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The Sharks have been told that they were denied a blatant penalty in the early stages of extra time in their golden-point loss to Wests Tigers.
A Nicho Hynes field goal in the 82nd minute with the scores locked at 18-18 was charged down by Tigers forward Alex Seyfarth, who was clearly offside.
He was neither at marker or on the goal line, standing to the side of the ruck and in front of his teammates and referee Grant Atkins.
Seyfarth then rushed out of the line with Jahream Bula to charge Hynes’ kick down, which looked headed for the posts from close range.
The Tigers regained possession after the ricochet, via a captain’s challenge, and eventually went on to record a 20-18 win when Sharks prop Tom Hazelton was penalised for stripping in the 89th minute.
According to a NewsCorp report, the NRL has informed Cronulla officials that they should have received a penalty, which would have resulted in an un-missable kick at goal 10 metres out right in front.
Liam Kennedy was the Bunker official who had the opportunity to penalise Seyfarth as he reviewed the play after the Tigers challenged Atkins’ decision on who should retain possession after the scramble to pounce on the ball following the chargedown.
But while Kennedy has lost his Bunker role this weekend for Magic Round, he will be the on-field ref for Saturday’s South Sydney vs Newcastle fixture.
Atkins will referee Friday night’s Roosters vs Dolphins match at Suncorp Stadium and back up for Bunker duties on Sunday when the Storm take on Canberra.
Alex Seyfarth rusehs from an illegal position next to marker. Photo: Fox League
Dally M Medallist Jahrome Hughes has declared he wants to play for Melbourne “forever”, dashing hopes of new NRL outfit Perth luring the star Storm halfback as its marquee player.
Speaking ahead of the Storm’s Magic Round clash with Canberra, Hughes said he was looking to get a new deal done with club boss Justin Rodski to secure his future in Victoria.
A free agent on November 1, the 30-year-old has been mentioned as a major target for the Bears, who will join the competition in 2027.
“I think my name’s probably only up there because I’m off contract around that same time,” said the Kiwi Test halfback.
“I haven’t really thought about it, and if I have it my way then I’ll be here forever, so I might have to talk to ‘J-Rod’ soon about that.”
The Storm are sitting second on the ladder but on the same competition points as the Raiders with both teams coming off a win.
Jahrome Hughes takes on the line. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
Hughes, who returned just two weeks after breaking his hand and then injured his shoulder, said he planned to push through to the next bye which would hopefully allow him to fully recover.
They are still missing skipper Harry Grant with a hamstring injury.
“We think there’s a lot to improve on, and we’ve talked about how it’s not going to be perfect from the start but we really want to build and keep getting better every week,” Hughes said.
“Canberra are going well and I think they are flying under the radar a little bit.
“They’re a quality team and they’re real gritty and I feel like they’re a team that have come a long way over the last couple of years … they’ve had a few good players come in and they’re starting to build something there so it’s going to be a test for us.”
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