Rampaging second rower for Australia Tony Williams has been handed a one week suspension for his head high tackle on Ben Westwood.
I personally believe Williams should of been sent from the field and even then cop 4 weeks suspension.
Below is an article on this subject......
KANGAROOS forward Tony Williams is expected to miss the Test match against Wales after being charged for his high shot on England backrower Ben Westwood.
Despite Westwood admitting he deliberately stayed down after being decked to try and milk a penalty, the Australian backrower is facing a one-week suspension.
The International Match Review Panel charged Williams today with the Australian camp still deliberating on whether to fight the charge or accept one week on the sidelines.
Williams is currently in Berlin with a group of the Kangaroos enjoying two days off.
Welsh forward Craig Kopzcak was also charged with making a dangerous shoulder charge for the tackle that left Penrith prop Sam McKendry with a badly broken jaw.
England coach Steve McNamara claimed Williams should have been sent off by rookie international referee Henry Perenara for the 47th minute incident in the Kangaroos' Wembley victory.
But Kangaroo forward Anthony Watmough accused Westwood of foxing, claiming the Test backrower was winking at Williams while feigning injury on the ground.
Westwood then admitted he was employing gamesmanship to try and earn a penalty........end of quote and article.
.........P.s This grub Watmough has got a bloody hide accusing anyone of foxing or feigning injury with the manner he squeals like a little girl when he cops a hard hit...
Head high shot warrants only 1 week
posted on 8/11/11
A one match sends out all the wrong mesages to my thinking. Minimum should be 4 games carried over into the new domestic season. That might get the brain working on some of these players.
posted on 8/11/11
1 game ban about right but it may have helped us more if he had gone during the game, these after the game decisions make no sense they never affect the game they were playe in.
posted on 8/11/11
Not a fan of Watmough then south?
posted on 8/11/11
L.L.......I can't see how you can say a one week ban is about right and in the next breath say it would of been good if he had of got sent off.....
To me a sending off for 30 minutes of a game is a lot more punishment to a player and a team then 1-2 weeks. I think if a player warrants a sending off then a min. of 4 weeks should warrant the harshness of sending a player from the field...if you know what I'm trying to say...
Williams to me YES should of got marched plus 4 weeks for what I seen, but these internationl games always seem to get lighter penalties the NRL or S/L dish out.
HMM......does it show that much does it.... along with his team mate Jamie Lyon who refused the honour of representing his country is also a bloody grub.
Some might be confused and think it is just Manly I dis-like with a passion but this couldn't be any further from the truth.....just these two individual grubs...
posted on 8/11/11
said right from the heart syd
posted on 8/11/11
....as ya do Barra..
posted on 8/11/11
Hang-on hold the press...............I forgot about Steve Matai.....he is up there with the best of the grubs......also another Manly player..
posted on 8/11/11
A one game ban and therefore missing the Wales match is effectively no ban at all. He'd probably have been rested anyway ...... ridiculous non-punishment.
posted on 8/11/11
Lol I won't argue with you Souths you seem more passionate about it than me bet Williams is glad you are not on the disciplinary committee though
posted on 8/11/11
I like nothing more then two big men clashing or even more so when a little bloke puts on a good shot to a bigger opponent but when it comes to swinging arms to the head or out-right foul play like our bloke Issac Luke is in the habit of late crashing into the knee-caps of a defenseless player being held up, then we don't need these offences in our game.