Appealing against the ban due to the timing of the MRP would be amongst the most stupid things ever. It's not good but you would have zero legs to stand on and they'd probably, rightly, increase the ban for wasting their time.

Why?

The fact is if the RFL had have looked at it when they should have, Austins ban would have been served on Sunday.

Id be appealing anyway on the grounds that it wasn’t even a late tackle.

Its 1 game. Cop the ban and move on. Can we start to learn that if you touch a player after the ball has gone you risk copping a ban as ridiculous, pathetic and trivial as it may be. We of all teams should realise that given how many bans we suffered last yr.

Good luck on that one. The ball was in Litten's hands at the time contact was made.
Appeal about the hearing date by all means but I don't foresee it being overturned at a point of the season when determination to send out a message will be at its highest.

It depends on what the clubs have been told in the build up to the season. If there's been a directive that any late hit will be punished, then fair enough. It was late. Might not have been huge but the ball was well gone.

I think the club should accept but argue Sunday's game should have been the banned match

We haven't even started the season yet and we're already discussing using square pegs for round holes. On this basis I'd be tempted to just throw Sinfield in. Probably not the best chance of winning the game, but might be better long term for players to be given the opportunity to nail down their best positions.

Whatever anyone thinks of Myler he's spent most of his career at halfback I wouldn't describe putting him in at halfback as a square peg in a round hole.

Big blow losing Austin. They've not had much time to prepare for his absence also. could be a deciding factor in the game.

Agar has said that and I agree to an extent, but the writing was probably on the wall the moment he was binned for a late challenge. They'd be silly not to have prepared for the worst.

Having had more time to think I'd go Sutty at half, with Cam Smith out the back from LF. I'd bring Broadbeny into RC, and wouldn't risk Newman that soon after Hammy.
I'd find a place for Waller off the bench fir second half magic.

Rik waller?

Struth was it really 2 seasons ago that Waller Waller played a competitive match?