Glenn Morangie wrote:It would appear the ref took a different opinion. But then what would a fully trained and experienced official know eh?
The ref didnt think it was a pen otherwise he would have blown up straight away, he either listened to crowd and gave pen after burrow went off, or he was told to by upstairs.
The manly player quite clearly got him round the shoulder first contact, his arm slid up as burrow slid down.
It was a monster hit and perfectly legal, I had one almost identical last week, when player went off dazed I simply said play ball last tackle, players parents and coaches said it was high but if you listen to crowd all time then you might as well let them ref the game, just cos a player goes down and arm is near neck area doesnt mean it is.