Not sure if/when exactly they changed the rules, but I've always thought the shoulder charge to the head is a dangerous tackle and should lead to suspension. I have no problem with a legal shoulder charge, but players need to know they are taking a risk when they do it.

The rules have not changed and you are 100% correct

Nathan Massey dropped on Sinfield in the 79th minute at Castleford (it didn't go unnoticed by Sinfield either) in a similar manner to the Bridge forearm drop onto Jeffries ...... genuine question has Massey been referred?



I'll assume not. The only consistency out of the Red Hall Disciplinary is their inconsistency.

Did he lead with elbow in a dangerous manner? Didnt look like it

Whenever I read a sentence like that it reminds me of Cassidy, and I don't mean Eva.

TVOC -re-Massey that was more of a "flop" and nothing like Bridges effort on Jeffries.

It was just totally needless. The guy was too pumped up after what was initially a great hit. Thought the ref descision was right - he just needed to cool off. What a headcase.

Not least to their own bodies. I have seen plenty of broken bodies (including my own) as a result of poorly executed shoulder sharges.



There's also the fact that the action is fairly telegraphed, and the potential receiver can see what's about to happen and avoid it fairly easily with a bit of footwork.

I don't believe that is why Sinfiled was annoyed and looked at the ref. check out the "tackle" that felled him in the first place. I'm pretty sure he was tripped.

I couldn't understand why he was hacked off to begin with, then I watched it a few times. The camera just catches it.

Say that 5 times fast.

Meh. Silly move, but not the worst thing that will have been done around the tackle area at the weekend. Silly, petulant, quite possibly worthy of a 1 game ban, but let's not get our panties too much in a bunch over it.



I should imagine Tony Smith will have largely been annoyed at the needless penalty. Players who can turn their good moments (and it was a momentum-giving tackle) into penalties are probably rarely in the coach's good books afterwards.

Yes, I think you are right, I initially thought there was more forearm in it than there actually was.







Again, I think you are right there again.



Cheers fellas.



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Having also seen the Bridges one again (via last night's SLS) I agree with the general point that it was deserving of referral to the disciplinary but I still wouldn't send a player off for that without it properly connects.