BOTH COACHES were agreed on the big talking point of the afternoon following Huddersfield’s 34-20 win at Hull.
Both Hull boss Richard Agar and Huddersfield coach Nathan Brown felt Kirk Yeaman’s tackle on Scott Grix that forced the full-back to leave the field on a stretcher was not malicious.
Grix was carried off following a five-minute delay after Yeaman floored him with what seemed be a ferocious but clean hit.
Referee Thierry Alibert awarded a penalty for a high shot, much to Agar’s surprise, while Brown thought there was little wrong with the collision.
“I thought it was a great tackle,” Agar said.
“I hope Grix is all right, as you don’t want to see anyone brought off like that. But how on earth can they construe that any point of that is high?
“It was a fast and tough collision and a big call when we were coming back into it.”
Brown agreed, saying: “The original contact doesn’t look like a bad spot, but the fact that it went on report and we don’t get a free change amazes me. If it was bad, why do we not get a free change?
“Some of the rules amaze me. I thought there looked nothing wrong with the initial contact, when you look at it.
“They played quite physically and hopefully for their sake it was okay, but if not he probably won’t get much anyway.
“We hope from their point of view that the tackle was what we think it was. It seemed like a good physical tackle that may have gone wrong a little bit late.”
