Those rugby league followers in attendance or watching Saturday night's game between Wests and Cronulla have been unable to properly function ever since, due to one of the most bizarre refereeing decisions being given.
Cronulla's Ben Pomeroy was tackled just short of the try line but maintained some sort of momentum for a few seconds. This momentum slowed, when referee Jason Robinson called held, but it didn't stop completely. Just after the 'held' call, Bryce Gibbs joined the tackle and pushed Pomeroy towards the try line, when Pomeroy reached out for an apparent try.
Incredibly, Robinson penalised Pomeroy for attempting to reach out for the line after the 'held' call, rather than penalising Gibbs or realising his mistaken call and awarding the try. The stunned Leichhardt crowd could barely believe their ears. Any subsequent attempt to rationalise Robinson's thought process or logically discuss these events has left the sharpest minds of today in a state of torpor. Fermat's Last Theorem, The Big Bang, The Monty Hall Problem....these are now well and truly superceded by Robinson's Blown Call to confuse brains the world over. This is a truly amazing accomplishment from the code which brought you Mander's C**k-up on the Israel Folau "try" just 10 days ago.
Regular service will hopefully resume next week.
Tuesday 3 August 2010
Round 21: Thanks Jason Robinson
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