The Sydney Roosters got an early break in the NRL grand final when a charged down kick hit the team trainer with the Raiders seemingly ready to race away for a try.
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Sia Soliola charged down a Luke Keary kick with his head, which flew downfield only to hit the Roosters trainer in the head.
Elliot Whitehead appeared the only one in a position to chase it down.
Instead of the chance of four points for the Raiders, they found themselves packing down for a scrum with the Roosters feed.
"Where play is irregularly affected in the field of play, the referee shall re-start play with a scrim with the attacking team (ie with territorial advantage) to receive the loose head and feed," the rules say.
While within the rules, veteran Nine commentator Phil Gould said the Raiders were hard done by.
'That could've been a try under the posts,'" Gould said.
Raiders fans were not happy on social media either.
The Roosters forced a goal-line dropout and in the next set young hooker Sam Verrills dived across the line next to the posts, with Latrell Mitchell converting for a 6-0 lead.
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