Quote: Jaywire "Ah, so they say he caught it in goal and it's a 20m tap, I see. I'm not convinced he managed to get hold of it, but I'll have another look later.'"
He must have had it in his hands for a few hundredths of a second, whilst I'm sure Joel also had his hands in there. I'm not sure what the rule is with regards to possession of the ball, but Meli had lost it before he'd landed and he never seemed to have much with regards to control. I've seen players catch then drop the ball in those situations and the ref has played on. Another one of those grey areas that we as fans will never get unless the Wigan fans lend us the rule book.