Leading player agent challenges monster ban handed to young Halifax Panther star

A player agent has challenged a monster ban imposed on one of his players after being handed a Grade F charge. Halifax Panthers prop Titus Gwaze is facing a huge suspension after being cited for lifting an injured player in Fax's victory over Barrow Raiders on Monday.

The incident, which has gone viral, saw Raiders player Hakim Miloudi involved in an incident with Halifax centre Greg Worthington. After a coming together between the two, Worthington punched the Frenchman, who eventually crawled away from the scene.

Gwaze subsequently made his way over to Miloudi and pulled at his shirt, an action that has seen several players banned this season. Both Gwaze and Worthington were red-carded while Miloudi was sin-binned.

Despite not being involved in the main incident itself, it is Gwaze who faces the largest suspension, with a Grade F charge constituting a minimum eight-match ban. Miloudi has received a one-match ban for headbutting while Worthington faces three to five matches on the sidelines for punching.

Gwaze is represented by leading player agent Graeme Taylor who, ironically, also represents Miloudi. Taylor insists he does not condone the actions of Gwaze but believes the punishment outweighs the crime.

"I think from my perspective Titus has done wrong and I'm not going to suggest otherwise," he said. "I want to be clear that this is not a case of me defending Titus' actions. However, if you put it into context around some of the stuff that's happening in the game at the moment, if that's a minimum eight-game ban I think we've got severe problems."

Miloudi himself has only recently returned from an eight-match ban after being found guilty of the same Grade F charge of Other Contrary Behaviour. But Taylor believes the