NRL head of football Graham Annesley has revealed Penrith could have won Saturday night’s golden point thriller against Newcastle in regulation time, admitting referee Peter Gough would have been within his rights to award a rare three-point field goal.
The Panthers were trailing by one point in the 77th minute of the Round 7 clash when captain Nathan Cleary successfully booted a field goal to even the scores at 15-15.
Cleary was taken out late by Knights forward Lachlan Fitzgibbon
as he booted the one-pointer, causing a melee that took several minutes to sort out, but no penalty was...