Warriors robbed . . . again
Anzac Day defeat continues run of bad luck
Late crowding penalty sparks Storm win
April 25, 2019 The Warriors were hanging on grimly to a 12-10 lead with less than five minutes to play, when the officials found a penalty in the ruck right in front of the posts. Storm prop Jesse Bromwich dropped the ball as he attempted to play it — plenty of similar situations this year have been adjudged knock-ons. Asked about the call in the post-match interview, Warriors coach Stephen Kearney said: “Don’t get me started.”
Sharks’ uncalled forward pass
June 29, 2018
The Cronulla Sharks stole two points from the Warriors when winger Edrick Lee scored late in the game. The final pass from centre Ricky Leutele was clearly forward but went uncalled. The incident came after several baffling calls went against the home side as the Warriors found themselves on the wrong end of a lopsided penalty count. The result had an impact on the ladder at the end of the regular season too. The Warriors finished eighth on 32 points, just two points off the Shark in fourth. Penalty try inconsistencies April 3 and June 25, 2016 Ryan Hoffman, above, was fuming. Not only on April 3 when he was denied a penalty try against the Roosters, but also on June 25 when the Sharks were awarded one for almost the same offence. On April 3, in the 22nd minute, the Warriors were down by four points when Hoffman was clearly held back on his way to a kick chase. The Bunker ruled no try and no penalty try, yet the on-field referee ruled a penalty. Contrast that to June 25 when the Sharks’ Jayson Bukuya was impeded by Simon Mannering and the bunker awarded a penalty try, in a game which the Warriors lost in golden point.
Rabbitohs centre held, not held
June 6, 2015
The Warriors’ loss to the Rabbitohs in Perth should have looked slightly better after refereeing boss at the time Tony Archer confirmed the Rabbitohs’ first try should not have counted. Centre Bryson Goodwin appeared to have been tackled and held by Shaun Johnson but the referees allowed the speedy centre to continue his run. Archer later said: “He was held … At that point he was tackled, there is still contact on the player on the ground.”
Storm forward pass try
April 25, 2013
Storm centre Will Chambers, above, scored a try to put the Melbourne side in the lead on the back of a dubious offload from winger Sisa Waqa. Chambers was about a metre in front of Waqa when he received the pass, though the fact he collected it behind him might have provided enough doubt for the referees to allow play to continue. After the game, Warriors coach Matt Elliott called the pass “a long way forward” and even Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy admitted it was “a little bit doubtful”.