Hull FC duo among several Super League players sweating disciplinary verdict

Super League round 15 is in the books but the disciplinary verdict is yet to come and it’s fair to say plenty of players will be nervously awaiting the Match Review Panel’s verdict, including two Hull FC players.

The Black and Whites suffered a home defeat against Wakefield Trinity, however, it won’t be the missed two points that they’re worrying about today, but instead the disciplinary fate of Herman Ese’ese and Leeds Rhinos’ loanee Jeremiah Mata’utia with the pair being the only Super League players sin binned this week.

That doesn’t ensure a ban but it will be enough to keep the duo nervous after Friday night’s 36-10 loss against Trinity, on the same night that rivals Hull KR beat Leigh Leopards 22-8.

The round had started 24 hours earlier when Leeds Rhinos underlined their status as challengers with a 34-6 win over Warrington but that was far from the largest win as Wigan Warriors decimated York Knights 72-20 on Saturday.

Saturday’s other results saw home wins for Catalans and Castleford who knocked off Bradford Bulls 34-24 and Toulouse Olympique 36-18, respectively. The round 15 action then concluded on Sunday as St Helens beat Huddersfield Giants 38-6.

Across all seven games, there are players carrying disciplinary concerns and we’ve reviewed who will be nervy ahead of today’s verdict.

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Super League round 15 disciplinary sweats

Starting with the Hull FC forward pair and Herman Ese’ese may be the most nervous as he was sent for ten minutes for a swinging arm to the back of Tom Johnstone’s head, something that he may have been lucky to stay on the field for.

If the Match Review Panel determine he clenched his fist and deem it a punch then matters could get worse, though he can surely expect a charge. So too can teammate Mata’utia, sent to the bin for a late hit, which was a theme this week.

Others to commit late hits but avoid sin bins and only suffer penalties included Chris Hankinson. Jordy Crowther, Robbie Mulhern, Scott Galeano, Guy Armitage and Joe Stimson.

Of course, each incident was different but all will be looked at with late hits something that have been clamped down on this season.

Also being clapped down on is the tip tackle and whilst it was nowhere near as bad as some of the ones seen recently, Ewan Irwin did play his part in a tip tackle on Kallum Watkins. What could save him from a charge would be that the on-field official did not initially flag it, with Irwin’s misbehaviour only evident after Leeds challenged the decision.

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