MATCH REVIEW PANEL MINUTES 05/10/2020 - MATTERS CONSIDERED Case Number: ON/484/20 Name: Josh Thewlis Club and shirt Warrington; 29 number: Match: Salford v Warrington Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Contact in the air in the 3rd minute (Ashall-Bott) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player makes contact with opponent in the air. On field Reason for NFA: penalty sufficient. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/485/20 Name: Danny Walker Club and shirt Warrington; 20 number: Match: Salford v Warrington Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 28th minute (Greenwood) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player comes in and wraps with arms on opponent’s leg as Reason for NFA: third man. Other defender falls on. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/486/20 Name: Amir Bourouh Club and shirt Wigan; 32 number: Match: Wigan v St Helens Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 3rd minute (Graham) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player makes initial contact to thigh of opponent Reason for NFA: demonstrating wrapping motion around both legs. Player makes contact as opponent is making forward progress. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/487/20 Name: Sam Halsall Club and shirt Wigan; 35 number: Match: Wigan v St Helens Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: Referee; Temporary Dismissal Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 14th minute (Coote) Decision: Sin Bin Sufficient Details of Charge / Player approaches contact on opponent who is due to kick Reason for NFA: the ball. Player jumps up and turns into contact. Makes contact with head of opponent. Sin Bin Sufficient. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/488/20 Name: Alex Walmsley Club and shirt St Helens; 8 number: Match: Wigan v St Helens Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 20th minute (Wells) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player makes attempt to tackle as opponent is still making Reason for NFA: forward progress. Player makes initial contact on thigh of opponent. Player demonstrates wrapping motion towards both legs whilst maintaining control of own bodyweight. Players grip allows limb of opponent to rotate in contact as other tackler rotates opponent in contact. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/489/20 Name: James Graham Club and shirt St Helens; 32 number: Match: Wigan v St Helens Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 20th minute (Wells) Decision: Issue charge Details of Charge / Rule – 15.1(i) Reason for NFA: Detail – Defending player, in or after effecting a tackle, uses any part of their body forcefully to bend or apply unnecessary pressure to the head and/or spinal column of the tackled player so as to keep the tackled player at a disadvantage in or after the tackle Grade – A Penalty Notice: 0 Match Penalty Notice Case Number: ON/490/20 Name: Morgan Knowles Club and shirt St Helens; 14 number: Match: Wigan v St Helens Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 35th minute (Rushton) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player approaches contact on opponent and wraps. Contact Reason for NFA: is made when opponent is off the ground. Worthy of onfield penalty. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/491/20 Name: Amir Bourouh Club and shirt Wigan; 32 number: Match: Wigan v St Helens Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 51st minute (Knowles) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player makes contact on opponent in fold of knee. Player Reason for NFA: makes considered approach with minimal force and does not lunge into contact. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/492/20 Name: Amir Bourouh Club and shirt Wigan; 32 number: Match: Wigan v St Helens Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 51st minute (McCarthy Scarsbrook) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player comes makes contact at the hip of opponent. Player Reason for NFA: grips with both arms around both legs of opponent. Drops down the leg. Player does not promote hips and knees into contact. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/493/20 Name: Jonny Lomax Club and shirt St Helens; 6 number: Match: Wigan v St Helens Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: Referee; Temporary Dismissal Details of allegation: Dangerous Throw in the 69th minute (Rushton) Decision: Issue charge Details of Charge / Rule – 15.1(d) Reason for NFA: Detail – Lifting player into dangerous position Grade – A Penalty Notice: 0 Match Penalty Notice Case Number: ON/494/20 Name: Elliot Minchella Club and shirt Hull KR; 27 number: Match: Huddersfield v Hull KR Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Throw in the 25th minute (Trout) Decision: Issue charge Details of Charge / Rule – 15.1(d) Reason for NFA: Detail – Other tacklers actions are part of the problem Grade – B Penalty Notice: 1 Match Penalty Notice Case Number: ON/495/20 Name: Matt Parcell Club and shirt Hull KR; 9 number: Match: Huddersfield v Hull KR Competition and Date: Super League; 29th September 2020 Report received from: Referee; Temporary Dismissal Details of allegation: Professional foul in the minute (Golding) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player stays on contact in the tackle following a break by Reason for NFA: opponent. Sin Bin Sufficient. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/496/20 Name: Bodene Thompson Club and shirt Leeds; 24 number: Match: Leeds v Catalans Competition and Date: Super League; 30th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 24th minute (S.Tomkins) Decision: Issue caution Details of Charge / Player goes to make tackle on opponent. Opponent offloads Reason for NFA: and player pushes opponent in back. Worthy of MRP Caution. Rule – 15.1(i) Detail - A defending players 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 Caution Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/497/20 Name: Michael McIlorum Club and shirt Catalans; 9 number: Match: Leeds v Catalans Competition and Date: Super League; 30th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 33rd minute (Cuthbertson) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Opponent is held in the tackle by two other defenders. Player Reason for NFA: comes in at waist and wraps. Player doesn’t promote hips or knees through into contact. Player maintains contact with foot on the ground. Player lands on the ground between the limbs of the opponent. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/498/20 Name: Jason Baitieri Club and shirt Catalans; 24 number: Match: Leeds v Catalans Competition and Date: Super League; 30th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Man to man confrontation in the 42nd minute (O’Connor) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player and opponent come together after a break down in Reason for NFA: play. Player pushes opponent in the face with an open hand. Opponent retaliates in a similar manner. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/499/20 Name: Sam Kasiano Club and shirt Catalans; 28 number: Match: Leeds v Catalans Competition and Date: Super League; 30th September 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous throw in the 58th minute (Mustafa) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player is on the ground under opponent. Player attempts tp Reason for NFA: regain feet and raises opponent into dangerous position. Other defender holds opponent to ensure player does not land dangerously and places opponent to ground safely. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/500/20 Name: Paul McShane Club and shirt Castleford; 9 number: Match: Castleford v Hull FC Competition and Date: Super League; 1st October 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 13th minute (Buchanan) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player approaches contact on opponent. Player releases ball. Reason for NFA: Makes second attempt to bring opponent to ground and takes both feet off the ground in scissor like motion. Player does not apply pressure to the limb of opponent. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/501/20 Name: Jacques O’Niell Club and shirt Castleford; 27 number: Match: Castleford v Hull FC Competition and Date: Super League; 1st October 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: High tackle in the 20th minute (McNamara) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player reaches over shoulder and makes secondary contact Reason for NFA: on opponents neck. On field penalty sufficient. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/502/20 Name: Jacques O’Niell Club and shirt Castleford; 27 number: Match: Castleford v Hull FC Competition and Date: Super League; 1st October 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 29th minute (Cator) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player makes contact on opponent after the ball is released. Reason for NFA: Player pushes opponent in the back, force is deemed to be low. Worthy of onfield penalty. Referee played advantage. Player goes to ground with opponent after opponent reacts to contact. Penalty Notice: N/A Case Number: ON/503/20 Name: Nathan Massey Club and shirt Castleford; 14 number: Match: Castleford v Hull FC Competition and Date: Super League; 1st October 2020 Report received from: MRPR Details of allegation: Dangerous Contact in the 34th minute (Johnson) Decision: NFA Details of Charge / Player committed to contact and demonstrates wrapping Reason for NFA: technique.