Is that offside then?

Looked Onside should give advantage to attacking side

What? You wouldn't be saying that if it were Warrington in the final.

Was clearly offside, but wouldn't have affected the end result - thats what you get for taking the two so early on

When I first saw the try I was convinced he was the proverbial miles off side. But watching it again, I think it would have been harsh to say he was offside. He was either level with, or just behind, the kicker.
Had there been no VR, I am sure he would have been called back for offside.

Offside. What's the point of having video refs if they can't make the right decisions?

And what about Pryce slapping someones face about 3 times when he had been tackled and was on the floor

This is my interpretation. Although if the rule is behind the ball, he was offside, but my centimeters only.

The fact that the ball was mostly covered by the Saints player, benefit of the doubt must surely creep into the fold and I believe that was why the try was given.

It doesn't matter now but he was offside. You can tell that by Cummings response to it. He doesn't 'prove' it was the right decision, just says he is happy with the reasons for it. Bentham is convinced he was behind. I've been over the Sky footage and at no point with the ball in contact with the foot is Smith behind, he's at least level, which is offside.

Cummings backs this up with his comment about how the rail camera was ahead of the play and therefore warped the angle. They used the angle with a Saints player blocking the Smith to justify it, but it was never a try.

The proof for me is the utter surprise on the Leeds players' faces when it's given.

Level is fine.

I was thrown off by the line on the pitch, as it wasn't 'head on' straight, it was more diagonal, and Smith looked 'head on' level, which, in relation with the 10 metre line, looked to be in front to me.

Makes no odds, though, if you're good enough on the day, one decision won't hurt and Saints weren't good enough for me.

It was offside. I was watching in a pub in Leeds(hardly impartial) and not one person thought it was onside. Nor did anybody think the Eastmond try was a knock on either.

It does tickle me, those irrefutably stating it was one way or another. The guy who had all the angles, with the ability dissect every moment thought it was onside.

Those of us watching through beer goggles or our soopa 40" flat screen TVs, aren't really in a position to be definitive.

I'd just had probably, half a dozen shots of apple 'Sourz' and I can tell you he was 'arf a yard off.

offside but im glad it wasnt given