Totally agree.

Let the match officials make the decisions. They will get them right or wrong, that's part of the game, just like Clarke had a 2 man overlap and blew it by not passing.

This is a high speed, tough collision sport. Slowing it down to nano second views from every angle has, and still is, doing the game a great disservice.

It really is time for the RFL to draw a line in the sand here.
Although not too many people will have been screaming for a try in live play, the video evidence is absolutely clear cut, it was a try.

People saying that the VR is a waste of time are wrong as without the VR, they wouldn't/couldn't have given the play a second look BUT, the VR has to get it right every time and they don't seem able to do so.

The RFL need to create a stink over this and stop pandering to the Aussies and allowing them to choose "the best" officials, which always happen to be Australian ???

I'm absolutely furious with this, stuffed again by cheating Aussie officials.

If the Aussies were behind and made exactly the same play does anyone think the try would have benn awarded 100 % dead certain try.

They would have all been celebrating the Aussie winning champion mentality.

Completely at a loss to understand how that couldn't have been given.

Reinforces why I dont watch NRL, just a wrestling contest with the occaisional good bit of play, its not RL

Until they decide to ' play the game ' rather than just keep finding new ways to win at any cost ( then adjust THEIR rules to suit ) International RL will never grow or prosper

By the strict rules of the game it was a try. To suggest that it was a rising ball which pushed Hall's finger back is simply not borne out by the video evidence & it's a contrived explanation to support the on field ref's initial decision.

I dont understand how every kick by Matty Smith resulted in him being tackled and not a single 1 was penalised as late

Quite incredible really

Cannot understand people saying England blew it because of the poor second half performance. Maybe England getting absolutely hammered by the referee in one of the worst biased refeering performances I have ever seen. Ow, and the behond scandalous decision by the VF at the death.

Funny how the two reasons he gave for a no try were dispelled. Ryan Hall was going for Inglis not the ball - nope... ball was on its way up on to Hall's finger - no, it was on its way down. You could tell he was desperate to find a way NOT to award it - see the way he played it in normal speed as the last shot before the big screen, because it never looked a try in real time. The Slow mo and freeze frame displayed the facts.

Penalty count 5-0 to aus in the second half. Australia got back in the game in the second half.

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1frv5.html

www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1frv5.html

does this prove it wasn't a try?...no it doesn't. so neither do the photos proving it was a try

Positive statements are more verifiable than negative ones. A million pictures of something not happening are rendered irrelevant by one showing it did.

Interesting to hear the Aussie commentary on it. They seemed to think it wasn't a try at full speed, then began say to it was on the slow mo replays, seemed to become disorientated at that prospect and then just went in to unreasoning denial - 'Nooooooo', and a preference for the faster version - 'you can't give that'.

Disgusted. We got nothing in the 2nd half, the Aussies were allowed to mess around and lie on all day while we got penalised for the same.

That performance and the final disallowed try is clear evidence of why neutral officials is an absolute must. But still we bow to their ridiculous demands and throw the game into farce.

Hall's finger grounds the ball, clear as day. "The ball was rising" is a shocking excuse - the ball was on the ground, simple.

If they're going to cheat, at least be subtle about it. I'm almost embarrassed for them.

the " clear grounding" is open to speculation, but the call of " ball was rising" is just so wrong...all the ref had to say was " no clear grounding" and as with nrl video rules( which they must be using as all tries were awarded/disallowed before going to video)....so with the last try if ref didn't make a call and they are playing nrl rules, then " no try" was the presumed call....the try was 50/50 , so with nrl rules the try was cancelled