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NRL head of football Graham Annesley has defended the six-again rule despite conceding Canberra could have been awarded three penalties rather than fresh sets in the last 20 seconds of their 12-10 loss to St George Illawarra.
The Raiders were attacking the Dragons’ line in search of a late try on Sunday when St George Illawarra captain Ben Hunt was guilty of three infringements.
The first two calls – an offside and a flop on prop Joe Tapine on the penultimate play of the game – were...
It's his leadership and a solid platform at the start that Queensland Maroons coach Billy Slater wants from Josh Papalii - rather than big minutes.
Slater has stuck with the Canberra Raiders enforcer in his starting front row for the State of Origin series decider at Lang Park next Wednesday.
That's despite speculation Papalii might be overlooked for game three after only playing a combined 48 minutes across the first two Origins.
The NRL will challenge its referees to be “up to” making game-defining calls after conceding Ben Hunt could have been sin-binned three times in the dying moments of a game that dealt a blow to Canberra’s finals hopes.
NRL head of football Graham Annesley stopped short of saying officials lacked the bravery to make tough calls despite a controversial finish to St George Illawarra’s dramatic win over Canberra.
Annesley says referees will retain the power of discretion and insisted the...