Feel for Canberra. The first Roosters try came from a set they got because the ball hit one of their own trainers on the last tackle, for which the got another set. Something very wrong about that rule, even if it’s technically the right decision. I thought that had changed a couple f years ago to stop attacking teams putting a kick near the referee, hoping for another set. If it’s on the last, I thought the ball went to the defending team. Even worse referring for the second Roosters try. Referees will all get decisions wrong, but they can’t change their mind in-play when they have already made a decision and communicated it to the players. In this case, the referee clearly called and signalled for another 6 tackles to the Raiders and this was seen by the player who allowed himself to be tackled to set up the next set. For the referee to then say it was the last tackle and give the ball to the Roosters was awful. Unsurprisingly, the Roosters scored from that possession. Both Roosters tries have massive question marks over them. Which is a shame.
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The second Roosters try was a brilliantly executed attacking movement, started by Australian representative five eighth Luke Keary, and featuring a brilliant one handed pass by New South Wales State of Origin centre, and Dally M centre of 2019, Latrell Mitchell, which put Tongan international winger Daniel Tupou into the clear, and after racing 30 metres down the left flank, a lovely pass infield to the ever present Italian international and Dally M Medal of 2019 full back James Tedesco.
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JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:The second Roosters try was a brilliantly executed attacking movement, started by Australian representative five eighth Luke Keary, and featuring a brilliant one handed pass by New South Wales State of Origin centre, and Dally M centre of 2019, Latrell Mitchell, which put Tongan international winger Daniel Tupou into the clear, and after racing 30 metres down the left flank, a lovely pass infield to the ever present Italian international and Dally M Medal of 2019 full back James Tedesco.
It was however off the back of a hugely incompetent refereeing mistake. Sydney shouldn’t have had the ball in that set.
JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:Brilliant late try by the Roosters backs -- Luke Keary, to centre Latrell Mitchell who gave a brilliant one handed pass on to winger Dàniel Tupou, who ràn well before sending a beautiful pass inside to the ever present full back James Tedesco, who scored.
What a shame the Roosters victory was tainted by the earlier blunder by the referee Ben Cummins.
There you go - for everyone who claims that the NRL is the paragon of officiating, two howlers that have directly affected the outcome of a massive game. Not a good look.
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LeedsLurch wrote:Only one howler, the decision when the ball hit the trainer is the correct one under the laws of the game. Morraly wrong maybe but correct
Yep.
Though maybe time for the sport to look again at trainers etc on the pitch. At one point a trainer for Sydney was on the pitch for an entire set.
Also at the “injuries” when a goal line drop out or attacking scrum is about to take place.
Unfortunately we’re at the stage where we can’t trust the players morality (I make no judgement on whether that’s a bad thing or not) in terms of faking injuries. So maybe we should follow footballs example to a degree. If play is stopped and a player requires treatment that delays the restart of play then maybe they should have to go off the field and miss the next set before they can come back on. Might deter some of the fake injuries we see at drop outs especially.
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