Hull FC - blackandwhites.co.uk • Re: Disciplinary Process.
Riderofthepalehorse wrote:
Firstly I don’t, and neither do you, know what the outcome of an appeal would have been, but one thing is for sure if you don’t ask, you dont get.
Secondly as far as I know, if a player is injured due to the actions of another, the length of time the injured player is missing, is not a guideline for the length of any ban.
Luckily as we have won two out of three Tag was unfairly banned for, the blow has been softened somewhat.
Maybe the club knew that an appeal would not have been successful.
The charge was based on "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", the fact that the player was injured proves the likelihood of guilt, and grade C is 2-3 matches. Accidental is unlikely to be an acceptable excuse. An appeal could easily have increased the ban to 3 matches, not worth the risk.
Statistics: Posted by ccs — Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:23 pm