This is what annoys me, and doubtless most others. Why can't referees take decisive action at the time something like this occurs? It makes no difference to me whether or not McGoldrick gets bans for the next game or two. What use is that to us? Why did this get put on report? Everyone could clearly see what happened at the time, it was two players with nobody else getting in the way and causing confusion, and one of them flattened the other with a foul! Melling is hardly a dwarf and McGoldrick can't be much if any taller. There was no excuse at all for hitting him so high, it was a shabby foul. A penalty try and red card at the time for denying a certain try with a dangerous head shot would have been appropriate; a ban now after he was allowed to complete our game without his team conceding any points as a result of his offence would be useless to us.

From where I was sat it looked like Howell wound him up then once he got the penalty just turned away with a smile on his face.....

Replies received!!!!!

"Nigel

Thank you for your email.

The MRP on reviewing the incident and considered the tackle high, that it warranted a penalty but not referral to the Tribunal as misconduct.

I will forward your email to Stuart Cummings for confirmation re the 2nd try."

"Nigel,

The touch judge told the referee that the ball had been touched down before it went on to the line. The referee took this view and awarded the try.

Regards,"

To which my reply was that that perhaps the TJ needed to review his decision!!!

Still fair play that the replied even if we disagree with the bland answers.

Update and reply to that "Well it doesn’t look brilliant on the DVD but he is in a good position and I can’t fault him for that."

Quite right too! The disciplinary committee are completely consistent on this. Why only last week they suspended four Gateshead players for fighting (while only finding one player from their Heartlands opponents to ban for the same melee). I think we should all congratulate them on their campaign to clamp down on expansion team thuggery.

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Well done for complaining to the RFL. All I ever do is whinge on here.

I was more or less with you up to there but that last statement just ain't true.

Yes the TJ was much better placed than I was and certainly won't have worse eyesight than me but I still disagree with him.

FWIW, having been at the game and seen the video, I think that Cas should have had that try disallowed and we should have had 2 disallowed, one for a massive forward pass (Williamson to Randall) and our last one for a blatant obstruction.

From row w You can see the corner post/try line and touch line.

You might not be able to see the touchline on the halfwayline as the concourse is at its widest there, but I was between the tryline and ten metre line at that end; the concourse is relatively narrow there, you're closer to the pitch, you can see the touchline, and Ferres dropped the ball as he went into touch anyway. He didn't ground it anywhere, the tackle dislodged it from his hand about a foot above the surface! Everyone around me cheered, I don't recall any Cas player reacting as if he thought a try had been scored, and we were all looking at each other in disbelief when it was given. It wasn't even doubtful or dubious, and anyone who worote to the RFL regarding the matter after paying good money to see this farce is fully justified in doing so. It was a shocker.

er...what I said was

I am saying it wasn't a try...where was there room for misunderstanding?