From what I saw it was a good tackle around the legs and then he moved around the front of the player to be in position at marker but he had already let go of the leg. I haven't seen any good footage of it but to me it looks like his leg may have been caught up in the jersey. But the saints player played on and got smashed next tackle.
No twisting of the knee/leg was visible. I think it was a harsh penalty.
If you get a proper angle you will see he let go and didn't bend the leg excessively.
Nothing in it.
No malice, just a leg bend to twist player around and slow play...nothing more.
All it did was stretch the thigh muscle, similar you do in warm up.
Thompson's a sook that couldn't hack it in the forwards.
Got plenty of tats and a bad haircut to make him look tough.
No different than comiing up with the leg in a tackle to slow it down.
A penalty would have been sufficient, and was going to be until he went on like a pork chop.