I know what you are saying tvoc but it is a real sucker play by any player and should not be left unpunished. IMO he should have spent 10 mins in the 'bin' for it and I suspect it would have then blown over. As it is, he didn't and it is similar to biting for me, a real cowards play, and as he did did not get a yellow or red during the game (if he had that would have been enough for me) he should get a one match ban for being a coward and an idiot!

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think, back in 1966 when I started watching the game, that a rugby league player would be sent off for the offence of "pulling another players pony tail".

Crabtree should be banned for having hair like a girl

Semi should be banned for tackling like one

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He's a frickin girl for doing it but a ban? FFS







Get a grip.

I think he prefers bobbles!!

Perfect summation.

For mine, I'd have let Crabtree go a bit further in his "retribution" and that's all. It's not worthy of a ban, but it probably is worthy of a few punches...

I think I'm right in saying that when something similar happened in the NFL the league ruled that hair counted as part of the players kit, so it was fair game.

Simple solution - Get a proper haircut!

Yup. Troy Polamanu(sp). His hair was so long it ran down the back of his shirt. He got tackled to the ground quite viciously by his hair.

The league said as the hair was covering his jersey (where he could be legally grabbed) than tackling by the hair was OK.

Like yo say, get a proper 'aircut lad!

I remember Vainikolo getting plenty of hair pulled when he sported his dafter hairdos but there was no hysteria then and it happened on a weekly basis.

If you're going to have long hair this sort of thing is likely to happen occasionally. IMO it's a penalty offence but that's it.

I suppose the argument would be is that it's not illegal to pull a player's collar to stop him, so if his hair is obstructing that then what's the problem? Basically, the same as Gareth's NFL example above.

This must explain why Sean Long's hair appears to have never been washed. It's to put people off touching it.

Yeah, I wouldn't argue with that. I note it was Gareth's idea and he stands no risk whatsoever of being pulled anywhere by his hair on a rugby field.

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I could grow one of these...

Grow what? a bald skunk?

Growing skunk get get one in very serious trouble.

There's that colour again.

I just don't see that as a sending off offence in rugby league.

I would doubt even a fully tooled up SO19 squad wouldnt go into a house where someone was cultivating "Hair-piece" skunks.

Could be on to a winner G.

Well I agree, it is a yellow offence all the way for me and not Red, I agree this is not netball and I understand your point! But I am concerned that not punishing what was clear and deliberate pulling of hair (no matter how girlie the haircut) is inviting a potential problem that we don't currently have.

I know a few people are saying if you have long hair and it gets grabbed as part of what would otherwise be a legitimate tackle then fairs, fair and I agree, but he used his hair to deliberately effect a tackle. Sucker play and as it was no punished at the time by a yellow card he needs to get a one match ban... just one mind, or a large fine, if we are to maintain the integrity and spirit of the game. Well that is what I think!

Fair reply.

Didn't Huddersfield get the penalty anyway?

A penalty would suffice for me in the first instance and I would only consider the use of the sin bin if there were other offences occurring at the same time by way of committing a professional foul.

A warning letter (highlighting the issue generally) and no ban should be sufficient punishment at this point.

Tadulala gets away with it.

Ok, I would go with that over a ban or fine if the RFL gave him a suspend ban or fine if he commits the offence again in the next twelve months. I would also think that the RFL should be saying that if anyone else does something similar (which is more than likley what you meant by highlighting the issue generally) in future they would advise ref's to give yellow for a deliberate hair-pull's. It is like biting for me (although I agree less severe), it was just a cowards play and I don't think we should be afraid to say so.

I wish he kicked off a bit more. Tadulala would have smashed the big girl.

Thats not hair pulling thats a playfull touch, if you want to see hair pulling as it should be done go round Halifax at kicking out time and see hair pulling as it should be done.