Re: Ben Flower : Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:42 pm  

Budgiezilla wrote:

Bless....he doesn't deserve this media coverage.

...can I suggest he doesn't sit down in front of a SKY TV video camera then

Re: Ben Flower : Thu Jan 15, 2015 10:28 am  

gutterfax wrote:

...can I suggest he doesn't sit down in front of a SKY TV video camera then

Where in my post did I say it was HIS fault....

Re: Ben Flower : Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:12 pm  

Flower appears to have a selective memory. He should shut up and thank his lucky stars it wasn't a year ban.

Re: Ben Flower : Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:34 pm  

Good to see Sky, as always, focussing on the positives in the sport ahead of the new season.

Lazy, sensationalist journalism typical of the Murdoch empire.

Re: Ben Flower : Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:56 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

And he is still churning out the lie about being hit first. Idiot.

He says in the Sky interview that he reacted to being sideswiped and can't explain why he threw the second punch. Therefore, he wasn't lieing about his actions being retaliatory rather than premeditated. Anyhow, Sts became the worst side ever to win a grand final because of this so be gratefull.

[PopTart]

Re: Ben Flower : Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:15 pm  

He was hit first, he reacted, and then over reacted, he was punished on the day, then punished afterwards.
That all works for me. I reckon he'll be a good prop again when he comes back and I'd put good money on him being in the grand final again this year.

[TimperleySaint]

Re: Ben Flower : Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:35 pm  

[quote="PopTart"]He was hit first[quote]

No, he wasn't! Shoves the Saints player on the way thru first, prompting the reaction from Hohaia.

Re: Ben Flower : Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:14 pm  

Mike Oxlong wrote:

No, he wasn't! Shoves the Saints player on the way thru first, prompting the reaction from Hohaia.

Shouldn't have stepped into his path to try and block him then, should he?

Bet Lance doesn't take good ole Benny on like that again.

Re: Ben Flower : Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:26 pm  

Cronus wrote: Shouldn't have stepped into his path to try and block him then, should he? Bet Lance doesn't take good ole Benny on like that again. "Lance was escorting me, which he has every right to do"* Ben Flowers own words on the matter, he didn't have the right to push him out the way (shoulder to shoulder is allowed not pushing) - lance reacted badly and the rest has been discussed to death. * http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... -interview?

Cronus wrote: Shouldn't have stepped into his path to try and block him then, should he? Bet Lance doesn't take good ole Benny on like that again. "Lance was escorting me, which he has every right to do"* Ben Flowers own words on the matter, he didn't have the right to push him out the way (shoulder to shoulder is allowed not pushing) - lance reacted badly and the rest has been discussed to death. * http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... -interview?

Re: Ben Flower : Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:32 pm  

Magic Superbeetle wrote: "Lance was escorting me, which he has every right to do"* Ben Flowers own words on the matter, he didn't have the right to push him out the way (shoulder to shoulder is allowed not pushing) - lance reacted badly and the rest has been discussed to death. * http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... -interview? Odd then how one moment he's not in Flower's path and the next he is. Whatever, bet Lance doesn't 'escort' him again.

Magic Superbeetle wrote: "Lance was escorting me, which he has every right to do"* Ben Flowers own words on the matter, he didn't have the right to push him out the way (shoulder to shoulder is allowed not pushing) - lance reacted badly and the rest has been discussed to death. * http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... -interview? Odd then how one moment he's not in Flower's path and the next he is. Whatever, bet Lance doesn't 'escort' him again.