Referees co-coach Stuart Raper answers your questions from Round 20 of the NRL Telstra Premiership.
Did you think the pass from Todd Carney to Braith Anasta was forward in the Wests Tigers' clash with the Roosters?
I thought the pass was flat at worse and probably went backwards. It was a very flat pass and the touch judge thought it was forward. He was in the best position to make a call and he thought it had gone forward from the hands. It probably should have been ‘play-on’.
But I think it is very speculative to say that it cost the Roosters a try. There were plenty of defenders around and they all stopped when the whistle blew. It was 55 metres away from the tryline and everybody had stopped because of the whistle. I’m not saying he wouldn’t have scored, but it is very speculative to assume the call cost them a try.
Did you think the pass from Todd Carney to Braith Anasta was forward in the Wests Tigers' clash with the Roosters?
I thought the pass was flat at worse and probably went backwards. It was a very flat pass and the touch judge thought it was forward. He was in the best position to make a call and he thought it had gone forward from the hands. It probably should have been ‘play-on’.
But I think it is very speculative to say that it cost the Roosters a try. There were plenty of defenders around and they all stopped when the whistle blew. It was 55 metres away from the tryline and everybody had stopped because of the whistle. I’m not saying he wouldn’t have scored, but it is very speculative to assume the call cost them a try.
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