Genuine question (not sour grapes)...why didn't the video ref check the onside at the play of the ball?? Is he allowed?



No idea if the Cat's players were offside but they were about 2m at most from the Leeds try line when the ball was knocked on which would require some amazing line speed in the last min of a tough game.

Clutching at straws, and I can imagine you mouth puckering up.

Nope, not at all, just a question. I was amazed they didn't check but (as I already said) I have no idea whatsoever whether they were on or off side.

If they were offside the ref would have penalised them.



Right?



Guys?

did you not watch the post game analysis, they were onside anyway

I thought markers weren't square!

No I don't, ever.



Doesn't answer my question though - why wasn't it checked?

Perfectly valid question. The try was referred to the video ref. He didn't look at the onside. Had he done so Leeds would have been awarded the penalty for offside. They were miles offside as was clear from the post match analysis.



Meh, cup's in the bag, we're limping home and were never going to win it so good for Catalan.

Must be because he wasn't asked to check it. Now I know their have been times when refs look for something that they weren't originally asked but you know they can differ from week to week in how they use the VR.

The inconsistency is what irritates. Earlier in the season we had that disallowed try by Briscoe (for a shoulder barge...I really can't remember who it was against now) where the ref said "check everything" and they went frame by frame through a 20 odd pass, length of the field goal. I think that's the wrong approach but there should be a single consistent approach each season.

To be fair to the ref; when looking at the try after the game, they were onside.

Gareth above thought otherwise so it must have been marginal.



As I say though whether it was right isn't really my point - there is no possible way that the ref could have known with any confidence whether they were all onside (as he had to be watching the play of the ball), its the last play of a knock out game and whats to lose by checking?