touch. Close to be fair. 

[Click]

2 minutes ago, GeordieSaint said:

I thought that. If he actually hit him the head, there’s no mitigation. If he didn’t hit him the head, there’s no penalty. 

Indeed. I don't understand the middle ground. Leutele leveled him (in what I believe was a clean hit).

I think I recall the ref' saying there was some "secondary contact to the head" which I didn't really understand from seeing replays. Which I can only assume means the first contact wasn't to the head but somehow there was contact after initial contact? 

No idea.