What on earth could he have said in his appeal that hadn't already been said ?

Diabolical process, run by rank incompetent amateurs.

Just so sad for Rugby League.

While i whole heartedly agree with you for as long as ive been watching rugby league the pie munchers have had decisions overturned etc and so on. It used to be Maurice Lindsey pulling the strings in the Central Park farce days, seems zilch ever changes! Im pretty confident that the over bloated half wit Wane has been chirping in some gutless baffoons lughole.

Completely predictable. I'm not one for agendas but given that in the past month we've had Flower, O'Loughlin and now Tautai receiving discretionary downgradings of offences in the game's biggest club at the business end of the season, you do do have to wonder.

It is what it is. With a bit of luck it'll create a siege mentality for us.

Tbh think they have done you a favour Tautai is a liability and will get you plenty of penalties not withstanding how much he loses the ball.

What it now means, is that they will probably go with Tautai and 'the wrecking ball' off the bench. Having both of those on at the same time, we should be looking at hitting them with quick play the balls and scoots from the backs and Houghton. They will be penalty machines, and liabilities with good footwork at the line

This is a brilliant result for us IMO. Tautai is a complete liability. He is worth several penalties and knock ons and really isn't that good. I was gutted he got 2 matches so more than happy with this result!

You watch, he'll have the game of his life now!!!

Only surprise is that Charnley's decision stood.

To be honest why should we be surprised?

The RFL with this decision to reduce the ban for Tautai just smacks of bending the rules to suit Wigan. With O'Loughlin committing what the panel deemed a a tackle that would normally receive a more severe sanction he gets away with a very minor 1 game due to A) He was sent off B) Pleaded guilty C) His apparent exemplary disciplinary record. Ok so they are the reasons given which still are highly questionable as to only getting a 1 game ban.

So we have another example with Tautai who A) Pleads not guilty B) Does not have an exemplary record but yet still manges to have a ban reduced to 1 game for a tackle that is outlawed in the game!!

So how the hell does this work? Its just a farce and makes the RFL a joke.

It is a very dangerous precident the RFL have set with these two decisions as there is always mitigating circumstances for poorly timed tackles but it only seems to apply to one club.

The only surprise is that Charnleys ban remains at two but then again that was for touching the official but hey carry out an offence that could seriously injure a player you only get one game.

Details of the appeal here..... http://www.rugby-league.com/the_rfl/disciplinary You need to search for Tautai, otherwise you'll never find it. Odd that the original charge changes from Quote:Rule – 15.1(i) Detail – Dangerous Contact - A defending player, in effecting a tackle, makes dangerous contact (either direct or indirect) with the supporting leg or legs of an attacking player who has been held in the tackle by a defender(s), and who is deemed to be in a vulnerable position, in a way that involves an unacceptable risk of injury to that player. Grade - B to Quote:Rule – 15.1(i) Detail – Dangerous Contact - A defending player, in effecting a tackle, makes dangerous contact (either direct or indirect Grade – B All you need to say on appeal is.... Quote:Players are friends off the field and you can't lose.

Details of the appeal here..... http://www.rugby-league.com/the_rfl/disciplinary You need to search for Tautai, otherwise you'll never find it. Odd that the original charge changes from Quote:Rule – 15.1(i) Detail – Dangerous Contact - A defending player, in effecting a tackle, makes dangerous contact (either direct or indirect) with the supporting leg or legs of an attacking player who has been held in the tackle by a defender(s), and who is deemed to be in a vulnerable position, in a way that involves an unacceptable risk of injury to that player. Grade - B to Quote:Rule – 15.1(i) Detail – Dangerous Contact - A defending player, in effecting a tackle, makes dangerous contact (either direct or indirect Grade – B All you need to say on appeal is.... Quote:Players are friends off the field and you can't lose.

The

"it is difficult to see what other action he could have taken to avoid contact with the left leg of the opponent." as part of the appeal request is very odd.

Perhaps "not tackling him that way" or "sucking it up and taking the 2 games"?

The sooner that tackle is monitored by all the match officials and penalised with a sinbinning and at least a 1 match automatic ban (no EGP) the sooner players will stop doing it.