On what basis should Hock even be selected for the four nations?



Imagine your child using gareth hock as a role model, snorting coke and gouging fingers in opponents eyes dreaming of making International Honours.

Hope the rfl come down hard on him,mind you seems wigan players can do anything and get away with it

4-8 Games is not a massive ban, Anything less than the maximum 8 matches is a disgrace.



Anybody involved with the amateur game knows that gouging is a big no no, the guideline for the ban there is sine die (banned for life)

If he'd have caused injury then it would be 8+

4-8 weeks is a hardly massive, think he should consider himself very lucky they didn't charge him at the higher (F) grade, thats starts at 8 and goes up to as long as required.

Why do you hope not? As a Wigan fan, I hope he's nowhere near the England team, and I doubt he'll be picked anyway.



Although it would be good to see him throw a few at the Aussies.

It shouldn't be down to whether an injury was caused really... should be 8+ no matter what

Liam Prescott of London Skolars got a 4 match ban last season for gouging. I expect Hock will get the same if found guilty.

I agree totally but that's not how these things work.

JUSTICE

At full speed it barely looks like anything untoward happens and, crucially, Harrison doesn't complain. In slow-mo, Hock's not actually looking at his right hand or Harrison's head when he grabs the head and reefs it backwards. From that perspective it's very unlikely he's deliberately targeting the eyes. Certainly not in the manner you see in RU from time-to-time.



However, a very nasty, unsavoury incident and no place for it in RL. I expect a decent ban, a season-ender which will see him out of contention for the 4 Nations.

I think that says more about Harrison than it does about the smack head psycho







nonsense...he knew what he was doing..are you Madge in disguise by any chance