Not denying what Lewis did was silly, but this goes back to the last game too where Meaney was worked over with an elbow by Walker and another player had their hand trodden on, followed by the elbow to Meaney's head in this game.
Lewis was charged with contrary conduct for which he was fined.
: “Contrary Conduct” – means
misconduct on the part of a Player constituted by.
behaving in a way that is contrary to the true spirit of the Game;
I do not see the exact words contrary conduct as one of the reasons for a sin binning, perhaps the closest would be a cooling off period but cooling off for what?
Walker consistently fulfills the above definition yet he seems to escape for the most part.... I find elbows to head, stomping on a players hand and actively mouthing off at another player pretty poor form which he has stated are cases of what happens on the field stays on the field. To him those are nothings.
This rule of punishing a player after the whistle has blown to my knowledge only applies to soccer
********If an on-field player commits dissent by word or action during the
half time break then that player
is sin binned for dissent and serves the first 10 minutes
of the second half in the sin bin.
NRL RULES
Sin Bin
The six main reasons for a player to be temporarily suspended for ten minutes are:
1. Repeated infringements
2. Professional Foul
3. Cooling off period for a player
4. Dissent
5. Striking
6. Foul Play* * Foul Play - A player will be sin binned for foul play in circumstances where, in the opinion of the referee, the act of foul play is of a serious nature, but does not warrant sending off. Acts of foul play of a serious nature include:
» High Tackles with direct contact with the head or neck which are deemed forceful
» Dangerous Throws in which the head or neck of the attacking player make forceful contact with the ground
» Shoulder charges which make forceful contact with the head or neck of the attacking player or make forceful movement of the head or neck of the attacking player (whiplash)
» Crusher tackles in which a defending player has a grip/hold of the attacking player with both arms and applies unnecessary pressure or force to the head/neck/spinal column of the player
» Any other act of foul play which the referee deems to be of a serious nature, but does not warrant sending off.