ZAK IS BACK: Part 2. THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL



Or is it part 3? 4?...

Should have read Zak not Sam (autocorrect), though non-Wigan fans were very keen to blow anything Sam T did out of proportion for probably exactly the same reasons.

No. More Lee Smith, I'd have said. Hence the concern.

You forgot that he blew a kiss at another player and even though his head turned away from camera shot some managed to lip read the word "puff".

Quite correct, it's not as if he wanted some hot food when none was available and then punched someone.

That's good news. Hopefully this will be the last of it. Perhaps the club should invest in a minder for Zak? A good reason to re-sign Kirke from Wakefield - he seemed a sensible chap, has a good turn of pace for a big man and a track record for running down outside backs

I think Zak will still have his sights on the NRL

YEP just confirmed Zak/Elliot admitted to the assault, got away with a £200 fine each and an apology.

Interestingly, West Yorkshire police have filled in the gaps in the club's statement albeit not directly.



Turns out Hardaker and Minchella have admitted to the assault (which the club "forgot" to mention in its statement) and have agreed a community restitution consisting of a £200 fine and a written apology to the victim rather than criminal charges.



So not quite the "not guilty" the club tried to paint it as.

The fact both got off with little more than a £200 fine each in a situation where two people have assaulted someone should tell you there's a hell of a lot more to what actually happened rather than it being a straight forward assault.

That's pretty much how I see it too.



That's not to excuse Hardaker & Minchella but as you say it's not a straight forward case.

aye, if it were a straight forward case of a 2 v 1 assault the CPS would love to hang two local celebs by the nearest lamp post. somethings not being said.



main this is Leeds have stated that both players are available for selection.

Anyone else think that perhaps as this happened before Hardaker moved in with his team mates and the club apparently knew about it for several weeks, that maybe they've encouraged the move for the next five months to try and keep him put of trouble and help him grow up a bit?



Just a theory but makes sense.

As I see it. They've ended up in some student accommodation with some of the students from there. It's in the early hours and one student who has probably got to be up early for an exam or to hug a tree has come out complaining about noise, they've argued, couple of punches thrown, end of.



More a fight, all be it a one sided one as you would expect with a RL player vs a tax dodger. Assualt and attack are exaggerated terms, hardly like he's ended up with broken ribs, broken leg, internal injuries......just some black eyes and a bit of brushing on his neck, probably took two punches at most. Probably just thought it was a golden chance for a bit of compo (why he went to the club first apparently) to pay some of his uni fees or buy some weed with. The players and club, happy to oblige so it can be sorted and moved on with quickly and easily.