me to I hope it was just him settling in.

Pieman , i hope you're right , i'm sure he will get better once he settles , but losing Sam was a big blow

Maybe I'm just being optimistic. I'll watch the incident again on Wigan TV later. I certainly hope Bowen isn't out of the WCC as we're really going to need him.

If that was an opposition player most of us would have been screaming for Red card, so it would be hypocritical to try defend him. I'm glad the concensus seems to agree that, 2 games imo.

and i agree..slow, cumbersome, lets hope he improves.

Love how YG has come to the board expecting to see us all jumping to Bowens defence... Sorry to disappoint you buddy.....

It was a shocker, I was very suprised he didn't get a red card. If he had got a red I may have held more hope for him making the WCC, as it is I think he'll miss it. Big opportunity for Hampshire though!

Not seen it on TV yet but looked a bad one live a 2-3 game ban for me.

On the flip side seen worse punished with less

I think he'll get a one or two match ban but it shouldn't stop him playing in the WCC.
When we arrived Brisbane in 1994 Andrew Gee was in the middle of an eight match ban. The Broncos appealed saying it was an (then) ARL ban and the whole ban should apply to league games.
They won their appeal and Gee played against Wigan in the 1994 WCC.
He served the remainder of his ban in the ARL League games.
Whatever the disciplinary outcome Bowen should be allowed to play in the WCC game based on the precedent set in 1994.

Nothing wrong with it at all, happy now?

It was late and a bit reckless for sure, but not a red for me. Credit to Grix for not milking it.
From a disciplinary pov, just compare it to the Westwood assault on Blake Green in the GF?
And we all know what he got for that one.
Be very surprised if its more than one game.

As I put on the other thread. It should have been at least a minimum of a yellow card, I thought that was the edict a few year ago for a late challenge on the kicker.

He will (should) submit an early guilty plea, but how will he do that when he's in Australia? Should it be deferred until he gets back and then any sentence would be served in a Super League game?

If somehow he does manage to get his plea in he will probably get a two match ban reduced to one for the egp, meaning that the only game he will miss is the friendly v Auckland Warriors.

I think the first option would be the fairest all round.

Nothing in it - Grix went down like Chico Flores.

Don't let Wigan Peer convince you that I had a premeditated ulterior motive for posting this. I was, and am, genuinely interested to see what people thought of it.

Haha

What ban he gets if any depends on what he is charged with. He will I am sure put in an early guilty plea so it will be the minimum length of ban for whatever categpory of offence he is charged with. That is all there is too it.

Personally, I thought it was a late, open-handed, professional foul that warranted a yellow card.

As the ref did nothing, I suspect that he'll pick up a 1 game ban, to be served either Wednesday or against Wakefield, when we return.

should of been red in my opinion, just a brainfart what wane will get sorted. 2 game ban seen alot worse.

is it just me or did mcllorum(sp.) elbow grix aswell? looked that way on tv i thought, but then again i support wire so everything a wigan player does is dirty haha.

He definitely raised the elbow and the impact from Bowen's assault knocked Grix into him.

Well from my view point in the South Stand, giving me a head on view I thought it was high and ridiculously late, can't believe he stayed on.

Hey everybody YG is a keyboard warrior!!!

"Fancy meeting up on Good Friday? I'd love to have this chat face to face if possible."

Nothing "keyboard warrior" about it. Surely by asking to meet up I'm the opposite of a keyboard warrior. I'd genuinely like to meet you.

I've just watched it again. Horrible, horrible challenge. Should be a 2 match ban.

Saw it last night and he had ten minutes to pull out deliberate Imo defo a ban. Fortunatley it was not a stiff arm or he would have killed Grix, Micky Mac well".........hes Micky Mac !

I think president has been set many many times in nit wanting players to miss finals or England games and getting off very very lightly
Can any of you honestly tell me Westwoods punch to Blake green wasn't as bad as Bowes open handed late high tackle?
What was Westwoods ban again?

As for YG go and check what you wrote only a couple of days ago on the Luke Walsh thread about the meli incident last year

I'm not having it Bowens was worse than that

Not saying Bowen is innocent at all it was a bad challenge but not as bad as some are making out

And if it was anybody else but micki mac that made the other contact it wouldn't of even been mentioned