Quote: brook40 "They wouldn't be offside as the player charging down the kick has affected the kick and the Wigan players have no chance of not being infront. Calling Walsh offside last night was an error as Cummings said at the time.
As you say Sarginson was in the air and Washbrook wasn't,you can't touch a player in the air unless you yourself are also in the air competing for the ball. Washbrook conceded the penalty for touching a man while he was in the air,doesn't matter that he is looking at the ball he didn't jump. In that situation he has to either jump and compete for the ball or let the player land before hiting him.'"
But, washbrook didn't touch the jumping player, he stopped still before sarginson even jumped, sarginson took off and went over washbrook, at first glance you would assume it's the standard penalty, at second and I'm sure this will get mentioned in their review this week, it's the other way around, an anomaly if you will