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Thu September 8, 2011
by Steve Mascord
NRL chief video reviewer Greg McCallum says he would have recommended a suspension of between eight and ten weeks for Gareth Hock's eye gouge on Sunday.
Here at Discord we don't normally chase people around for quotes to lead our column. Gawd knows thanks to the Dally Ms I'm struggling to get through everything this week as it is! But I couldn't help but wonder how many weeks an NRL player would have got had he done what Hock did - attempt to gouge an opponent (Warrington Ben Westwood) and then punch him right in front of the referee and television cameras. He was banned for five matches by the RFL.
McCallum was happy to help - as long as we stressed he did not know the particulars of the case and was just speculating on what would have happened had it been his job to review the match.
"Gareth Hock was suspended for pushing a referee about three years ago - so that would be taken into account," McCallum said.
"The first thing I would say is that we would have referred it straight to the tribunal without a grading because I considered the offence serious enough. They don't do that in England. We try to give a 200 demerit point range in recommending suspensions as part of the prosecution case.
"I'm happy to say that I would have recommended a suspension of between eight and ten weeks. But, as I said, I am not privy to the evidence and there have been times when - during a hearing - we have revised our recommended suspension after hearing the other side of the story."
To me, Hock's actions were worse than those of Adam Blair and Glenn Stewart. I think the game's administrations get muddled up when they talk about acts which hurt "the image of the game". Do we have to check the television ratings to determine the length of a suspension?
For the purposes of a judiciary decisions, we should assume every game is live and in prime time and impose punishments accordingly.
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I THOROUGHLY enjoyed the Dally M Awards this year, with a return to a sit-down meal instead of guests sitting in stalls and eating nibblies. Sure, it might have seemed a tad over-scripted at times but the entertainment was great - Jeff Martin of the Tea Party doing Led Zep was awesome.
The Peter Frilingos Headline Moment Award would have prompted some debate north of the border, given that it went to Paul Gallen for his performance in the one Origin game that NSW won this year. It was a magnificent display by Gallen, though - and the Daily Telegraph is a Sydney paper. Perhaps in future the headline moment award can go to whoever is responsible for the biggest (positive) story of the year - be it a player, official or journo.
Then again, last year you could hardly give David Gallop a medal for taking two premierships off Melbourne, could you?
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DISCORD hears that Adrian Lam went very close to securing the Castleford job. He opted to concentrate on business interests in 2012 though. And Lammy may be back in the PNG fold soon despite his much-publicised fallout with Kumuls boss Gary Juffa.
The Kumuls are planning a two match tour of Fiji next month.
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FEEDBACK time and Corey, both Blair and Stewart got three weeks for fighting on the sideline. Blair was charged separately for what happened on the field and that's where his extra two weeks came from. And when it comes to more international matches, I think it's the southern hemisphere where we really have to do the work. The RLEF are doing a good job.
Dragon68, I'll get onto Fox's PR department to get the exact games and figures.
Here's this week's White Line Fever:
http://stevemascord.com/2011/09/06/white-line-fever-podcast-episode-two/Wed September 7, 2011
Wigan Warriors forward Gareth Hock will miss the rest of the season after being handed a five-match ban.
The England international has been found guilty of gouging during his side's 39-12 Engage Super League defeat by Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday.
The grade E offence carries a suspension of between four and eight matches and the Rugby Football League's disciplinary commission imposed the minimum punishment.
Hock, who returned just over two months ago from a two-year doping ban for cocaine use, was also given a one-match suspension for punching Warrington forward Ben Harrison in the closing moments of Sunday's fiery match.
He was placed on report by referee Richard Silverwood for the punching incident but was subsequently cited by the RFL's match-review panel for the more serious charge of gouging.
Hock, who was also fined £300, missed out on selection for Wigan's team for the Carnegie Challenge Cup final nine days ago but has caught the eye with his performances in the last two league games.
Wigan have one final league game to play - at home to Crusaders RL on Friday - and up to four play-off ties, including the October 8 Grand Final.
Castleford Tigers will be without full-back Ryan McGoldrick for their crunch Super League match against Hull KR on Saturday because of suspension.
The Australian has been handed a two-match ban and a £300 fine after being found guilty of striking Hull FC half-back Sam Obst during his side's 50-18 defeat last Saturday.
The loss of McGoldrick a major blow for the Tigers, who must beat Rovers at Craven Park in their final match of the regular season to secure the last play-off place.
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Wigan Warriors
14 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 1 [05 Feb 12] L 16-20 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [11 Feb 12] W 20-6 v Leeds (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 12] W 54-16 v Bradford (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [26 Feb 12] W 46-4 v Castleford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [04 Mar 12] W 36-12 v Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [11 Mar 12] L 36-37 v Widnes (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [18 Mar 12] W 42-30 v London (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [23 Mar 12] L 20-22 v Warrington (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [30 Mar 12] W 40-20 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 12] W 28-10 v St Helens (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 12] W 36-6 v Wakefield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [22 Apr 12] W 56-12 v Hull FC (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [04 May 12] W 36-22 v Hull KR (H). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [18 May 12] W 32-12 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
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2011 engage English Super League
Wigan Warriors
8 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 3 [06 Jul 11] W 26-16 v Castleford (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 11] W 46-12 v Huddersfield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 11] W 38-6 v Harlequins (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [15 Jul 11] W 48-6 v Wakefield (H). [SR] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 23 [29 Jul 11] W 30-16 v Hull FC (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [14 Aug 11] W 52-18 v Salford City (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [19 Aug 11] W 60-12 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 11] L 12-39 v Warrington (A). [BE]
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2009 engage English Super League
Wigan Warriors
15 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 09] L 10-18 v Hull FC (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 09] L 22-28 v Castleford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [28 Feb 09] W 24-18 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [07 Mar 09] W 44-10 v Bradford (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 09] L 10-34 v Leeds (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 09] W 38-12 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] L 8-22 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [09 Apr 09] L 12-19 v St Helens (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] W 44-10 v Celtic (H). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] W 40-26 v Wakefield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [02 May 09] W 38-18 v St Helens. [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [15 May 09] L 12-20 v Hull KR (H). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [22 May 09] L 8-16 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [05 Jun 09] W 34-18 v Salford City (H). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [08 Feb 09] L 6-12 v Wakefield (H). [SR]
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2008 World Cup
England
3 games; [View] Pool A [25 Oct 08] W 32-22 v PNG. [SR]
[View] Pool A [02 Nov 08] L 4-52 v Australia. [BE]
[View] Pool A [08 Nov 08] L 24-36 v New Zealand. [BE]
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2008 International Test Matches
England
1 tries, 4 points.
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2008 engage English Super League
Wigan Warriors
17 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 2 [15 Feb 08] W 28-16 v Castleford (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [22 Feb 08] L 22-24 v Hull FC (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [01 Mar 08] W 28-14 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [08 Mar 08] L 20-32 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [16 Mar 08] W 20-19 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 08] L 12-26 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [16 May 08] W 38-14 v Warrington (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [25 May 08] W 38-30 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [25 Jul 08] L 4-34 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [14 Jun 08] L 38-45 v Les Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [27 Jun 08] W 38-20 v Harlequins (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [04 Jul 08] W 23-22 v Leeds (H). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [13 Jul 08] L 22-39 v Hull KR (A). [LK]
[View] Round 22 [18 Jul 08] L 12-46 v St Helens (H). [LK]
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 08] W 30-14 v Bradford (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 2 [20 Sep 08] W 50-26 v Catalans (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 3 [26 Sep 08] L 14-18 v Leeds (A). [BE]
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2007 engage English Super League
Wigan Warriors
26 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [09 Feb 07] L 10-16 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [17 Feb 07] W 18-16 v Les Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 07] L 28-32 v Bradford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 07] L 16-26 v Hull KR (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [09 Mar 07] W 16-12 v Harlequins (H). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [16 Mar 07] W 25-8 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [23 Mar 07] W 30-20 v Hull FC (A). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] L 14-32 v St Helens (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [10 Apr 07] W 20-18 v Leeds (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 07] L 16-41 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [20 Apr 07] W 44-10 v Wakefield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 07] W 50-24 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [05 May 07] L 18-34 v St Helens. [SR]
[View] Round 14 [18 May 07] L 10-12 v Hull KR (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [26 May 07] W 47-16 v Hull FC (H). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [02 Jun 07] L 8-18 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [06 Jul 07] W 25-18 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [12 Jul 07] W 18-2 v Leeds (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [20 Jul 07] L 12-19 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 07] L 24-43 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [10 Aug 07] W 20-12 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [18 Aug 07] D 16-16 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 27 [14 Sep 07] W 20-12 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 1 [21 Sep 07] W 31-30 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 2 [29 Sep 07] W 21-18 v Hull FC (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 3 [05 Oct 07] L 6-36 v Leeds (A). [SR]
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series
Great Britain Lions
3 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [28 Oct 06] L 14-18 v New Zealand (A). [BE]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 4 [04 Nov 06] W 23-12 v Australia (A). [SR]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 6 [18 Nov 06] L 10-33 v Australia (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2006 engage English Super League
Wigan Warriors
14 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 15 [27 May 06] L 14-28 v St Helens (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [09 Jun 06] L 22-48 v Leeds (A). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [18 Jun 06] W 24-18 v Les Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [23 Jun 06] W 30-12 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [01 Jul 06] W 26-24 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [07 Jul 06] W 42-24 v Wakefield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [14 Jul 06] W 20-12 v Salford City (H). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [23 Jul 06] L 20-22 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [04 Aug 06] W 40-4 v Les Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [11 Aug 06] W 20-18 v Leeds (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [18 Aug 06] W 14-10 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [01 Sep 06] W 38-16 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 06] L 30-31 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 28 [15 Sep 06] W 38-16 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2005 English Super League
Wigan Warriors
3 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Feb 05] W 15-4 v Salford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 05] L 16-18 v Wildcats (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 05] L 27-28 v Bulls (H). [SR]
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