Whatever methods where used to reform Hock,don't seem to be working with Acton.I agree with others,Leigh are at a critical stage and just can't afford loose cannons.Acton needs to direct his aggression to when ball is in hand.But that's a job for next season now.

Thanks for that Pontius but it is still rubbish to suggest that Acton's troubles are because he has 'got a name''and is being targetted.

Thankfully he will be out of the Fev game. Noticed they are quite successful in managing to wind up certain of our players from the 2 games we have played against them so far.

Its not paranoia, its downrght ANGER! I'm sick and bl@@@y tired of watching incidents in Super League games an then players being found N/G etc...

We saw young Hughes at Warrington stick his hand in Mc Scarsbrick's cheek and squeese his cheek, very near to his Eye! Commentators said,"he appeared to attack him around the eye" too right he did! result NFA !! Saints Walsh picks a Catalan player up, inverts him, holds him and then throw him to the floor were he landed on the back of his neck! punishment, Sin Bin then NFA

Higham got three games for far less



That game at Swinton saw us loose three players to suspension yet Swinton, are involved every week in melee's !!

We got slaughtered by Childs at Fev and their Prop Griffin was dishing it out and getting away with it, ask Mickey?

Stop criticising our own players when it comes to aggression Ablett and Ferris will show us how its done at Leeds, they manage it every week!

Acton is a very powerful player and full of energy, I say we keep him! not seen his terrible Grade 'C' offence yet however, the match reporters give 8 out 10 !

I have repeatedly said on the forum that Acton is one of the most improved players this season. That said he is an absolute liability and what makes it worse he gets involved in stuff which he could easily stay away from - eg cheap shot on Flanagan.



The team have been fantastic in the improvement of their discipline - except for Acton - and for those reasons IMO he has to go.

In my opinion, Acton has what it takes to go all the way in RL. But he MUST stop the silly little niggles that are costing him/us big time. Does he deserve punishing for last Saturday? Yes, if he's guilty of what the disciplinary review people saw. (I've not watched it yet)



Was Soward guilty the week before? Well, that was also an attack to the back of someone who wasn't in possession, but he wasn't even referred for that. For my money, that's inconsistency - nothing to do with bias.

Actually, you could argue that Acton will be targeted, but by the disciplinary committee, rather than the review panel. The committee do take into account any 'previous' and Jamie certainly has plenty of that

Well banned or not he wouldn't be in my team for the rest of the qualifiers after that - luck to stay on the field and a liability that we can ill afford at the moment

You're quite right Alan. Here's a similar one.



Stand-off Kurt Gidley was under review for a possible charge of [uOther Contrary Behaviour[/u ( same as Acton's),but will face no further action.



The review relates to an incident in the 42nd minute at Belle Vue when Gidley pushed Wildcats half-back Jacob Miller in the back without the ball, but the panel deemed the on-field penalty as sufficient punishment.



The panel must have deemed Acton's push more volatile.

Acton wasn't penalised because the officials didn't see it therefore "On field penalty" can't be sufficient.

Fair enough,but grade c ?



I'm not condoning what Acton has done for one minute,but Sowards was just as bad and he got NFA.

Am i missing something?

I think Acton will get NFA, if the nearest TJ had noticed it we wouldn't be having this conversation.