Quote: Bigredwarrior "Joe Cobb got his part spot on, it was Thailer who got it wrong. Once it went up as no try, the current rule says there has to be conclusive evidence to overturn the original decision. The footage shows the ball going down towards the line but then is obscured by player's legs. Therefore whist its highly likely it was grounded on the line, there was no definitive shot of it being grounded so the decision could not be overturned.
I had no issues with Gidley's or Lineham's. Had they been scored by their own club, most fans would all have argued that they were legitimate tries.'"
How can you say that Thaler got it wrong when the replays didn't provide conclusive evidence to the contrary? He made what he thought was the correct decision and THE SYSTEM didn't allow it to be overturned.
Thaler and Cobb were both 'right' but the system isn't a good one FWIW I thought that they were all or should have been given as trys