Just got back and p[size=100i[/sizess wet through. - Did anyone catch the penalty count - there seemed to be a blow up every couple of minutes?

Last I heard there were 23 penalties, but there were a fair few after that.

As soon as it hits the iPlayer I'll watch it back - didn't bother recording it as the BBC's coverage really winds me up.

I don't blame you

It was a penalty and it was dealt with correctly at the time, not much else to say on the matter IMO.

thers always talking points in games but people remember the incidents to the losers than more incidents that happend to the winners stop crying and get on with it it was a cracker of a game

It was a cracking game to watch as a neutral but though there was too much involvement from the ref.



Thought the sin binning of Farrell was harsh as the kid was commited and in the air when McGuire put the kick in. How is that worth 10 minutes and Peacocks high tackle not? Rules need tweaking IMO.



The Senior incident the ref got right it was a penalty though there was absolutely no malice from Senior but what he did counts as dangerous play. That said I thought the game was played in the right spirit by both teams making the high penalty count a tad baffling.

10 minutes I thought, the player should safeguard others & Senior kicked out far too high & with plenty of venom knowing full well it could be considered an accident. The fact he came over all 'soz mate' probably saved him from the yellow. Great acting keith!

As for the comment Senior kicked out in frustration at Wigan's holding down it was the same from both sides, didn't think it was too bad throughout to be honest.

Ultimately Wigan should have won the game but didn't because they made seriously sloppy errors at the end of the game & Bentham made some critical errors including the non penalising of Leeds just before half time when not one player had a single foot behind the goal line on the last play of the half yet penalised Wigan for the same thing?

Still super exciting match.

Penalty for kicking out in the tackle ....... correct

No sin-binning as it was accidental and therefore not dangerous play.....correct.



RFL jumping on the bandwagon next week and issuing a directive coz it was on telly...100% YES!

(althouhg a swift kick in the head might discourage wigan players from lying on and trying to slow the play down!!!!!)

Althought it was completely accidental with no intention, it is a problem in the game which needs to be sorted out.



Remember we lost Sinfield in the WCC after one of the Melbourne players kicked out in the tackle and got Sinny in the leg. This not only ruled him out for 60 mins of that WCC, but put him out for weeks.

I see no mention of the Coley incident, or the fact Wigan had a final warning around the 50 min mark yet continued to be penalised further for infringments with no binning