Tautai - Grade B Dangerous Contact (EGP not available)

Charley - Grade C Contact with Match Official (EGP not available)

Discipline, or lack there of, may well be the thing that kills our season

Both deserved, in Tautai's case grade B is probably fair when it is compared to others though I wish those sorts of tackles carried a greater punishment across the board. I doubt he meant to make contact at the knee area but players a well aware of the consequences and have a responsibility to ensure they enter the tackle properly. As for Charnley, I understand his frustration but that was dumb.

Lynch them both!!!

Lynching is to good for them

Its a good kick up the they both need

1 game ban for each - nice rest before the semi final.

Charnley's is a 2-3 game, so should miss the Semi

Seems ridiculous that Charnley could get a longer ban than Tautai?

Already seen Hull fans begging for bans on twitter, gives them a chance I suppose

They are guideline only.

Brent Webb was charged with a grade c offence for contact with a match official - found guilty and received no ban. One seems fair given this.

Stuart Fielden on the committee tomorrow night - let the meltdown begin.

Cannot wait for this. Think Tautai will get 2 games but Charnley 1. Hope we can get some bodies back against Saints.

Allgood at kr got two matches reduced to 1 as he had an egp, charnley doesn't.

As for the hull fans begging for a ban, not as bad as the smug wigan fans after the o loughlin ruling

Trying to decide which is the biggest plank.

Both should get 2 games.

In fairness all we want is consistent bans. Charnley should get 2 as should tautai.no more no less.

Who do we play next week?

Come on mate; you're normally one of the more reasonable posters on here.

You can't be claiming that either of them should get away without a ban surely?

I have no issues with a ban for either. I thought Lockers was lucky also but a Hull fan coming on claiming both should conveniently get two game bans (no more, no less) is a right laugh!

I mean he could have actually put some thought in to it and said one deserves three!

Are you saying we only have a chance of beating you if they are out, very confident looking at the league and results between the two clubs this year?

Haha fair enough.

On topic, 1 match should be the standard ban for a harmless grab of the official, Tautai should get at least two matches.

Different people see things in different ways. IMO touching a match official is a total no go (even if they're as poor as Hicks was on Friday) and he deserves what he gets for not keeping his emotions in check. It's a slippery slope when they start saying 'it's a harmless grab' and very difficult to differentiate between it is and isn't harmless or with aggression.

As for Tautai I have some sympathy for players in these cases. He's tackling around the legs at the end of the day. If the player is being held upright I suppose it depends on if he's still looking to move forward or if he's looking to keep the ball alive as to how it's judged. I see tackles like that a few times a week in games which Sky aren't covering and little ever gets said. If a debate kicks up about one they then seem to be fighting a losing battle.

It'll be interesting to see the findings in both cases.

They get what they get. That's it.

I expect both to get two game bans, probably deserved if I'm honest.

Team for the Semi

Sam
Manfredi
Gelling
Sarginson
Gildhart
Williams
Smith
Flower
Powell
Sutton
Isa
Bateman
O'loughlin

Mossop
Nauuasala
Crosby/Breatherton
Sharrocks

I recall Ryan Bailey getting a 3 match ban for shoving Silverwood out of the way as he was in the defenders way www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... e-way.html

I recall Ryan Bailey getting a 3 match ban for shoving Silverwood out of the way as he was in the defenders way www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... e-way.html

Mac pointed out in his press conference that if he breaks Cuthbertsons leg he is banned 8-10 games (I believe that is what Chase got for a similar incident)
Total inconsistency again from the review pannel, blatant cannon ball tackles should all be treated the same

Also shows how ridiculous the governing of RL has gotten, we ban shoulder charges because of player welfare on the off chance someone gets hit in the head (instead of just penalising heavily whenever contact with the head is made), touching the ref is a 3 game ban, yet a potential season ending tackle will be a one game ban
IMO Charnly should get a one game ban and a slap on the wrist and Tautai should be out for at least 4 games

Also the review panel should always be made of the same people each week, other wise it is prone to the inconsistencies we have seen