It's this year's hobby horse. I'm not commenting on any specific bans, but I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of hip drop bans there have been in the previous five seasons. There will be none by July, then someone will get a ban in the play offs cos of it. Ludicrous is the correct word.

It's worth a punt appealing this as if his ban gets doubled, It would only mean he misses the Wakey game by which time we should have Bullock/Philbin & Harrison back. I would presume we would have rested him for this game anyway. We certainly need him against St Helens and it is a game we should be looking to win to lay a marker down.

Why all the fuss?

We’re going to beat them easy anyway.
There playing little better than Cas atm.

Erm, it isn't like a double-or-quits thing where someone tosses a coin and that determines the appeal outcome. If we think the outcome is wrong, appeal it. If not, let it go.

What is there to lose? Do you think DP agrees with the ban? I'm 100% certain he would want him playing against Saints so it's a no brainer for me.

Who is the mystery "middle" that might be available this week.
Is it Luke Thomas?

The game is lacking so much credibility. How can they pluck an offence out of thin air, something not reported or penalised on the night in front of the cameras. But piers-paul chicken winging clarks knee, the one he's just recovered from injury with, gets totally ignored. Totally bent, makes me want to stop watching.

I seen that and have just seen what Vaughan got a ridiculous ban for..you don't have to be Einstein to work out which is the worst offence

I've seen the video of the cheap shot goon trying to end Daryl Clarks season...it beggars belief that it will go totally un-noticed by the RFL and the match officials. Clark should have stayed down and brought attention to it. I don't like play acting, but jeez sometimes honesty is not the best policy. Who do Catalans play this week? I'd put a £10 on at least one of their key forwards getting a ban after their next game.

Saints hate Kendall mate.

It’s been happening all season mate.

Now now, as you said we just have to accept everything as correct or we sound like Saints fans.

The club are far too reticent. We should appeal Vaughans ban and if that fails, appeal again as Saints did.

If they double the ban, we can cope v Wakefield but the disciplinary are such a mealy-mouthed bunch they'll probably capitulate at the slightest show of annoyance from us.

Are they? Did you see how they argued against the mcguire suspension?

The Entertainers* are now citing Pierce Paul’s non disciplinary action as further proof of the RFL’s bias against them.
Apparently had a Saints player done that it would have been 8-10 games and/or Clark has signed for Saints so it’s ok to do that.
The fact that any player from any team should be banned for that behaviour seems to have eluded them.
*the sobriquet “The Entertainers” is to be used in a sarcastic fashion until further notice

It may be a coincidence but all of the games were televised over Easter and looking back at sky sports news article 10 players picked up a ban over that weekend. It could be that it was rivals round so some players were a bit more fired up.
Yet last weekend only 2 games on TV and only 2 players picked up a ban.
The weekend at the end of March only 1 player I think (willie isa) picked up a ban and again from the televised Leigh v Wigan game.
It would be interesting to see the proportion of match penalty notices from TV games versus non TV games.

I think this is a very good point. Very interesting to see the stats. More scrutiny & might even be clearer pictures

Anyone know if it is being appealed, not seen anything to suggest they are.

Wouldn't bother. Book Vaughan and his family 10 nights in Tenerife (he's earned it), take the gallant loss on Thursday night and come back in May with a refreshed pack.

Apparently the Ban was because Vaughan had committed the same offence in the NRL.

In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter losing to Saints because all our props are out. We have points in the bag and the important games are in the play offs, not mid season.

Luke Thomas isn't injured, he played in the Reserves at the weekend.

Who knew that was even a thing?? Are the MRP that anal that they go through every single offence the player has ever committed? They'll be banning players coz their dad once swore at a ref in an under 9's game next!

It's getting beyond ridiculous.......BUT..... as long as they are consistent

What seems ridiculous with the MRP is that every player cited on the MRP call sheet could/should have been put on report/sent to the bin for 10 mins or sent off.

There were 43 incidents looked at in the last MRP, and 19 players determined to have done something wrong (whether fined, cautioned, banned or no further action).

So that feels either that the officials aren't doing their onfield job correctly, or worse being told to overlook 50/50 calls as the MRP will pick it up - but worse by not taking actions it's affecting the game result or subsequent results due to players staying on pitch on when they shouldn't, banning people retrospectively, or trying to do the right thing (in terms of player welfare) but not addressing the situation in a timely manner.

It's like MRP is being used to stop the game running into a potential situation where its 12 vs 10, (if players were dismissed/sin binned at the time) but it's all okay as they might miss a future game instead.

I'm a Saints fan and just watched the footage of the tackle Vaughan has got banned for, if that's a ban then we may as well stop playing tackle rugby. The whole disciplinary and mrp are not fit for purpose and just seem to be making it up as they go along.