Disciplinary Super League: Several sides are sweating over possible bans

VaselineMay 27, 2024

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Disciplinary Super League: Several sides are sweating over possible bans

Referee Chris Kendall. Credit: Imago Images

After the week off for the Challenge Cup, the last three days have marked the return of Super League and with it the return of Super League disciplinary issues and concerns.

The Challenge Cup semi-final saw a whopping 17 incidents across the two games, but only two Wigan Warriors players were found guilty by the Match Review Panel.

Sam Walters and Kaide Ellis joined Liam Byrne on the sidelines to serve their bans, but Wigan still ran out 26-12 winners over Salford in a game unlikely to trouble Super League’s disciplinary panel due to the lack of incidents.

The same may not be said for Sunday’s other game as Hull KR ran riot in London and won 64-16 with Mikey Lewis shining but also gaining plenty of attention which led to some critical points.

Before those two games, Warrington Wolves beat Catalans Dragons 16-8 in Perpignan, a win that helped Sam Burgess’ side join St Helens at the top of the table. The Red Vee hammered Leeds Rhinos 40-10 on Friday night to reclaim top spot.

Castleford Tigers beat Hull FC 30-22 that night, while Leigh Leoparrs heaped more misery on Huddersfield Giants with a 16-10 win to make it five defeats in a row for Ian Watson’s side.

There have been plenty of sin bins in these games and as such a number of teams and players will be anxiously awaiting the results of the Super League disciplinary process.

Super League disciplinary concerns for four clubs

Credit: Imago Images

Despite several critical moments, such as in the Hull KR game, only a handful of cards were shown, with the clash between Leigh and Huddersfield seeing four of these and Warrington’s game against the Catalans attracting another two.

Two of those sin bins were punishments for either professional foul play (Tom Davies) or persistent foul play (Ed Chamberlain) and so are unlikely to disturb Super League’s disciplinary process too much. Brad Dwyer was called for a late trip, though it could be watched.

Davies slowed the game down after a Matty Ashton break, while Chamberlain was the unlucky Leopard to test the official’s patience a step too far.

Someone who might be worried about his chances of a suspension would be Warrington’s Lachlan Fitzgibbon, who saw yellow in the first half of that win, with the official describing the hit as “forceful and dangerous” but mitigation saved him from the red.

With the RFL cracking down on such incidents, Fitzgibbon could be in trouble. So did Ollie Russell and Frankie Halton, who were hammered for high and late hits respectively on Friday night.

Sunday’s clash between Hull KR and London saw Mikey Lewis targeted and the half hit at one point after receiving special attention following the referee’s call from Hakim Miloudi. The two joined but Ben Thaler kept his cards in his pocket and delivered a stern warning, but the Super League disciplinary process may take a different view.

Super League Round 12 Sin Bins

– Ollie Russell – Sin Bin – High Shot
– Ed Chamberlain- Sin Bin – Persistent Foul Play
– Frankie Halton – Sin Bin – Late Shot
– Tom Davis – Sin Bin – Professional foul
– Lachlan Fitzgibbon – Sin Bin – Powerful and dangerous shot

VaselineMay 27, 2024

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Super League disciplinary concerns for four clubs

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