HI it’s Jamahl here.

And let me start by saying how disappointed I was to receive a two-match ban for my actions in the final few minutes of our defeat against Warrington Wolves at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff last weekend.

Now I don’t condone the abuse of officials. In my case there were two minutes left in a game in which we had just blown a big lead.

There had been a few calls from referee Ben Thaler that we felt were very dubious, and I’m afraid I lost my cool, saying some things I would rather not repeat.

I faced the disciplinary panel and pleaded guilty, only to receive a two-game ban and £300 fine.

Now let’s take into account a couple of other examples from the disciplinary panel from the previous weeks.

First of all, Danny Tickle of Hull FC appeared the other week and was fined £300 for kicking a player, but received no game ban, while a few weeks earlier Trent Barrett of Wigan received a £300 fine and no game ban for a spear tackle.

So, as far as I’m concerned, the disciplinary panel are sending a message to all players that it is OK to put another players’ health and career at risk, but it most certainly isn’t OK to tell a referee or touch judge he is wrong?

I’m at a loss as to where such a hefty ban can come from.

Now for us the Giants, we most certainly don’t want to be blaming referees for some of our performances this year, but I can say without a shadow of doubt that we do genuinely believe we have been ‘robbed’ on at least two occasions.

One of the main differences between the NRL in Australia and the Super League is officiating of matches. The Australian referees and touchjudges are all full-time, their day consists of watching videos of the weekend games and analysing decisions and trying to better their performances.

The referee’s touchjudges are supposed to help the man in the middle as he can often not see everything. On top of that, they also have the advantage of video referees at every game, not just the televised games.

If the Rugby Football League is serious about promoting this great game in a football-dominated country, then let’s get serious, take some responsibility and get someone in charge of the referees who is not afraid to say when his men have done a bad job or made a bad decision.

We also need to make all the referees (not just six) and touchjudges full-time and and have a video ref at every game.

If we, as players, are to give match officials and the RFL our full respect, then surely we must expect everyone to respect the players and give every team a fair game.