They should both be banned. However I have zero faith in the RFL.
NEVER WRITE OFF THE SAINTS
Both should not play again this season disgusting.
Grabbing testicles and finger in the bum hole not allowed. & Micky Mac is just a dirty barsteward of the Terry Newton mould.
I don't think Joel should get much more than 1 game though, he didn't push it in very far. It's a load of $hit if you ask me
Chris Kendall forgot it was Catalan he was reffing tonight, not Wigan.
Mcllorum and Joel should 100% miss out next week.
On a side note. Atkins has recieved a 3 month ban for placing bets on Wakfield.
I will be surprised if either are banned. Not because they don’t deserve to be, both are a disgrace to the game and have been through their playing careers, but because the disciplinary will not want to weaken Catalans for a semi final. They will simply ignore the blatant acts of violence and assault on the pitch like they do weekly for certain scumbag teams.
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The McIllorum one was a bad one. I had a bit of a giggle at the fact it wasn't even a penalty - Not because it was a funny incident, but if there was ever a situation which highlighted the sheer lack of consistency across Super League from the officials, this was it.
Micky •••• is a definite ban.
In union the TMO would have pulled up both incidents, the ref would then stop the game and all the officials would watch the replays together and discuss. Whilst the ref will take advice on board from the others it’s ultimately his decision. I don’t know whether they have a big screen at the grounds any more but it wouldn’t be rocket science to make the footage available on a pitch side monitor. As a sport we pioneered video technology but we’ve been left well and truly behind thanks to stupid rules and incompetent officials. I know people complain about it but you can understand why players stay down and milk it after they feel they’ve been illegally hit. The refs are blind, the linesman are about as much use as waterproof teabags and the video refs need 300 replays of the same angle to make even the simplest decision. I know it’s not the easiest thing to do but they are getting paid a wage do this as a full time job and they’re downright incompetent at it.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
Fans from other clubs view players differently and some players also dislike thugs. Whilst on international duty Wello said Jason Hooper`s name cropped up that his liking for the dark arts left a lot to be desired, most Saints fans and players loved him.
I would prefer a tough type player like KC, Scully or Andy Faz but for all of those there is a Morley, Hock or McDermott. All these players get voted on the now discontinued Rugby AM list of toughest opponents so they must have some common connection.
We did not need too many who played on the edge when we were at our pomp but Joynt always named Sonny as a player he liked in his side, Vila was a liability in that department but another who was not a saint when at Saints.
If the game is not being adjudged by the present rules then yes I think we should push it to the limit also.
I’m not sure there’s a defence for either. Tomkins is blatant as you can see above. McIlorum swung an arm with a closed fist directly into Dwyer’s face. Whether he’s falling or not there’s no excuse for the closed fist. Expect bans for both of them.
Don’t think Folau approves of that sort of bodily contact either.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
Even the Clowns on Commentary pointed out that the video ref had "missed" the opportunity to step in.
All it takes is for the The Ref, in this instance Kendall, to say whilst Dwyer is having his treatment "was there any foul play"
The same with the Joel Tomkins incident.
He had already stopped play, so why not investigate it.
Didn’t Hopoate get a lengthy ban in the NRL years ago for something similar and his defence was he was giving them a wedgy. I think he was nearly up the elbow though, to be fair.
To be fair to Joel, he was only trying to help with the COVID tests
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