Round 20 of Super League has finally concluded with part two of the split round now done and the disciplinary fall-out could be significant.
Last week, there was no Match Review Panel on Monday with the disciplinary verdict being held back until this Monday so that all six Super League games could be reviewed at once.
That means teams who played well over a week ago will have been anxiously awaiting today’s verdict, however, it might be that some of this weekend’s games see bans.
Hull KR could be among the sides sweating with the only sin bin of the round shown to one of their players, whilst another player saw a high shot penalty ruled against them as well as involvement in a melee. That player, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, is just one charge away from a ban so the Robins will be very wary about that.
As well as JWH and the other players involved in incidents this week, we’ve looked back at who committed offences in the first half of Super League Round 20 to check who might be up for charges at the disciplinary panel.
Who will be sweating the Super League disciplinary verdict?
For the most recent games, it was only Tyrone May who was sin binned with the Hull KR playmaker sent to the bin for dissent but it will be JWH who Hull KR worry about.
His shot saw him make contact with the head of Loghan Lewis and that led to players steaming in and a melee ensuing. The melee likely won’t draw any charges but the Match Review Panel will be checking if that shot was too high. If they deem it that way and a charge is handed to the veteran then he will be automatically banned given his previous record.
Moving to Friday night and Wire’s new NRL man made a big impact, initially on Isaac Liu as he hit him off the ball. That’s something the RFL have cracked down on.
Later in that game, Umyla Hanley and Marc Sneyd found themselves entwined on the floor in a scuffle but Gaz O’Brien’s high shot might draw more attention.
As for the first half of Round 20, Brodie Croft was sin binned for a trip but that likely won’t be punished too severely with his clean record also likely to mean no ban.
Harry Newman is another Leeds player who could face action with his high shot on Oliver Pratt likely to be checked, similar to Aidan Sezer’s late shot on George Flanagan.
John
August 4, 2025 at 11:47 am
Ah. You mean the melee with “players from both sides running in” according to the referee. Odd, because they all looked like Salford players to me. The rubbish some officials come out with to justify their decisions is astonishing.
Most unfathomable is a favourite from video referees – beginning with “you can clearly see”. Obvious why they are officials because I can rarely “clearly see” what they can!