Legends puzzled by denied tries in Panthers win

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A trio of league greats person been near baffled aft the Bunker disallowed a effort to Scott Sorensen successful the archetypal fractional of the Panthers' clash against the Broncos.

Penrith went connected to triumph the crippled 15-4 successful a objective show with Nathan Cleary making history, becoming the youngest subordinate to people 1,300 points, but the crippled wasn't without controversy.

Sorensen thought he'd scored his team's 2nd effort of the nighttime successful the 32nd infinitesimal aft swooping onto a escaped shot adjacent the effort line, but the Bunker ruled that his near manus had knocked the shot connected contempt replays appearing to amusement a cleanable gather.

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"If that ball's touched the crushed it's a try," Maroons large Paul Vautin said connected Nine's NRL coverage.

A big of legends were near baffled that this play was awarded a nary effort to Penrith's Scott Sorensen (Nine)

"He's gathered that successful I reckon. He gathered it into his chest, that's not a sound connected champ! You're gathering."

Vautin doubled down post-game, continuing to explicit his disorder astatine the decision.

Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston were besides unconvinced by the ruling, with Thurston saying the Panthers were "very hard done by".

"I thought it was a try," helium said.

"He's done a tremendous occupation gathering the shot in, Sorensen. He's conscionable picked the shot up there, nary sound connected successful my eyes. They're precise hard done by there, the Panthers."

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"I don't cognize if immoderate of america thought that successful the commentary box. It looked similar helium scooped that up clean," Smith added.

The Sorensen effort was 1 of 2 Panthers tries chalked disconnected by the Bunker successful the archetypal fractional arsenic the reigning premiers took an 8-0 pb into the sheds.

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Thurston doubled down post-game, continuing to explicit his disorder astatine the decision.

"He's dived connected the ball, I didn't spot immoderate different question that (would suggest) the shot has slid disconnected his manus and travelled forward," helium said. "It's similar he's got power the full clip there."

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