{"id":329516,"date":"2025-08-09T03:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T03:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329516\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T03:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T03:13:13","slug":"wakefield-trinity-boss-slams-joke-decision-after-controversial-st-helens-sin-bin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329516\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakefield Trinity boss slams ‘joke’ decision after controversial St Helens’ sin bin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wakefield Trinity Daryl Powell has had his say on the controversial sin bin for St Helens\u2019 forward George Delaney, slamming it as a \u2018bit of a joke\u2019, before going on to note how deserving the Red Vee were of their win.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trinity were on the wrong end of a 34-4 result<\/a> with St Helens good value for the win as they blitzed Wakefield in the first half and continued to suffocate them defensively throughout the game.<\/p>\n

Wakefield thought they\u2019d gone ahead through Mike McMeeken only to have that overturned because of an incorrect play the ball in the build-up. That was punished immediately with St Helens scoring through Alex Walmsley on the following set and that ruthlessness was characteristic of Saints in the first 40.<\/p>\n

One of the times they did stray was when George Delaney hit Lachlan Walmsley high with a shot that commentators Mark Wilson and Jon Wells both deemed worthy of a red card<\/a>, only for the young forward to be shown yellow.<\/p>\n

Wakefield Trinity boss gives verdict on George Delaney sin bin<\/p>\n

It was explained to Daryl Powell in his post-match interview on Sky Sports that Delaney didn\u2019t see red because the tackle was judged \u2018low-level force\u2019, something he laughed at and questioned.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it\u2019s a red,\u201d was Powell\u2019s immediate response, before adding: \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s the game. We got beat at everything tonight so there\u2019s no point looking at that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to the suggestion it was low-level force, Powell said: \u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a joke if that\u2019s what they\u2019re saying. (Try) get on the end of one of them if you want to see how low-level that is.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not taking anything away from St Helens, they were way too good for us tonight and we have to cop that and move on. We\u2019re still in a battle and we can\u2019t let that derail us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Powell continued, adding:\u00a0\u201cI think the week off for players is very good but I thought you could see a lot of rustiness from tonight, a lot of handling errors and lack of co-ordination. We trained ok but when you get under the hear of it all and you\u2019ve got Saints coming at you like they do, they fully deserve that tonight.<\/p>\n

\u201cSending off, it probably should have been but I don\u2019t think it would have made that much difference. I thought they were ahead of us by a distance tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saints too good for Wakefield, concedes Powell<\/p>\n

Despite the defeat, Powell confirmed his side still have plenty to play for as he looked ahead.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cRegardless of what happened tonight, I think we\u2019ve got a great opportunity. I think Hull will beat Salford on Sunday and then we play Salford next week so I just think whichever team holds their nerve and can get some consistency in these last six games.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing they\u2019ll need to do is improve on their showing versus Saints, and Powell noted:\u00a0\u201cYou can\u2019t go into the top six playing like that, that\u2019s for sure. They boys will be disappointed with that tonight. I think Saints have been too good for us all year, I think they\u2019re the only team really that have been a level above us and we\u2019ve got to get our heads around that.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight we weren\u2019t able to and I\u2019m pretty disappointed with that but there\u2019s some understandable bits in there as well, which we need to take into consideration when breaking it down and looking to improve from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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