I was amazed Powell didn't get a red for it big ban coming for him that's for sure

Utter lunacy from Powell. The game was already gone because of another big game abject performance. Won't be disappointed to see Powell cop a big ban. Comfortably the worst no.9 in the league and offers absolutely nothing.

This is no place for a calm and measured response!

Powell now has to play on Monday as he's getting a ban,i would have rested him and played O'Neil but not now

Disgusting tackle, could have broke the poor lads neck. I'm hoping for O'Neil getting a start and having a good run, if that's the case then Powell struggles to get back in the team. We have 3 x players who tackle like demons but offer nothing going forwards, no room for them all so having Powell out and O'Neil in will make us more potent around the ruck.

Horrible tackle - Red all day long.

The people defending it as “biff” are probably the same people who defended Terry newton’s antics in that infamous game.

Could have broken his neck.

Shocker and absolutely no need for it in what I thought was a pretty clean game apart from that, he can't complain about however many he gets.

Yup that's me on all accounts.

You know what, I loved Newton because he was obviously Wigan through and through. He'd bleed cherry and white if you cut him open. Loved the club and couldn't stand us losing. That's what I want as a fan.

Suppose I'm as low as the Saints fans who boo'd his minutes silence during the GF.

Think you’d have to put it down to a moment of madness. Powell has always seemed a tough but good sportsman to me…..

Absolute shocker! Should miss 6 games minimum.

All for aggression but you have a duty of care to your fellow players

Then I suggest you watch and listen your Coach Peet account on stuff like that you describe as biff. It was a brain explosion by Powell something he will regret for quite a while.

Deary me.

Agreed

A tiny minority, to be fair, which I'm sure you see too. It looked really bad, and I'm expecting a ban comparable to Ferres on Gildart.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones,Saints have had plenty of players over the years who have overstepped the mark,most notably Sonny Nickle,now going back to the incident only an idiot would say it shouldn't have been a red although how LMS didn't get a yellow i don't know he must have run at least 10 yards to get involved

It won't go down well, but when did it stop being ok to just be a fan of a side?

I've made no bones about this - I'm a Wigan and NRL fan. GB could be playing in my back yard and I'd 1st check how the Wigan lads are doing and then I'd shut the curtains.

I go home and away and if we won 40 - 0 every week I'd be ecstatic every week. I'm not here to be a reasoned or an objective person. I'm also not feeling sorry for opposition players either. When it comes to RL there's one thing I want - Wigan to be dominant. I'll back any Wigan player that shows that same goal regardless of what they do.

How does Sam Powell getting banned for a couple of months help Wigan?

It wasn’t great and he’ll get a few games. I couldn’t see the screen at the game, so only had the one view of it and was more concentrated on the usual LMS running in, blowing situations up and getting away with it but on having chance to view the replay, Powell deserves the ban that’s on it’s way.

Please Peet just play Brad O’Neill there. Don’t start going all Lammy on us and sticking Shorrocks in at hooker. It’s the time now to see what the lad is all about.

Agree 100%

I like Shorrocks but if he’s a hooker I’m the heavyweight champion of the world however, I think he’ll get the nod on Monday.
Hope I’m wrong

Just so you know, you're making yourself sound worse with every post on this.

Yes, we all already got that you're a desperately proud wigan warriors fan. But even moreso, clearly a ty human being.

Embarrassing.

I see you haven't reached that level yet

Spot on, maybe he did not give him a yellow because in doing so he would certainly have had to give Powell a red, which clearly he did not want to for whatever reason

I think LMS ran in because he saw a young lad on the end of a horrible tackle, one that could’ve caused serious damage. He’s protecting his team mate. I’m disappointed more of them didn’t do the same to be honest.

I’d be amazed if Powell doesn’t get at least 5 games.

I think the ref not sending Powell off is to do with the directives the officials have. I really can't remember many instances of tackles that fall under the umbrella of dangerous contact or undue pressure actually resulting in red cards. The Ferres tackle on Gildart resulted in a sin bin too despite being very clearly a dangerous tackle. I think it's because in most cases those challenges have to be looked at in depth to judge whether the attacking player contributed, whether other defending players contributed etc. For that reason the guidance seems to be all dangerous contact is a sin bin and the match review panel look at it in more depth. I can see things changing in the near future though.

He seems much maligned by Wigan fans but I don't mind him in terms of his playing ability, but one thing I don't like is that over the years he only seems to pick up bans for the nasty, niggly stuff. Canonball tackles, chicken wing tackles, undue pressure and now what's likely to be a long ban for a crusher tackle. I don't like that about players. It's not as easily excusable as being banned for the odd high tackle.

I'm not questioning the intentions of LMS or his loyalty to his team mate commendable really, just that in the horror of the tackle to give him a yellow would have meant he'd have to send Powell off, and maybe the ref thought why spoil a good game completely as he'll get his come upence at the hearing, who knows