Code13 wrote:And last year live at the game it looked exactly like what actually happened - the Leeds player got his tackle wrong
The ref saw it that way, as did the TJ and it was only when Hardacre (?) clearly was hurt and Sinfield spent ten minutes telling Alibert to send LoD off was any action retroactivly taken
Ok lots of fiction from you there:
O’Donnell made contact with Leeds Rhinos’ Ian Kirke in the 16th minute which left the Rhinos second rower on the floor for a further 15 minutes before being stretchered off.
However the situation escalated into a farce after Alibert spoke directly to O’Donnell, and supposedly put the Huddersfield back rower on report. While Kirke was still being treated, Anderson brought off O’Donnell and replaced him with Larne Patrick.
But five minutes later as Kirke was being taken off the field and sent directly to hospital, Alibert consulted with his touch judge and demanded O’Donnell be brought back onto the field and the previous interchange be reversed. He then showed O’Donnell the red card.
It was shown at the panel that it was a clash of heads and not the forearm and LOD was let off. However the rep of the player and the fact the coach tried to remove the player before the incident had been resolved did not help.