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A controversial call, which Graham Annesley has since admitted was wrong, saw Bailey Simonsson sent to the sin bin after he was ruled to have interfered with Josh Addo-Carrs chase in a try-scoring situation.
Replays seemed to show Simonsson tangled up in an accidental collision as the pair raced for the ball.
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But in order to get the final say on the matter on Saturday night, Tallis decided to ask Smith and had a cheeky reason to do so.
As one of the best referees of the last 15 years did you think it was a professional foul?, he asked.
Smith, who at first was taken aback by the question then laughed and gave his well-informed opinion.
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I would have been happy for him to stay on the field and get a penalty try, he said.
The pair laughed off the incident but the call was no laughing matter for Raiders coach Ricky Stuart, who said there was no way in the world Simonsson should have spent time on the sidelines.
The try when we had a man down and we should have never been a man down, there was no way in the world he should have been sent to the sin bin, he said.
Stuart blows up over sin bin
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There was no way Bailey Simonsson should have been sent from the field when he was going for the ball.
I dont want to make a big issue of it but I just dont understand how we use all this technology and money and still get it wrong.
They got it wrong. Simple as that like they did in the Manly game.
Ennis FED UP with the Bunker
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But theyll be back in the box again next week.
NRL head of football Annesley said the officials got the call wrong and that they over-analysed the play.
In my opinion we got this one wrong, Annesley said on Sunday.
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Graham Annesley said the decision was wrong. (AAP Image/James Gourley)Source: AAP
Both players were scrambling for the ball and in that situation there was always going to be some sort of contact, but I dont believe there was any intent to take Josh Addo-Carr out.
I think the Bunker is over-analysing these incidents from a technical point of view, instead of just looking at incidents from a fans perspective to decide what most people would consider a fair and reasonable decision.

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