“How can that be an eight point try?” – fans slam “ridiculous call” on social media

Last night there were more than a few big decisions that went against Salford Red Devils.

Paul Rowley’s side led 20-6 at halftime and despite a Matty Ashton try just after the break still held a 20-10 lead when Marc Sneyd had a shot at goal to make it a 12 point lead which he surprisingly missed.

Then Ryan Brierley was sin binned and in his absence Warrington Wolves scored three times.

One of these three tries, in fact the one that gave them the lead, was an eight point try as Tyler Dupree was penalised during the act of scoring.

This was crucial as it gave Stefan Ratchford two shots at goal to make it 22-20 and be missed the first.

Later the Wolves scored another eight point try after Kallum Watkins caught Matt Dufty high accidentally as he scored.

So some bold decisions against Salford, how did social media react to them?

Some fans believed that it set a dangerous precedent about what constitutes an eight point try and that it showed the unfair difference between a TV game and one without a video ref.

If that's an 8 point Try, then there needs to be at least 2 given EVERY game and shows why games on TV will never replicate those that aren't

— Six_Again Part II – This Time It's Territorial (@Six_Again) March 2, 2023

Others felt it was a fair decision but again that it would lead to lots of eight point tries.

I think that’s a fair 8 point try but only if they’re going to give an 8 point try every time that happens, which they won’t

— Mike Hughes (@mike96hughes) March 2, 2023

The point that without the  video referee the decision would never be made leading fans to call for the big change of having video refs at every game or none.

If this game wasn’t on tv I guarantee that wouldn’t have been an 8 point try. This is why we either need video refs at all games or none at all, we can’t have incidents being judged differently depending on whether games are on tv or not. #SLWARSAL

— Michael Lavelle (@mikelavelle93) March 2, 2023

That said some fans were perplexed by the decision itself.

How can that be an 8 point try????

Dufty is diving to the ground 🤣🤣🤣

What is Watkins supposed to do???

Let him waltz in??

— Truth Talking Maverick (@TruthTalkingMav) March 2, 2023

One fan slammed it as a “ridiculous call.”

Wow. Ridiculous call that. Never an 8 point try.

— Bradley Asquith (@BradAsquith7) March 2, 2023

Some were concerned that this would be the latest RFL “fad.”

I'm struggling to remember the last 8 point try and now just had 2 in one game. Is this going to be the latest RL fad?

— Paul Devanney (@paul_devanney) March 2, 2023

This point was taken to the extreme by one fan in quite a smart observation.

Just thinking about last nights 8 point tries . If ,as in many occasions , a winger leaves the ground to score in the corner and is tackled in the process . Is he not tackled in the air ? Which is a penalty in its self so would that constitute an 8 point try on every occasion ?

— crooksy (@crux_richard) March 3, 2023