Petty club biased dig

........ I call it banter...

A bit of play acting.. who does he think he is? Sam Tomkins!

Ben Westwood had nothing to gain and everything to lose by coming out and saying he was play acting after the Williams high shot, he's now created a situation where refs will think twice before giving him a penalty even if its warranted.



I doubt Tony Smith was best pleased with his revelation that he admitted to play acting, he needs to pause sometimes and have a quick think both on and off the pitch before he does or says anything, when he got penalised for wrestling Sam Thaiday to the floor the ref couldn't have been any louder in shouting held then for some reason Ben Westwood had to carry on to win a personal battle with an opposition player even though its going to result in an obvious pen against his team.



A great full blooded, no nonsense player but he has a tendancy for brain explosions that undoes his good work.

I don't get this. The penalty should be given, before/regardless of the players reaction to receiving a high tackle. You get hit high, it's a pnalty whether you are on your feet on on the ground.



What Westwood is saying, is exactly the same standpoint as Terry O'Connor following his dust-up with Tallis; you can hit me as hard as you want, it has no effect.

Their were better ways for Westwood to have got his point over to Tony Williams that his high shot didn't hurt, he should have lined him up for a big shot later in the game and knocked him flat on his back side legally, Westwood has done that kind of shot plenty of times. He could have whispered in his ear whilst he was on the floor that his cheap shot had no effect on him and he was play acting etc



Similar to how Kidwell dealt with Mason for disrespecting the haka, all legal with Mason being left on the floor and Kidwell having the last laugh.



That way his pride is kept in tact whilst he gets the last laugh, now refs won't be sure in the future how much a lazy tackle or lazy arm has hurt him and how thick he's laying it on, that can be the difference between a straight red or benefit of the doubt and being put on report because of who is involved, similar to the play actors in football like Suarez, Drogba and Ronaldo to name a few.



Towards the end of Ronaldo's United career his previous play acting caught up with him, he should have got penalties when he didn't get them. Thats because he had created a rod for his own back, nobody knew if he was acting or he wasn't even when he had genuinley been brought down in the penalty area.

Prat, simple as.

White is not his colour, he always looks fatter for England than he does for us.

Wait until next year in the home strip.

westwood could of come out saying he was play acting to protect his image and the shot really did hurt and he didnt want anyone to think someone penetrated his metal skull

Played the exact same game as last week.

I agree (But without staying a fraction too long in the tackle). One of England's better performers for me.

he was fantastic! its a shame carvel wasn't used as he should of been as that first run of hes hurt the new zealanders and hes tackling was great to.