Roosters halfback Sam Walker has called on the NRL to sort out the obstruction rule once and for all, declaring “there’s not a great deal of consistency” after teammate Joseph Manu was incorrectly denied a try in the 22-16 loss to Penrith.
‘Pretty sketchy’: Calls grow louder for the NRL to change the obstruction rule after howler robs the Roosters of a certain try
Panthers coach Ivan Cleary weighed in last Thursday and clearly had an issue with the rule as it currently stands.“I’ll say one thing – I feel like every time we’ve done a black and white interpretation in rugby league, it’s been a failure,” he said. “I’m not too sure where the rule’s at and what they’re deeming as contact,” Walker said on Monday morning.“I’ve seen five this year that they’ve called the weirdest obstructions, but then other times they’ll be ‘oh he might have got there’ or ‘he might not have got there. We don’t think he’s going to get there’.
The NRL’s admission mattered little to Roosters fans, but dummy-half Brandon Smith says it’s important that the game’s officials acknowledge when they get things wrong. “I guess it’d be frustrating for a few people, but I feel like it’s good ownership from the NRL to come out and say ‘we stuffed up’.
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