Geoff wrote:
(snipped some bits for clarity)
2.4
MITIGATING FACTORS
Previous Good Record
Provocation
Technique or Fitness
in some cases
Genuine Remorse
Other Mitigating Factors
2.4.1
Previous Record
Where a Player has a good previous record this may be treated as a mitigating factor
Must have been playing the game at professional level for long enough to have
established a good record eg at least three years.
2.4.4
Genuine Remorse
Genuine remorse for the Offence
and formal apologies to his opponent may be
mitigating pleas.
2.4.5
Dismissal
The Tribunal, when sanctioning a player, may consider whether that
Player was dismissed from the field
and the time of dismissal
.
Thanks for that. It adds some clarity to the reasoning for the length of his ban. As for some fans saying that Fielden and Sculthorpe played for Wigan, they don't seem to remember (conveniently) that Danny Sculthorpe also played for Wakefield.
Danny Sculthorpe was actually at the game supporting his state of mind charity, which I guess is more than most of the fans who are attacking the decision were.