Matty Smith had two or three instances like that in back play last night. There was one early on when he'd been knocked down when kicking on the last (not late) and Smith tried to trip the defender up as he retreated by reaching/ taking a swipe for his ankle.
Don't know what his problem was last night.

I caught one quick glimpse of that on SSN news last night and on that view alone it looked like possibly the worst decision I've ever seen! I was hoping my eyes had maybe deceived me!

Hopefully not a sign that the refs have now lost the plot the other way on the obstruction rule.

Have to say, more based on what I saw of him for the Roosters rather than Saints, I always thought of Masoe as one of those, .like E. Crabtree and T Williams, who didn't really take advantage enough of their weight.

Unfortunately it doesn't make up for the "obstructions" wrongly given against us in 2013

That chicken wings tackle though

And at 50:18 there's pressure on O'Loughlin's knee which leaves him limping.