Barrie McDermott (Leeds employee) has just described it as a head clash on Super League full time.

Someone near us shouted " run ,darth , run "

Great news about Kirke and well done to the guy for his honesty.

Glad to hear he's ok and not making an issue out of it unlike a few of his team mates and supporters did.

Wasn't even a foul. He was sent off for the injury, not the tackle.



Glad Kirke's OK though. They're made of tough materials, these RL players.

That was the most important concern really from yesterday ^



Anderson say's Luke had no adverse reaction to the hamstring problem and is available for next week (after the RFL bods exonerate him)



(The clash of heads was just unfortunate)



Agree with the OP,even though he was only on the park for a short period LOD had provided some much needed inspiration.

Very true I don't think anyone from the stands could be 100% sure it was a fair tackle and if the red had come out straight away I think most people would have accepted it at least until they got home and saw the replays the way it was done just added insult to injury and compounded the officials mistake even more.



Officials make mistakes but waiting 10 minutes and then deciding the injury could not have happened by accident was the real fault and the fact it could have been a vicious head high tackle and the player might not have got a red card if the victim had got straight up and back to his feet just makes it worse. Far too often referees bottle it and put people on report when there is a good case for a red (Lee v Wire one example) but perhaps yesterday will make referees reluctant to make a strong decision even more likely and to bottle it when it is a tackle that deserves a red.

Must disagree with you there a bit swanny,hope you don't mind.



I was sat in the KB and thought it was a fair shot,no arms swinging above the shoulder.A very big hit,and it was concerning that Kirke was laying prone for so long.Concluded it must have been a head clash,and when they occur one or the other player is normally sparko or dazed for a period of time



Must agree that these pro RL players are indeed made of tough materials.Glad to hear that IK is gonna be okay.

Fair comment those in line perhaps could form an opinion but in a fast paced game like RL it is not always easy to be sure from afar and I think at the time most would be undecided and wishing the game was on TV to see the screen.



As it turns out you were right (and indeed the ref was right to let play go on) he must now wish he had not let Sinfield and the lino change his mind.



I think we need strong referees and the report system makes a red less likely to happen (or indeed a sin binning in alot of cases) and as matches are reviewed later anyway it is a part of the game that we do not really need. This was probably the perfect case where the element of doubt made it a perfect candidate to go on report and it wasn't so that is just another example of the system not working though usually it works to let the perpertrator get away with it for now and their next opponents benefit not the team the offence was committed against.

Surely after yesterdays debacle, alibert and any other official who decided to send off o'donnell on the basis that an opposition player lay prone on the ground, should be held to explain their actions and suspended from duty.

The game is hard enough and the officials have a tough job, but this was a complete farce and not a spur of the moment decision

indeed - imagine if this had been a play off game!!!!!

That is twice that LOD has been sent off based on incorrect "evidence"

Has anyone seen a verdict from review yet. Picture going round shows clear clash of heads so should be no case to answer. But does leave questions to be answered re refereeing. Alibert may have saved Rhinos' from a real stuffing if LOD had remained on the field.