As Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves, Hull FC and Hull KR fight for the final two play-off spots, Wigan Warriors, Leigh Leopards and St Helens push at the top and Wakefield Trinity and Castleford fight for survival at the bottom of the table, you feel things will be decided by a matter of inches which is what puts pressure on officials and video referees.
This is where rules like the 10 metre rule around the offside is hugely controversial because it is virtually impossible to determine sometimes if a player is within the 10 which is what we saw as Hull KR and Leigh battled.
Sam Luckley was offside and near by as Tom Briscoe dropped the ball and Mikey Lewis scored.
Luckley was certainly close to being within the 10 metres and he was within 10 metres of being parallel to the incident.
This led to Phil Clarke saying: “How we’re saying that isn’t inside the ten metre is beyond me. If we’re dealing with inaccuracies like that then I question the decision to have video referees at every game because it is a lot of money.”
Hull KR deserved the try having shown their intent with a thunderous run from George King.
This laid down a real marker for the Robins who caused an awful lot of damage with some top notch rugby league from a much more balanced Hull KR side.
After a really strong start, Hull KR probed the line and as Brad Schneider moved across the pitch before a short ball and a great angled run allowed Shaun Kenny-Dowall to carve through and score.
After a yellow card against Leigh at Wembley which resulted in a ban, Minchella meant business as he powered over after good work from Matt Parcell.
A great player saw Mikey Lewis generate space and Ryan Hall danced down the touch line before a forward roll over the line saw him touch down.
Jack Walker was having a superb game for the Robins in a rare appearance and he linked up in a sweeping play to feed Louis Senior to score who produced a scruffy finish.
After an error from Tom Briscoe after a high kick, Lewis was on hand to take the bouncing ball and score in the corner.
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