We love the mighty Canberra Raiders
The NRL concedes officials missed a crucial knock-on call late in Canberra's golden-point win over the Dolphins.
With scores locked at 30-30, Canberra's Hudson Young knocked the ball forward into the arm of Ray Stone, before the Raiders regained possession.
The Raiders were awarded set restart after officials pinged Kaufusi for knocking the ball forward, before Jamal Fogarty slotted the match-winning field goal four plays later.
This time the Canberra Raiders have come out on the right side of a wrong call.
NRL head of football Graham Annesley confirmed on Monday a missed Hudson Young knock-on denied the Redcliffe Dolphins the chance to win in golden point at Wagga Wagga.
He said it was disappointing when decisions brought into question a game's result, while also admitting the Raiders still could've gone on to win the game.
A fired-up Wayne Bennett said it was “zero consolation” the NRL had admitted Canberra knocked the ball on just a minute before they kicked the winning field-goal against his Dolphins on Saturday.
Bennett celebrates his 900th game as a first-grade coach on Saturday, but is as passionate as ever about officials - and the bunker - getting it right, especially when the game is on the line in golden point.
Raiders forward Hudson Young took a pass from Jack Wighton and dropped it into Ray Stone, only for the touch judge to tell referee Peter Gough the ball had gone backwards. Three plays...