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The post-Jason Demetriou epoch was disconnected to the cleanable commencement for the Rabbitohs aft the last-placed broadside scored doubly successful the opening 10 minutes against the Panthers.
If Souths were looking for a absorption from the club’s prima aft the unceremonious sacking of Demetriou during the week, interim manager ben Hornby had the cleanable effect arsenic the broadside opened up a 12-0 lead.
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Aided by an disfigured hep driblet connected Jye Gray that saw Izack Tago misdeed binned, Souths made the astir of the man-advantage to contention into the lead.
But the opening effort had much than a fewer question marks aft Izaac Thompson crossed successful the corner.
Utilising the antheral advantage, Cody Walker threw a crisp cut-out ball, hitting Thompson connected the extracurricular arsenic helium raced Sunia Turuva for the corner.
While the Panthers winger pushed out, helium played astatine Thompson’s arm, making it astatine champion a messy enactment down arsenic the shot intelligibly bobbled connected its mode to the ground.
But a week aft Wests Tigers skipper Api Koroisau was denied arsenic helium bobbled earlier seemingly regathering successful a effort that was denied, fans had much than a fewer questions astir the try.
Another contented was that Thompson’s near manus besides touched the in-goal line.
“It appeared to beryllium moving successful the hands of Izaac Thompson, with our memories harking backmost to Api Koroisau,” Warren Smith said successful commentary.
On Nine, Andrew Johns besides questioned if Thompson had got it down, portion Cameron Smith was amazed aft the effort was awarded, questioning: “Was his near manus successful interaction astatine the aforesaid clip the shot was placed successful the in-goal?”
However, aft the effort was confirmed, Smith said helium felt the close manus didn’t travel distant from the ball, adding his near manus was “millimetres” wrong the touchline.
Regardless, it was rapidly confirmed.
WWOS’ The Mole posted: “If that was API — NO TRY.”
One instrumentality posted: “Hand connected the enactment … Ball not grounded … Dropped it … Bunker gonna bunker.”
Another added: “How the hellhole is that a try?! He’s intelligibly mislaid power of that!”
A 3rd said: “looks similar a nary effort but you ne'er cognize with this lot.”
Plenty much suggested it was a “sympathy try”.
It comes conscionable days aft NRL caput of shot Graham Annesley backed the arguable telephone to contradict Koroisau, saying The Bunker had “operated wrong the existing rule”.
The regularisation states: “A subordinate who has had possession oregon touches/touched the shot and knocks the shot guardant indispensable regain possession (catch, clasp oregon grip) anterior to the shot hitting the ground, different player, goalpost oregon transverse bar.”
Regardless, it’ll spell into the books arsenic a try, portion Dean Hawkins made it 12-0 soon aft erstwhile helium pounced connected a Walker footwear conscionable 4 minutes later.
However, the Panthers bided their time, making the astir of a Jai Arrow misdeed bin successful the 17th minute, scoring doubly earlier hitting the pb successful the 32nd infinitesimal erstwhile Luke Garner barged his mode crossed the line.
The Panthers rode their ain luck aft a walk from Brad Schneider that acceptable up a effort for Turuva was deemed to person been a falcon, though determination were questions arsenic to whether it was from a guardant pass.
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