I was at the 1995 grand final and sat in line with that forward pass. In fact it was an offside pass and should've been penalised. Price was in front of dymock when he received the ball. The players blew up, the Manly fans blew up, the neutrals around us couldn't believe it and the dogs supporters just laughed!
Then there was the 7th tackle try and then another try off a forward pass.
Poor old Eddie just couldn't cope in that game. Too old to keep up.
Funny thing is, they disallowed another try of theirs for a forward pass yet I thought that one was fine.
As much as I wanted to scream robbed, we just didn't turn up on the day and you could feel it out there.
The dogs had so much momentum going into that game, I don't think they were ever going to lose.
And to Tooves credit, when he was interviewed after the game and asked about the decisions, he just said the better team won.
A missed opportunity for us. Dominant all year but nothing to show for it.
Thank God for 1996!