Chase will get, and deserve, a lengthy ban for that tackle. We'd be in uproar if someone did that to one of our players. Dangerous and stupid.

Chase deserves all he gets for that, it was a career ender if ever I've seen one. Incredibly stupid and something he has in his game.

Griffin getting cited though? come on there was nothing in it, as long as it's only a one game ban can cover and have Dobson/Locke who can take over the kicking duties.

When Rangi played for us at Cas he badly injured a Featherstone player so from seeing the cannonball tackle on Ferres he should be out for easily 8 weeks. There is no excuse for what he did and the cannonball tackle should be outlawed.

It was a bad tackle, but 8 games seems very excessive. I have no doubt he will pick up a lengthy ban, I just hope it's a reasonable one too.

I can see him getting the full 8 games here to be honest. There's no need for him to go in there and put that pressure on his ankle. Cynical play.

All teams are coached to put one in round the legs. The incident as usual is being blown out of all proportion. The damage was down because at the same time Chase came in Sau was in the process of pushing him in the other direction. I doubt whether Chase knew that Sau was going to push backwards. If you watch them practice this in the warm they always pull the player forward. I see it as a risky technique gone wrong and hence worth a ban or 3 to 4 but I don't go along with the melt down response of some.

It appeared to me that both feet were on the floor when the initial contact was made by Chase. The unfortunate damage seemed to be caused by Chase and S'au forcefully pushing Ferres in opposite directions - S'au high and Chase low. The question is how does one player know what the other is going to do? - Push or pull? You could question why Chase came in later but aren't players coached to tackle players so they face their own line to slow down the ptb? I'm more surprised S'au pushed him in the direction he did because that would have allowed a quicker ptb.

Here here, well said.

RFL had chase on 3 charges for the same offence over the weekend, 2 have been dropped. He will get at least 6, but would like to see 12 - it has no place in our game

How do you know Mr Chase would like to see 12?

its unusual because if you watch it chase moves round the tackle to find the standing leg

Ferres appeared to be standing on both legs when Chase made the initial contact. Chase did move around the other two defenders but he could argue he did so to take the leg low and unbalance Ferres. It's an extremely unfortunate incident and I wish the player a speedy recovery.

unfortunately chase has form for this sort of thuggery. it really is a par of his game he just doesnt need. the guy can tackle absolutely fine without these sorts of tactics. gotta be 8 games, and to be fair for these sorts of instances i feel he should be out for as long as ferres is out for. i know its impossible to judge, but thats my 2ps worth

While Flower deserved a ban for what he did he didn't seriously injure Hohaiah. The ban was so long because it was at a high profile event. If Chase doesn't get a similar length ban (in terms of matches missed) for severely injuring an opponent and putting him out of the game for months then there is something seriously amiss with the disciplinary system.

Even as a Salford I can't really disagree with that, both offenses were deliberate.

2 games for Weller for fighting with Batemen and 2 for striking at Huddersfield

J Griffin £300 fine but no ban for being mean to Gelling
Gelling gets a letter for punching Griffin 3 times and starting the whole thing. How does that work?
That said there was no need for Weller to escalate things so deserves his ban. And for the one at Hudds. Needs to control himself better

I think it is comforting that so many people know what went on with Rangi when the attendance was less than 10000! The footage I have seen had both the referee & touch judge near the incident but neither could see anything wrong. The procedure of a third defender grabbing the leg is commonplace as anyone who watched the weekend TV games. I hope the Rfl has concrete evidence before giving Rangi a ban. I think the different footage should be published. If guilty then he deserves the ban.

yeah because the refs never get anything wrong. the very fact he has been charged with such a high grade tells you all you need to know.

7 games for Rangi, deserves every one of them.

clowns on twitter trying to defend Rangi

To be fair emotions are running high and there is plenty of fuel being added to the fire. It does feel as a Salford supporter that the RFL really have it in for Salford because of our owners relationship with Nigel Wood. There does seem a lack of consistency at times. For instance Hock getting 8 games last year for running into the ref but Gale does it against Leeds and it was viewed as an accident. Another incident I can recall was Kevin Sinfield deliberately head butting an opponent a couple of years ago and getting off with it because he would have missed a cup final.

The Yorkshire Mafia control Red Hall. Did you honestly expect Sir Kev to be banned?

Hock has a lot of previous from when he played for us so the slightest misdemeanour gets him hammered by the RFL as Leigh will find out.

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Sinfield did get banned for putting his head in Dorns face , no way going to injure him and had a clean record which is more than you can say for your Thugs