MATCH REVIEW PANEL MINUTES 12/07/2021 - MATTERS CONSIDERED

Case Number: ON/747/21

Name: Matt Costello

Club and shirt number: Salford, 24

Match: Castleford v Salford

Competition and Date: – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: High tackle in the 21st minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player coming in to shut the tackle down. Opponent loses control Reason for NFA: and juggles with the ball and drops immediately in front of the player who is attempting to affect a normal ball and all tackle. Has no chance to adjust his body position as the opponent loses his height rapidly.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/748/21

Name: James Clare

Club and shirt number: Castleford, 20

Match: Castleford v Salford

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous throw in the 33rd minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player makes a legitimate tackle initially and lifts opponent. Reason for NFA: Opponent lands on his back and only fractionally do the hips come above the opponent’s head close to the floor.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/749/21

Name: Pauli Pauli

Club and shirt number: Salford, 12

Match: Castleford v Salford

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Shoulder charge in the 38th minute

Decision: Caution

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (k) Reason for NFA: Shoulder Charge – Other Shoulder Charge

Penalty Notice: Caution

Case Number: ON/750/21

Name: Chris Atkin

Club and shirt number: Salford, 18

Match: Castleford v Salford

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Other Contrary Behaviour in the 50th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player pats opponent on the head. Opponent reacts to this by Reason for NFA: tackling player to the ground.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/751/21

Name: Sione Matautia

Club and shirt number: St Helens, 14

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Late hit on kicker in the 8th minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (b) Reason for NFA: High Tackle - Reckless – tried to tackle but reckless about outcome

Grade B

Penalty Notice: 1 Match Penalty Notice

Case Number: ON/752/21

Name: Joe Arundel

Club and shirt number: Wakefield, 20

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Late hit on kicker in the 8th minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (i) Reason for NFA: Dangerous Contact - Defender uses any part of their body forcefully to twist, bend or otherwise apply pressure to the limb or limbs of an opposing player in a way that involves an unacceptable risk of injury to that player.

Grade B

Penalty Notice: 1 Match Penalty Notice

Case Number: ON/753/21

Name: Tommy Makinson

Club and shirt number: St Helens, 2

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Other Contrary behaviour in the 25th minute

Decision: Caution

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (g) Reason for NFA: Disputes decision of referee

Penalty Notice: Caution

Case Number: ON/754/21

Name: Sione Matautia

Club and shirt number: St Helens, 14

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 28th minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (i) Reason for NFA: Dangerous Contact - A defending player makes contact with an opponent after the ball has been released by an opponent in a vulnerable position which causes excessive flexion to the head, neck or spinal column on an attacking player, which poses an unacceptable risk of injury to that player.

Grade B

Penalty Notice: 1 Match Penalty Notice

Case Number: ON/756/21

Name: James Batchelor

Club and shirt number: Wakefield, 16

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Professional foul in the 36th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Slows tackle down to allow teammates to get back in the defensive Reason for NFA: line.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/757/21

Name: Ryan Hampshire

Club and shirt number: Wakefield, 29

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 37th minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (i) Reason for NFA: Dangerous Contact - A defending player makes contact with an opponent after the ball has been released by an opponent in a vulnerable position which causes excessive flexion to the head, neck or spinal column on an attacking player, which poses an unacceptable risk of injury to that player.

Grade B

Penalty Notice: 1 Match Penalty Notice

Case Number: ON/758/21

Name: Sione Matautia

Club and shirt number: St Helens, 14

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Late hit on the kicker in the 44th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is late but would appear to wrap up the opponent but footage Reason for NFA: inconclusive as to point of contact.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/759/21

Name:

Club and shirt number: St Helens, 4

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Professional foul in the 46th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player lies on in the tackle to slow the ruck down. Reason for NFA:

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/760/21

Name:

Club and shirt number: Wakefield, 12

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous contact in the 57th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player comes into make the tackle. Opponent spins into the tackle Reason for NFA: and drops his feet. Player is then knocked down by teammate, but opponent slides out of the tackle. Any contact accidental.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/761/21

Name: Ed Battye

Club and shirt number: Wakefield, 15

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous contact in the 59th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player drops his leg but does not contact opponents leg and apply Reason for NFA: pressure.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/762/21

Name:

Club and shirt number: St Helens, 17

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous contact in the 59th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player drops his legs but gets them to ground and opponent goes Reason for NFA: down with the tackle.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/763/21

Name: Ed Battye

Club and shirt number: Wakefield, 17

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: High tackle in the 64th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is coming across in the tackle and hits the ball and then Reason for NFA: rides up into the opponents head.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/764/21

Name:

Club and shirt number: Wakefield, 14

Match: Wakefield v St Helens

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: High tackle in the 64th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is coming across in the tackle and hits the ball and then Reason for NFA: rides up into the opponents head.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/765/21

Name:

Club and shirt number: Wigan, 31

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Elbow in the 10th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is shrugging opponent off and catches opponent with back of Reason for NFA: the arm.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/766/21

Name: Jackson Hastings

Club and shirt number: Wigan, 31

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Lifting injured opponent in the 10th minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / 15.1 (i) Reason for NFA: Other Contrary Behaviour

Grade A

Penalty Notice: 1 Match Penalty Notice

Case Number: ON/767/21

Name: Nathan Peats

Club and shirt number: Huddersfield,

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous contact in the 20th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player drops to ground but does not contact the opponents legs Reason for NFA:

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/768/21

Name: Liam Marshall

Club and shirt number: Wigan, 5

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Taking a player out in the air in the 24th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is waiting for the ball to come out of the air and opponent Reason for NFA: comes over the top. Contact is accidental.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/769/21

Name:

Club and shirt number: Wigan, 9

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous contact in the 28th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is close to the opponent and grabs a hold of the leg and the Reason for NFA: gets in tight to the opponent. There is a slight lunge, but the opponent is going down with the tackle and shows no sign of injury.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/770/21

Name:

Club and shirt number: Wigan, 8

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous contact in the 28th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is presented with the opponent in the tackle but does not Reason for NFA: apply any pressure on his opponent head/neck.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/771/21

Name: Liam Byrne

Club and shirt number: Wigan, 19

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous contact in the 35th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player lunges into the tackle but first contact would appear to hit the Reason for NFA: top of the opponents thigh and slides down the legs.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/772/21

Name: Joe Greenwood

Club and shirt number: Huddersfield, 15

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous contact in the 43rd minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (i) Reason for NFA: Dangerous Contact - A defending player, in effecting a tackle, makes dangerous contact (either direct or indirect), or uses a technique which is likely to make dangerous contact (either direct or indirect), with the supporting leg or legs of an attacking player who is being 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 C

Penalty Notice: 3 Match Penalty Notice

Case Number: ON/773/21

Name: Jackson Hastings

Club and shirt number: Wigan, 31

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Headbutt in the 52nd minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player shrugs backwards to get opponent off. No contact with head Reason for NFA: of opponent.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/774/21

Name: Jackson Hastings

Club and shirt number: Wigan, 31

Match: Wigan v Huddersfield

Competition and Date: Super League – 11/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Headbutt in the 79th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is in a man to man confrontation with opponent. Footage Reason for NFA: does not show headbutt.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/775/21

Name: Bodene Thompson

Club and shirt number: Leeds, 20

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 1st minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is close to contact and hits the upper thigh initially and goes Reason for NFA: down the legs.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/776/21

Name: Bodene Thompson

Club and shirt number: Leeds, 20

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous throw in the 4th minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (d) Reason for NFA: Dangerous Throw – lifting player into a dangerous position

Grade C

Penalty Notice: 3 Match Penalty Notice

Case Number: ON/777/21

Name: Bodene Thompson

Club and shirt number: Leeds, 20

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Late hit on passer in the 7th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player has his arms extended prior to contact and knocks opponent Reason for NFA: off balance. No flexion of opponents neck

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/778/21

Name: Joel Tomkins

Club and shirt number: Catalans, 16

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Dangerous throw in the 14th minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (i) Reason for NFA: Dangerous throw – Other Dangerous Throw

Grade B

Penalty Notice: 2 Match Penalty Notice

Case Number: ON/779/21

Name: James Maloney

Club and shirt number: Catalans, 6

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Late hit on passer in the 15th minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (i) Reason for NFA: Dangerous Contact - A defending player makes contact with an opponent after the ball has been released by an opponent in a vulnerable position which causes excessive flexion to the head, neck or spinal column on an attacking player, which poses an unacceptable risk of injury to that player.

Grade B

Penalty Notice: 2 Match Penalty Notice

Case Number: ON/780/21

Name: Mike McMeeken

Club and shirt number: Catalans, 12

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: High tackle in the 28th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player is grabs back initially and then rides up over the head of the Reason for NFA: opponent.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/781/21

Name: James Maloney

Club and shirt number: Catalans, 6

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Elbow on opponent in the 28th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player drops on opponent with forearm, but contact is on the body Reason for NFA: of the opponent, not the head.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/782/21

Name: Matt Prior

Club and shirt number: Leeds, 10

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: High tackle in the 35th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player grips opponent and opponent tucks and rolls himself through Reason for NFA: the tackle and lands on his back.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/783/21

Name: Sam Kasiano

Club and shirt number: Catalans, 28

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: High tackle in the 35th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player hits the ball and the rides up over the top of the opponent’s Reason for NFA: head.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/784/21

Name: Alex Mellor

Club and shirt number: Leeds, 11

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Headbutt in the 44th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player puts his head down and walks forward. Actions against spirit Reason for NFA: of the game.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/785/21

Name: Cameron Smith

Club and shirt number: Leeds, 17

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Late hit on the tackler in the 45th minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player gently pushes opponent to ground. Does not appear to be Reason for NFA: any flexion of head or neck area

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/786/21

Name: Richie Myler

Club and shirt number: Leeds, 16

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Knees in the tackle in the 53rd minute

Decision: NFA

Details of Charge / Player comes across to make sure opponent does not score a try Reason for NFA: closer to the posts.

Penalty Notice: NA

Case Number: ON/787/21

Name: Rhyse Martin

Club and shirt number: Leeds, 12

Match: Leeds v Catalans

Competition and Date: Super League – 09/07/21

Report received from: MRP

Details of allegation: Late hit on passer in the 71st minute

Decision: Charge

Details of Charge / Law 15.1 (i) Reason for NFA: A defending player makes contact with an opponent after the ball has been released by an opponent in a vulnerable position which causes excessive flexion to the head, neck or spinal column on an attacking player, which poses an unacceptable risk of injury to that player.

Grade B

Penalty Notice: 1 Match Penalty Notice