RFL Statement: Academy Grand Final

[medlocke]

They should replay the game and move the final on 1 week

[Hattster]

So would the same be applied in SL or would they just fine the club.

It wouldn't happen in SL as there is an official in place

They should replay the game and move the final on 1 week

I disagree, we broke the rules why should we be given another chance?

[No straw damn us]

They should replay the game and move the final on 1 week

They can't do that the reserves grand final v Saints is next weekend nd there will be a lot of players who (from both teams) who would have played in both games.

[Dreamteam]

Really poor from the coaching staff to think we could possibly get away with it. Considering a decision has only been made today my guess is that Warrington have flagged it up and the RFL are that incompetent they didn’t even clock it.

[EagleEyePie]

I feel sorry for the academy players. Some might feature in the reserves Grand Final but for others it might be the end of the road and they'd earned 2nd place and worked really hard for this chance only for it to be taken away from them by a really amateur mistake.

If you're coaching a team you should always be aware of how many subs you make because it's an essential part of the game. To go over by one is bad but perhaps understandable if someone has honestly miscounted. To go over by 4 is frankly ridiculous and I can't work out how no one realised at the time.

It's shambolic and it's cost the young players a chance to play in a final.

[jobo]

Really poor from the coaching staff to think we could possibly get away with it. Considering a decision has only been made today my guess is that Warrington have flagged it up and the RFL are that incompetent they didn’t even clock it.

Wonder if the coaching staff just winged it. The suspicion is, that they would surely have known.

Feel sorry for the lads. What a rotten end to the season.

[DaveO]

Apparently all the games this season have been played with unlimited subs but for some reason they changed it for the semi-final to follow first team rules.

The clubs were informed but now I can see how the mistake was made. It's ultimately no excuse but changing the rules for the semi-finals is just stupid.

[moto748]

Apparently all the games this season have been played with unlimited subs but for some reason they changed it for the semi-final to follow first team rules.

The clubs were informed but now I can see how the mistake was made. It's ultimately no excuse but changing the rules for the semi-finals is just stupid.

It does seem stupid, but at the end of the day, it's entirely Wigan's fault and I don't see why we should be given another chance either. So sad for the lads who've worked so hard.

[Soul Kitchen]

So would the same be applied in SL or would they just fine the club.

It wouldn't happen in SL as there is an official in place

They should replay the game and move the final on 1 week

I disagree, we broke the rules why should we be given another chance?

The final is tainted now!

[Charriots Offiah]

Really poor from the coaching staff to think we could possibly get away with it. Considering a decision has only been made today my guess is that Warrington have flagged it up and the RFL are that incompetent they didn’t even clock it.

Wonder if the coaching staff just winged it. The suspicion is, that they would surely have known.

Feel sorry for the lads. What a rotten end to the season.

If that was the case then they should be sacked, as they would be bringing the game into disrepute.