Bennett puts heat on NRL over controversial non-call

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A visibly-frustrated Wayne Bennett has suggested the NRL volition person to reply for 2 questionable calls that went against the Dolphins successful a thriller against the Bulldogs.

Bennett's broadside enactment connected a spirited second-half comeback attempt, but fell abbreviated successful heartbreaking manner aft Jamayne Isaako missed a effort conversion footwear with 30 seconds remaining that would've enactment the Dolphins ahead.

Isaako's footwear drifted beyond the near extremity station aft initially looking similar it would deed the people arsenic the Bulldogs held connected for a 23-22 win successful Bundaberg.

Bennett and the Dolphins were near to rue 2 important calls that went Canterbury's mode successful a substance of minutes wrong the last 15 minutes of the contest.

This walk from Kodi Nikorima (6) to Jamayne Isaako was ruled to person gone forward, denying the Dolphins of a important effort (Fox League)

The archetypal telephone took spot 13 minutes from afloat clip erstwhile Isaako thought he'd extended a one-point Dolphins pb with a effort successful the close corner.

As Isaako celebrated, referee Peter Gough blew his whistle, calling Kodi Nikorima's walk to Isaako starring up to the effort arsenic a guardant pass.

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The Dolphins' frustrations grew little than 2 minutes aboriginal erstwhile a akin walk from Toby Sexton recovered Blake Wilson successful the near country to springiness the Bulldogs the pb back, contempt Dolphins protests.

"Gee they're fortunate to get distant with that one. At archetypal look, I thought it was guardant there," Tigers fable Steve Roach said connected Fox League's sum upon seeing replays of Wilson's try.

Bennett concurred aft the match.

Referees ruled this walk from Toby Sexton to Blake Wilson to beryllium ineligible arsenic the Bulldogs took the pb implicit the Dolphins (Fox League)

"I don't cognize whether it went incorrect oregon we conscionable had a spot of atrocious luck, oregon a spot of both," helium said erstwhile asked by reporters what "went wrong" for his side.

"The bounce of the ball, decisions here, an contented there, whatever, each those small things that spell to marque up a game.

When pressed astir the calls connected Isaako's effort and Wilson's, Bennett's words said it all.

"The referees tin grip that 1 (Isaako's), it's their decision," helium said.

"They tin reply that 1 (Wilson's) too. We person to unrecorded with them (the decisions) truthful nothing's going to alteration now."

The nonaccomplishment to the NRL cellar-dwellers is simply a large stroke to the Dolphins' finals chances, with the newcomers presently successful 12th spot, 4 points adrift of the eight-placed Cowboys.

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