Thanks for clarity on that! I watched the game with the in-laws on Saturday night and even they were appalled at how stupid he was to flop down like he did. They thought initially he should have walked but I've seen the incident slowed down and although there is the look of intent to hurt Ben Jeffries, the contact was made on the chest.

However replying to someone saying that more damage will be caused when running, they hadn't factored in gravity and the fact he was lay on the ground thus giving a crush type effect on the players chest.

That being said he is generally a player that gives 100% every game, being one of the best centres in the competition, and has the occasional "brain fart" moment that gives away stupid penaltys. If he is given a ban it can be a time for him to reflect on his temprement asalready posted.

One game for Bridge.

If if if, if my aunty had bollcks she' be my uncle.
If has nothing to see here !

All players have a duty of care towards themselves, their team & the oppo players. That's the line that is usually trotted out with spear tackles for example.

In this case Bridge dropped on Jeffries with his forearm, aiming for the ball/chest area. In a contact sport there is always a chance of unexpected movement so the tackle had a [igreater potential[/i for injury if jeffries moved or bridge's arm glanced off the ball.

That potential for injury is accurately reflected with a 1 match ban I think.

I think a 1 match ban is about right. For my personal opinion he wasn't going for head or face area, but trying to dislodge the ball. The aggression of the hit and the use of the elbow made it look worse than it was for me, and you see the agressive drop onto a player on the floor all the time, just think the elbow was a mistake, but as I say not sure he was going to hit Jeffers in the face

Of course ALL future forearms to the chest (whenever players are on the floor) will result in a one match ban. I wont hold my breath, though

He deserved more than one match for what he did if that was any other player doing that on a Wire player we would all be screaming for his head ! He's been very lucky to get away with one game ban IMO !

i think the whole thing has been blown out of proportion c/o eddie & stevo. on match day ithought it looked bad, watching it back on sky+ it looked less of an offence, as stated earlier no conTACT WASA MADE WITH THE HEAD OR NECK!

So do you think what bridge did was worst than what tommy Lee did?

Glad he's been banned there's no place in the game for the intentional thuggery Chris Bridge showed on the weekend.

I agree with some of that PADDERS. There are some on here who are not as consistent as you and I, and will see all through spectacles tinted as per their club.

One match is probably about right though. He didn't quite lose it, but came close, so about right as a warning. I just hope Bridge will now be able to control the aggression that makes him the outstanding player he his. Teams have been targeting him for a couple of weeks now, and seem to be able to wind him up.

Warning letter for ty form would have sufficed

Quote ="jdrocket"Warning letter for rubbish form would have sufficed'" Everybodys out of step except JD and PY. www.skysports.com/video/inline/0 ... 44,00.html

Quote ="jdrocket"Warning letter for rubbish form would have sufficed'" Everybodys out of step except JD and PY. www.skysports.com/video/inline/0 ... 44,00.html

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Everybodys out of step except JD and PY. www.skysports.com/video/inline/0 ... 44,00.html'" The guy in the blue shirt who is not stevo is the only one with more than 3 brain cells. To add: Thanks for the DVD, my son and I enjoyed the game. I suppose you are happy now Bridge has been banned, as you have been calling for this for weeks.

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Everybodys out of step except JD and PY. www.skysports.com/video/inline/0 ... 44,00.html'" The guy in the blue shirt who is not stevo is the only one with more than 3 brain cells. To add: Thanks for the DVD, my son and I enjoyed the game. I suppose you are happy now Bridge has been banned, as you have been calling for this for weeks.

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Everybodys out of step except JD and PY. www.skysports.com/video/inline/0 ... 44,00.html'" More presseing matter though; what did bridge do in the huddersfield game to justify a sending off... Ooooor were you, as usual, talking out your ar5e?

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Everybodys out of step except JD and PY. www.skysports.com/video/inline/0 ... 44,00.html'" More presseing matter though; what did bridge do in the huddersfield game to justify a sending off... Ooooor were you, as usual, talking out your ar5e?

Pathetic really, this has been a completely stupid thread, which has just seen fans of other teams desperately trying to out do each other in the "who can be most outraged " stakes.

In the top 100 nasty challenges in rugby league that effort wouldnt get a look in. He got a one match ban for christs sake.

I dread to think what this place will be like after the state of origin games. Only a few of us will be able to stomach the sheer thuggery that often erupts. And Good lord should a couple of chaps start punching each other .....!!!

Its rugby league you bleedin Nancy boys get a grip

Watching the back chat thing - When Stevo calms down he can talk some sense, such as referring a foul play incident to the video ref for review (don't they do this in the NRL? they certainly used to). However, when he gets himself worked up in to a tizz, he talks more and more crap with every passing word.

Nasty incident and straight red card, but the way they're screaming about it you'd think Bridge tore someone's arm off and hit them with the wet end.

Agreed.

Also, I'm getting so sick of Stevo trying to say people blame him & Eddie for VR decisions being wrong - who on earth does that? certainly nobody on rlfans or twitter that I've ever seen.

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Everybodys out of step except JD and PY. www.skysports.com/video/inline/0 ... 44,00.html'" i thought you never hid? your making my sig. look like a liar! make it true again...what did chris bridge do against hudersheffield to get sent off?

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Everybodys out of step except JD and PY. www.skysports.com/video/inline/0 ... 44,00.html'" i thought you never hid? your making my sig. look like a liar! make it true again...what did chris bridge do against hudersheffield to get sent off?

Poor trolling that. Short memory too. Joel did exactly the same thing to Ritchie Myler after he scored a try and most Pie Eaters thought it was a big joke. Bridge certainly isn't a thug, whereas Gareth Charnock certainly is.

I do wish people would stop comparing the bridge one to the joel one, they are apples and. Oranges.

Joel hit myler in the face, bridge hit jeffries (after the ball) in the chest

Jeffries crim was kicking bridge in the pearls, myler's was scoring

Joel used the elbow, bridge used the forearm

The only thinkg in common is they were both enacted on prostrate players.

One was poor tackle technique, the other was a cowardly attck on a much smaller player cause he got angry at being scored against.

This is really being blown out of proportion and when wire fans defend it by quoting the terry newton thing, or the hock thing or the tomkins thing, it makes bridge's tackle a credible attack. It should be ignored, like it deserves.

JD. I'm not defending it. I think he deserved, and got, a ban. I just get really annoyed when supporters of other clubs, well one other club, conveniently forget their own player's indiscretions. Bridge isn't a thug and if he had aimed for the head or throat, he would not have missed from that range. Some people are talking out of their rear.

I said at the time, and have done evr since, I think that a yellow would have been the right cause. I don't think it was malicious (as certain team's fans have said) otherwise you know he'd have landed in better place than the ball. I think it was poor technique and bridge was trying to not show any weakness. It was stupid and should have resulted inn at worse, a 10 min sin binning. A ban, I think, is excessive and I think the sky team have a lot to answer for there.

But more to the point, it was no where near the levels that some poeple (trentthetroll etc) are talking about. I bet you there is a worse challenge this week that gets a more lenient punishment!

Very grown up answer that well done !!!!!!!

I think I know her, is her name Janice ?