LOL at Gould and Rabbits re that forward pass. Those pair of a$$ clowns would have been lucky to finish even the most rudimentary high school maths, yet they are suddenly experts in vector physics. It was a classic forward pass, we even had the markings on the ground to prove it, yet these two morons embarrassed themselves with their backwards from the hands claims. Whoever threw the pass was virtually standing still, so how they could have imparted forward momentum onto a ball allegedly thrown backwards is beyond me.
As for Steweys try, at the time I thought no problem, just good skills. But if you read the actual rule below I may have to rethink my position, it says you can't deliberately "knock on". It's a bit of a grey area, as you see it ocassionally in contests for bombs, where the attacker will knock the ball up (forwards) and regather before it hits the ground to score. Just looks less deliberate in those circumstances I guess
SECTION 10
KNOCK-ON AND FORWARD PASS
Deliberate 1. A player shall be penalised if he deliberately knocks
on or passes forward.
Accidental 2. If, after knocking-on accidentally, the player
knocking-on regains or kicks the ball before it
touches the ground, a goal post, cross bar or an
opponent, then play shall be allowed to proceed.
Otherwise play shall stop and a scrum shall be
formed except after the fifth play-the-ball.
Charge-down 3. To charge-down a kick is permissible and is not a
knock-on.
Heading the ball 4. It is illegal to head the ball in a forward direction.
NOTES
Direction of Pass
The direction of a pass is relative to the player making it and not to the actual path relative to the ground. A player running towards his opponents’ goal line may throw the ball towards a colleague who is behind him but because of the thrower’s own momentum the ball travels forward relative to the ground. This is not a forward pass as the thrower has not passed the ball forward in relation to himself. This is particularly noticeable when a running player makes a high,
lobbed pass.
Scrum for Forward Pass
A forward pass in a passing movement is invariably caused by misjudgment and is rarely a deliberate offence. Play is restarted with a scrum after an accidental infringement.
Penalty for some forward passes
If the Referee is of the opinion that a player in giving a forward pass must have been well aware that the catcher was in front of him then the referee is justified in ruling that the ball has been deliberately thrown forward.
Ball is blown or bounces forward
If the ball is passed correctly but bounces forward or is blown forward by the wind, there is no infringement and play should continue.
Knock-on over Goal line
After a player, from the field of play, knocks on into his opponent’s in-goal area and he or a colleague touches down, play is restarted with a scrum where the knock-on occurred, except after a play-the-ball subject to Section 12, Law 10.
link for full ARL law book
http://www.nswrl.com.au/files/rules/ARL%20International%20Laws%20of%20the%20Game%202008.pdf