i see david ferriol has been banned for the wigan game..could have predicted this monday morning....

Is because the RFL want Wigan to win obviously.

After the complete failure of Crusaders and dire season that Quins have had, they would hate to see the one successful expansion team progress to the semi wouldn't they?

It goes without saying.

Who is on the committee this week? Two former Wigan players and a relative of Phil Clarke like it usually is?

How Andy Coley gets off is beyond me. Two blatant high shots in a row, the second after being warned, impact with the face. But gets off because it's the play offs and he might miss his last game.

Ferriol is banned purely for statistical reasons, they feel they need to 'do' someone and maintain certain percentages in terms of citings, charges and bans.

Sad One I think you are spot on!.

Catalans will be glad Coley plays, that's about 8 penalties on Sunday for fat lazy tackling as per usual.

Catalan's trying (and failing) to get sympathy from The RFL ahead of their biggest game in their short history against the biggest club in Rugby League: =#FFFFFF(lol if someone says Brisbane)

As big as the last time they played wigan at the same stage of the playoffs in 2008. I would say it's also about as big as a certain Challenge Cup semi final they played the year before. But surely the biggest game in their short history would be the Challenge Cup final the same year.

you should count yourselves lucky carvell got off without a ban when nearly de-capitating will sharp a couple of weeks ago, any other team than wire, wigan and leeds he would've got a 1 game ban atleast

Chest first.

Ferriol is banned because hes been warned about using knees a couple of times already , if anything the rfl would want there beloved "development area" Catalan to progress to the grand final , i imagine if this happened there would be a fair amount of backslapping .

unlike stomkins who has been warned about sliding in feet first but gets no ban the next time...

No he hasn't.