DISCIPLINARY

[nathan_rugby]

I get where the RFL have gone with the head contact - like it or not, its here to stay.

Where I have issue is:

The Cooper sin bin - the player slipped, what could Cooper have done? Wasn't even a penalty imo
The Matt Dufty sin bin - Its a penalty, not a sin bin
The O Neil tackle - I cannot fathom this being a one match ban
The Matty Lees sin bin - not a sin bin at all for me
Havard head contact one - Its just accidental? Nothing malicious or reckless

I don't worry to much about disciplinary bias, not worth my energy.

[eaststandspy]

Excellent summary Lucky 13, everything you highlighted was spot on. The punishment dished out is so inconsistent, it's infuriating at times.
From a Wigan point of view with what's gone on before you do wonder who is next and for what, are we really such an ill disciplined team?

[mickali1]

The trouble with this system, of allowing the video ref to review an incident, is that it is still open to exploitation by the players, staying down to get a review.
The review system needs to be abandoned and just use it for try decisions, but I would rather not have it at all, just let the ref make the decisions and put up with errors, they happen even with the video ref.
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Players make errors, coaches make errors, referees make errors it is all part of the human condition. Why are we always looking for perfection? It doesn't exist. Although I come pretty close .