4 nations game 7 - 4 nations final - ENG V AUS

[deluded pom?]

I can handle the penalty try, even though I'm not even sure if it's the correct ruling! The Poms have had some very fortunate decisions, maybe it pays to have a man in the video ref box as opposed to one in the middle!

How good is that crowd!!!!!!

Apparently it's been an Aussie ref in eight of the last nine meetings between England/GB and Australia. We shouldn't be talking about the integrity of the officials though if the RLIF had any balls.

 

[Tiger_Gold]

Rugby League should be taken away from England
Clearly pommy minds are too small to understand even the basic rules

 

[Frank_Grimes]

Yes he should.

No he shouldnt. The potential 8 point try is when a player is fouled when grounding the ball. This dropkick vr decided that this was a penalty try ie the player would have grounded the ball if not for the actions of the defender.

 

[JasonE]

Not sure if England can play any worse, that was garbage.

 

[beave]

Yes he should.

It wasn't an 8 point try.

 

[pcpp]

Does Hall get credited for that try? I thought not, but according to LU's live score and Nine's coverage Hall has been credited.

 

[kiwileaguefan]

Disgraceful calls from the video ref. Has been a pretty average game so far, looks as if england played their final last week.

 

[bobbis]

The thing about a penalty try is that you have to be 100% sure he was going to score without the offence. As the footage showed, there was still reasonable doubt he wouldn't have scored.

This is very strange reffing from Smith to put it lightly.

You can never be 100%, I don't believe it says 100% in the rulebook. Even when we convict people of murder we don't use the 100% threshold because it's never practical.

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

Apparently it's been an Aussie ref in eight of the last nine meetings between England/GB and Australia. We shouldn't be talking about the integrity of the officials though if the RLIF had any balls.

So its been the refs fault youse have been so far behind us for 40 years?

 

[no name]

The thing about a penalty try is that you have to be 100% sure he was going to score without the offence. As the footage showed, there was still reasonable doubt he wouldn't have scored.

This is very strange reffing from Smith to put it lightly.

It was the knee of Inglis(?) that knocked the ball out, not the effort from Thurston.

 

[roughyedspud]

Not sure if England can play any worse, that was garbage.

but it's only 6-8 jason

 

[Leagueaddict]

Half Time. Good to see a close contest...can't believe we went for the kick???

 

[Big Pete]

You can never be 100%, I don't believe it says 100% in the rulebook. Even when we convict people of murder we don't use the 100% threshold because it's never practical.

Either way there was serious doubt he would have scored regardless of the head high, hence it shouldn't of been a penalty try but just a plain penalty.

 

[Desert Qlder]

No problem with the penalty try, Lewis is leading with the knees FFS.

Lawrence call though was dreadfully wrong.

 

[deluded pom?]

So its been the refs fault youse have been so far behind us for 40 years?

Care to enlighten me Ronnie as to where I said that?

 

[Mr Angry]

haha Vossy and Sterlo having a sad.

The refs are not missing the tackles etc.

 

[Big Pete]

It was the knee of Inglis(?) that knocked the ball out, not the effort from Thurston.

Exactly.

I think it was Luke Lewis.

 

[counterpuncher]

that Lawrence no try looks more and more ridiculous every time you see it

 

[Evil Homer]

haha Vossy and Sterlo having a sad.

The refs are not missing the tackles etc.

They should place the blame at their own administrators feet. They are the ones who insisted on not using the neutral referee.

 

[PaddyBoy]

Haha Vossy trying to claim no penalty try because it didn't involve a concussion.