Annesley report, sorry the officials got it wrong
Yup, that's all he'll say with 1 or 2 officials being 'stood down' for a week.
Then he'll go on and on about how refs are only humans and players make mistakes as well.
I think coaches should get together with captains and have sessions regarding learning the rules so captains can at least quickly (and politely) ensure the ref isn't pulling something out of his hat.
Should they have to? No
will it help? Probably not.
The fact this ref made up a rule to get NQ across the line is incompetence at best, corruption at worst.
Until Annesley demands some real accountability, nothing will change. Until V'lameday and Alblurgh decide to fix the game instead of enjoying junkets and chanting four legs good, two legs better, nothing will change.
I would have liked to have seen the tigers capt'n telling the ref that there can't be a challenge.
IF only the NRL treated the two points as sacrosanct as the referees feelings, then results such as these can be reversed.
But yes, we can't hurt widdle weferees feewings or coaches get fined, played get suspended, but the nrl will allow a clear cut, after the siren mistake and dud the tigers two points.
The nhl has a bunker (and they warned the nrl about excessive use of it) and they don't screw it up (often).
Former Penrith halfback Greg Alexander in Fox Sports commentary labelled the decision was
"an absolute shocker", adding
Klein had made some "strange" decisions throughout the game.
-Time for an investigation, not some half assed apology,