True I couldn't belive he actally said 'The only reason I haven't sent you off is because he didn't land on his head' (Or words to that effect).
So only spinal injuries are classed as a sending off offence now then?

I think you are missing my point. Sam Moa got a straight red for a 'clumsy' hit or careless I think the RFL called it whereas tonight we saw both Lauaki and Westwood put in deliberate ILLEGAL shots and get nothing more then a penalty or a talking to.

Inconsistency personified.

Exactly. If it's a sending off, it's a sending off - regardless of whether someone loses the ability to walk or not.

TBH I have seen to happen to teams I have been playing for a few times.
My arguement ran along the lines of 'But they still commited the fist offence SIR', but they never changed their minds about it though.

I agree with all that but I cant understand why you said 'How nasty was Westwoods swinging arm and his team got the penalty!!!'.
That seems to indicate that you couldn't understand how Warrington got the penalty when it was quite clear.

I bet Phil Clarkes face was a picture when he heard him say that

Silverwood did a cracking comedy performance for sport relief , in place of a competant match official

I understand how Wire got the penalty but I dont see how such a deliberate attempt to injure a player like the Westwood swing can be under stated. It was a nasty cheap shot on the back of an illegal shot by lauaki.

Had a jaw been broken then I guess this chat may have gone further...

TBH I don't think anyone is understating it.
Westwood is a nasty cheap shot merchant and always has been but this thread is about L....However you spell his name.

Clarkey probably agreed with Silverwood because Lauaki plays for Wigan.

To give Clarke credit he actually did say at least once that Silverwood got it wrong when he had favoured Wigan.
I know he did as I was totally stunned when he said it, I have a feeling one was when there was a missed obstruction leading to a Richards try.

The pies are all calling him "Eric".

Now I knew they were a different breed to most normal people but can they not spell his name?

I always thought that if you had been put on report for leading with an elbow ( dangerous play) and then being guilty of a dangerous tackle it would be an automatic sending off.
But Silverwood put him on report again..........does lauaki now go to the disciplinary for each offence to be ruled seperately ??????????????

Silverwood has been incompetant all season from getting the Moa sending off wrong.
A complete knobbbb ed.

Yes they will be 2 separate charges so he could be looking at least 4 games...

He's that crap, most of the posters on the Wigan board are hoping he picks up a lengthy ban!

Maybe its a tax fiddle.

Alway said he has something, size and a fair pair of hands, but you see them about once or twice a season. Knew he wouldn't get better at Wigan, same player different .

As Coddy said earlier Silverwood has been terrible this season - the worst I've seen so far. He gets too many decisions wrong and looking at last night's incidents and what happened to Moa he can't apply the necessary level of consistency in his decisions. As I said a few weeks back he did some of his best refereeing whilst suspended.

Silverwood lost control in the first few minuteswhen he should have sorted Morley out. After bthat it became open season on head high tackles and leading with the forearm. The man is beyond incompetent.

yes its lai we are well shut of him liability what he brings to wigan is beyond me the same as he did for us feck all apart from wear out a few warm up bikes

Someone on the pies board responded to an accusation that Lauaki was a penalty-machine by stating he didn't give many away when playing for us. I then asked himn to compare number of penalties against minutes played

Guys completely and utterly puddled!!!
you could see it in his face on his way off the pitch, all of a sudden the light came on and he said to himself "did i leave the gas on when i left home?"
you cant insult him God beat us to it

Why Wigan wanted him is beyond belief . Very odd signing for them.

I still wouldn't swap him for any of our forwards, starting or subs, and that's even if he was off quota.

Average Forward.

He never really excelled himself at Hull did he, Apart from the away game at Saints and the incident with a dwarf in a cup game .