TR this is the point. A ref writes the report, and sends it off and that’s it. Northern makes the decision based on the incident and what the referee writes (unless it’s a major incident, then they might be called to appear at the judiciary as a witness). At no point do the refs say old mate should get 4 weeks, if that was the case, for example, Joel Woods wouldn’t be playing ever again (refs don’t take kindly to being assaulted).







