@mtd said:in the actual put down for which they awarded a try - im pretty sure he lost the ball, then grounded it..
they didn't show proper replays on #9/FOX of it - but the ball separates from the hand, hits the ground and then he places his hand on it…
for the biggest game in the year to date, to not check it, after all those 3+ minute decisions we sit through during the year - is laughable... its a semi final and they don't even take their time with it..
I thought he may have dropped it when I first saw the front on replay, however after looking at it again, although the ball does start to come out, there was no seperation, his fingers were still on the ball.
In my opinion:
It was NOT a double movement
It was NOT a knock on, and
It was a try.
It was a classic case of playing to the whistle, Hayne may have asked for a review a touch early, but it didnt affect the play. The Tigers players stopped for a moment after the first attempt at grounding it, expecting time to be called off, and thats what cost them.