Sportal ran the headline was the storm robbedBut what about the try the storm were awarded where there was an accidental offsideAnyone know why1. A storm player running to the action hit the ball forward with his legs. He was either trying to knock the ball away from Sandow or block Sandow from getting into the field of play or both2. The ball moves forward off the storm players legs onto the head of a storm player in front of him that causes the ball to deflect to a another storm player for a try- rather than go over the dead ball line or possibly to an eels playerWhy not accidental offside and eels scrum?The video ref had a good look so I assume I am missing something

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  • Hey we can't go upsetting Melbourne. Remember they're the darlings of the media while we're the wicked witches of the west. Hey that's good, must remember that!

    • Interesting analogy
      I like the "he is the wiz because he is the wiz" circular logic
      Same thing
      It is a try because Eels always lose therefore eels lose therefore it is try...
  • It hit Folau's hand into the Storm player which restarts the count and automatically puts everyone offside in an onside position. Stupid rule you ask, YES!

     

    Storms weren't robbed, clearly not enough evidence to see the right hand on the ball, if the right hand comes off the ball then Fanou has knocked it on! If the call was try, you couldn't overturn it but unfortunately it was no try. In my eyes, the video ref made the right decision.

     

    Media is just causing unwanted/not needed drama and they love the Eels so it will always revolve around our team.

    • Thanks big G
      I missed that
    • I'm not sure it does automatically put everyone on side. If that was a bomb and the off-side Storm player was within 10m it's a penalty every day of the week. Even if it comes off the eels player attempting to catch the ball.

    • Also regardless of the knock on, if he originally grounded it short then and momentum stopped then it shoulda been a double movement.
  • We lost a game in the last minute with a similar one .broncos maybe?try was called but the player seemed short of the line.anyway about time one went our way because 9 times out of 10 they don't.
    • It was the Warriors game, Bodene Thompson I think imo he was definetly short of the line
  • can't be offside in your own in goal is the rule

  • Who cares

    Storm in a Tea Cup....Parra won, finally gets a video call to go our way

    The Video Ref is a lottery anyway....it was OUR turn to get the benefit

    Winners are grinners

    This blog is about nothing

    We won, that's all that matters

    ..............even the losers, get lucky sometime.........Tom Petty

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