Furious Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett found “zero consolation” in the NRL admitting they missed a crucial knock-on a minute before his side lost a golden point thriller to the Raiders.
Raiders forward Hudson Young took a pass from Jack Wighton and dropped it into Dolphins defender Ray Stone, but referee Peter Gough ruled the ball had gone backwards.
Three plays later, Raiders halfback Jamal Fogarty iced a field goal to seal the 31-30 win over the Dolphins.
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As Canberra approached field goal territory in golden point, what looked to be a Hudson Young knock-on from a Ray Stone tackle was judged to be have been knocked on by the latter.
Canberra then continued forward before Stone was taken from the field for a head injury assessment. Jamal Fogarty then kicked the winning field goal.
