Not entirely sure how the EGP lasts but surely, if reports are correct and Blair has a groin injury, it will be a waste of time taking the EGP because those sort of injuries will take longer than two weeks. May as well keep it in his locker in case he needs it later in the season.

He can't use it later in the season if he cops a ban. You can only use it if you have been squeaky clean for 1 year so even if he doesn't use it, he can't then use it for another year provided he stays out of trouble for that year.

Aye - maybe it is worth people thinking of it in terms of 'previous good character' in a trial.



Imagine Barrington Fishface gets caught red-handed shoplifting in WHSmiths. He's clearly guilty, and that is his plea. But by admitting his guilt and pointing out he has, to this point, had a clean record, he hopes that the judge will be lenient in sentencing.

There's no point him saving his 'previous good character' for the next time he gets caught thieving, when he already has this conviction.

Barrington Fishface is innocent!!!!

Bloody hell do you know barrington fishface i thought he was dead

On the Allgood charge I think Donaldson coming in to complete the tackle and dropping onto Allgoods back may have put the extra pressure on Michaels neck

Which is exactly why I'd contest it. Don't want to regret having used the EGP later in the season, even more so if there's a chance Blair may miss these games through injury. The charge even mentions 'other tackler's actions were part of the problem'.

That's not entirely true either, because that would mean that if you felt that the RFL had it wrong and you wanted to contest it you would be forced to use your EGP, meaning pleading guilty to something you haven't done, that would put them in breach of Natural justice although I believe the terminology has changed, it falls under the right to a fair hearing which pleading guilty when there is a belief of innocence is a good example of this.

This was from the RFL site (for Blair):



Early Guilty Plea offered and accepted. 1 match suspension.



He has used his EGP and will be out of the Cas game, which by all accounts he was going to miss with a groin injury anyway. Shame about him not being available though as he had been excellent in this little mini-run we have been on.

Allgood nfa.

Where has this been confirmed?

On rl disiplinary panel site.