If you look closely at the video you'll see one of Meli's fingers almost bent back double on top of the ball (you will most likely need HD), and as I see the rules right, any downward pressure on a ball on the ground in the dead ball area is a try or at the very least BOTD as has been mentioned.

Does the Video Ref have HD? I'm not joking, you'd think they would have.

The rule says that it would be a try, and they are given when there is a lot less downward pressure than that (Menzies vs Warrington in the CC quarter final). Personally, I think it is stupid that one frame has to show a tiny bit of downward pressure for the try and I think it should be changed. As last night's goes though, according to the rules it is a legitimate try...

It was a definate try

If, the video ref wasn't available, and in most games in this country they are not, would you have given a try?

I admire the effort made by Meli to score but he simply didn't gound the ball IMO and even in slow slow slow mode the evidence shows he didn't!

Until ALL the games and teams get the same level of coverage this kind of thing does the game, as a whole, no favours at all.

What the availability of the video ref has to do with this escapes me. The video ref [iwas[/i there, and so he was used.



"The evidence" shows he did - officials gave a try, and so Meli scored a try.



What are you talking about? You want [ievery game and team[/i to get this level of coverage? Do you realise how daft this is?

Who's going to pay for the video ref facilities at every ground?

There are lots of things which are not available everywhere, that does not mean you shouldn't use them where they [iare[/i available.

I shall watch Boots n all later to check, but if there is any downward pressure its a try.

Rules is rules