NRL NRL 2024 - Grand Final Melbourne vs Penrith

[Paul Kersey]

Outplayed and lucky to be so close but can't cop that held up call.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Look at the tweet posted in this thread. It's clear 100% - 0:02 of the tweet, clearly is the ball on the grass

It’s above the ground there doesn’t show the ball on the ground

 

[kaiserchief13]

That image the ball isn’t even on the ground! Try again. At no point is it conclusively on the ground. It might have been but it’s not a howler. Refs call is fine. Should have come back as inconclusive though it’s the same decision anyway

Wrong - watch the x video

 

[brutus76]

Harry Grant = ALL CLASS

 

[Andrew Mc]

You better go to specsavers

No, you should - damicky posted an image that shows it, but you didn't. I'm not arguing it wasn't a try - I called that when it happened. But I'm also not forgetting that the bunker contributed to Melbourne's first try.

 

[phantom13]

I said on the bay 13 thread that baldy ref would ride the Panthers home.

I thought kleins initial call was fair enough, at home I didn’t think he got down so no issue with that (actually think Klein was good all night).

The bunker ****ed it up completely

 

[Guardian Hawk]

Don't want to blame the ref's. Penrith were the better team. Melbourne defended well but Penrith are something else.

 

[damicky]

That's better.

Good enough

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Whilst I disagree that it doesn’t conclusively show a try (I think it’s crystal clear) the issue for me is the bunker didn’t say insufficient to overturn he clearly said it’s clearly “held up” that’s wrong, the vision absolutely does not show it held up.

If the bunker called insufficient I could accept that (albeit I’d disagree) but the calls completely wrong.

Only mistake was it not coming back as inconclusive. It will be coming back the same call though

 

[kaiserchief13]

It’s above the ground there doesn’t show the ball on the ground

You can literally see the ball touch the grass:

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Wrong - watch the x video

And it doesn’t show it hit the ground. Might have hit the ground. Not enough to overturn despite John’s thinking otherwise

 

[Frappe]

What do you mean we will never know?

It’s clearly grounded.

Because I desperately need your affirmation, to clarify - whether Storm go on to win the game.

 

[Aucklander]

I'm not surprised Klein sent it up as a no try as his positioning is very poor, but Atkins has all the vision available to call that a try which to me it is.

 

[phantom13]

I hate Penrith so much but where does it hit the ground conclusively. Was sent up no try has to be 100% conclusive evidence why it wasn’t a no try. If it was sent up a try it would have stood. Refs call stood

Nah, bunker called held up, accordingly he would have overruled it Klein called try.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Laughing my arse off at all the still photos that don't show the ball on the ground

 

[phantom13]

I'm not surprised Klein sent it up as a no try as his positioning is very poor, but Atkins has all the vision available to call that a try which to me it is.

This 100%

 

[Stottzy]

That image the ball isn’t even on the ground! Try again. At no point is it conclusively on the ground. It might have been but it’s not a howler. Refs call is fine. Should have come back as inconclusive though it’s the same decision anyway

Lol. You can clearly see that hitting grass. It's a blunder.

 

[hawkman]

And storm. Panthers hand is irrelevant.

It was relevant as it shouldn't have been a 7 tackle 20m restart

 

[kaiserchief13]

And it doesn’t show it hit the ground. Might have hit the ground. Not enough to overturn despite John’s thinking otherwise

The ball goes towards the ground then stops and bounces up a bit, because it's hit the ground, that's how gravity works

 

[Roosurgence]

Whilst I disagree that it doesn’t conclusively show a try (I think it’s crystal clear) the issue for me is the bunker didn’t say insufficient to overturn he clearly said it’s clearly “held up” that’s wrong, the vision absolutely does not show it held up.

If the bunker called insufficient I could accept that (albeit I’d disagree) but the calls completely wrong.

You can’t get much conclusive than than no hand between the ball and grass and to top it off actually bounce up after hitting the ground.

It’s a indefensible and absolute howler of a call that turns the momentum of the game.

 

[phantom13]

Only mistake was it not coming back as inconclusive. It will be coming back the same call though

Pretty big mistake when it’s kind of you’re one job though.

I’m pretty clear it’s a try so he’s made that mistake but to call held up and not just inconclusive onfield is staggering

 

[LukeParkerno1]

You can literally see the ball touch the grass:

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With a hand under the ball yes. Just isn’t enough to overturn its close but it’s 50/50 and they always go to the refs call.

The mistake was not coming back as “inconclusive”. Its still the same call though so what’s the big deal

 

[damicky]

Laughing my arse off at all the still photos that don't show the ball on the ground

Nice trolling

 

[phantom13]

You can’t get much conclusive than than no hand between the ball and grass and to top it off actually bounce up after hitting the ground.

It’s a indefensible and absolute howler of a call that turns the momentum of the game.

I’m not sure about the momentum thing (Penrith were all over the storm all night). The rest I agree with

 

[phantom13]

With a hand under the ball yes. Just isn’t enough to overturn its close but it’s 50/50 and they always go to the refs call.

The mistake was not coming back as “inconclusive”. Its still the same call though so what’s the big deal

There’s no hand under the ball, certainly not on the vision we see.