Asiata just got binned after 40 seconds for tackling round the ankles its getting completely ridiculous.
All Saints players ran in probably supporting Smiths point about play acting.

100% wasn’t a yellow

I missed it what happened in the tackle?

He dived to do a low tackle, tried wrapping the arms but missed the tackle, made contact with him but his reputation went against him, ref said it was reckless which it wasn’t.

Any other player wouldn’t have got a yellow

Just seen it, correctly given a yellow going by the Goldilocks handbook of tackles, not too high, not too low, but just right! They're going to have to draw a target area on the shirts/shorts to make it clear where you can tackle.

It was above the knee. Expect Hurrell to get a 2 match ban, and Dwyer was never a yellow. I'm lost in what these officials are trying to achieve apart from making sure Saints and Wigan are playing for the trophies. I thought we well (just about) under the conditions.

I've just seen it. The reaction from the Saints players didn't help him. Although, it didn't look like Asiata tried to wrap his arms, potentially making it a shoulder charge? The Saints player is lucky his leg wasn't planted when Asitasi made contact, he could have snapped his leg.

A shoulder charge above the knee?

Except it was on the knee, as Mata’utia clearly had markings in the subsequent set. Just because you’re parroting your esteemed leader doesn’t make it true. It was everything that was reckless and dangerous about the tackles last year (low body position, no sight on the contact as he was looking the wrong way, and despite what has been claimed there was no attempt to wrap the arms). About his only defence was he didn’t have both feet off the floor and that’s only because his body position was so low one of his calves was dragging on the floor. The Saints reaction is exactly what he was going for given Paasi is still months away from recovery.

Moreover, the fact he did it in the first tackle of the game makes it clear he was trying to be the clever pantomime villain. Didn’t work out too clever for him.

If Asiata doesn't receive a ban, then you're talking bs, which I think you are. If he does I will now apologise in advance. What's your opinion on Hurrells clash of heads?