I'll be surprised if anyone actually picks up a ban, although a few may get a warning to watch their step over the next couple of weeks. As other people have already said, a lot of it was just handbags at ten paces with a lot of shouting and flailing arms.

Also, does anyone else think the Rugby League secretly quite like all of this. It is a very hard physically demanding sport and a bit of biff has always gone hand in hand with big games. Tv companies always seem to derive a certain vicarious thrill about the odd punch up. It ties in with the hype about "big game, passions running high, its war out there, etc".



Calders getting binned for essentially taking two punches reminded me of another derby brawl from way back when (possibly 82/83). An all in 26 man brawl in a night time derby at the Boulevard. Seem to remember Knocker landing an absolute pearler on someone (may have been Phil Hogan, or maybe not). The ref (John Holdsworth possibly) didn't have a clue who'd started it, what had started it and who had thrown what at whom. So he just simply picked out the first two players he looked at (Gary Kemble & John Lydiat) and promptly sent them off. I can see the two players now, walking down best stand side towards the tunnel with a bemused look on their faces. Lydiat turning to Kemble and saying "how the hell are we the two going off". I think they were the only two players who didn't throw a punch

. The ref could have picked out almost anyone (Knocker, Skerett, Casey, headbanger Burton) all of whom had previous, but instead he picked out the two fullbacks.



Thursday night was the first derby since rovers promotion that had that same feeling as derbies from the 70's/80's. Maybe its because for the first time both sides are at the upper end of the table, maybe because these two groups of players have been here for some time now and seem to understand that its more than "just another game" and maybe there was still some unresolved business from Good Friday to be sorted. Either way the cordiale entante that appeared to exist in 2007/08 has rapidly disappeared. Bring back the biff (as Phil Clarke would say) and bring back proper derbies because lets face it we all loved it on Thursday.



Finally (for the older ones out there), was anyone on here at Craven Park for the Good Friday derby of 1984 and Len Casey getting sent off for punching Fred Ah Khoi before promptly pushing over a linesman on his way to the dressing room. Quite possibly the single funniest moment in all my years of watching Fc.

I think I've still got the tape somewhere.

Probably on Betamax

I was there. Don't think casey landed one TBH but Fred certainly did





Linesman just fell over as casey pushed him but it still cost him the GB captaincy and a place on the tour last year.



Have to admit I did used to like the old craven park ground. Fully enclosed, fans mingling and a great atmosphere on derby day

RL action with richard madeley?

Probably, I'm going to dig these old tapes out (one day) and see if there's any still viewable.

I was there that day and remember Fred giving Casey a right good hiding....who did Casey start on to get Freds gander up...was it Divorty......also remember chanting easy easy easy as we was scoring for fun in the end.

Don't make me go into the loft on a Sunday.

Its the ones who come steaming in and ignite a volatile situation who will get the brunt of the punishment.



Doubt Moa will have any case to answer. EVERY player was involved. That Big Sam can actuallt land a punch shouldn't be the issue.



Lauaki COULD get done for a dangerous tackle. That he actually put Briscoe down safely might go in his favour. That he smacked Fox, the officials at the time said it was Fox who was the agressor.

I certainly recall that. I entered it for one of the greatest derby moments. Easy victory against them but tainted by them having our title that year. Without doubt one of the great derby moments for Hull fans, Shame Casey got his own back when he shafted us as a coach.

Be a shame if anyone gets banned come on wasn't it great a good old punch up, it was like old times, passion aggression, and a good game as well.

Like I said earlier, for the first time since rovers promotion it really did feel like an old fashioned derby. I just get the feeling that the rivalry between the fans has filtered through to the players as well. The passion on the terraces was reflected by the passion, aggression and will to win on the pitch. Hence the punch ups.