Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nMatt Dufty starred for the Rabbitohs but a controversial moment came in the second half when Rabbitohs player Lachlan Hubner found a gap in Canterbury\u2019s defence and looked set to score under the posts. <\/p>\n
But Crichton, defending on his goal line, saw Klein standing a few metres away and moved to his left, wrapping his arms around the referee as Hubner dived over to score. <\/p>\n
Sure enough, Crichton\u2019s deliberate interference ploy paid off as the Bunker ruled it was a no try because Klein got in Crichton\u2019s way. <\/p>\n
Commentator Dan Ginnane said on Kayo Sports the Bulldogs were \u201csaved by the ref\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a controversial moment in that second half. Poor Lachlan Hubner thought he\u2019d scored a try but Ashley Klein got in the way,\u201d Braith Anasta said.<\/p>\n
Watch Stephen Crichton\u2019s \u2018gamesmanship\u2019 with ref in the video above<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an interesting one. Hubner goes on the outside, skips back on the inside. He\u2019s scoring that try no matter what, I believe anyway. <\/p>\n
\u201cCrichton looks at the referee and then runs towards the referee when Hubner\u2019s going back on his inside shoulder. Then he puts his arms around the referee. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s alarming to me is Crichton should have been thinking \u2018make the tackle\u2019. Instead he\u2019s thinking \u2018how do I milk this\u2019. I just think that sums up the way they (the Bulldogs were thinking tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael Ennis added: \u201cI think the Bunker will be pretty disappointed when they look back at that. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt he knew exactly what he was doing, Stephen Crichton. He knew Klein was in the vicinity and he knew if there was any contact at all, the play was null and void and it was over. <\/p>\n
\u201cYes it was gamesmanship but the officials need to be better than that. If that\u2019s a semi-final and that\u2019s a big moment, we\u2019re having huge controversy. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat vision was alarming. Crichton knew exactly what he was doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s gamesmanship but in the right spirit? I wouldn\u2019t have thought so,\u201d former Broncos coach Kevin Walters said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe got away with it, pretty clever by him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raiders star Hudson Young quipped: \u201cI think he thought it was the goalpost.\u201d<\/p>\n
The loss sees the Bulldogs stranded in ninth position, two points behind the Cowboys, who meet the 13th-placed Eels on Saturday afternoon. North Queensland also still has a bye remaining.<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs meet likely wooden spooners St George Illawarra next Saturday. While they also have an upcoming date with lowly Brisbane in round 27, they\u2019ll almost certainly need a win against second-placed Penrith in round 26 if they wish to scrape an unlikely finals berth.<\/p>\n
\u201cHope is not a strategy,\u201d coach Cameron Ciraldo said when asked whether his side needed to rely on other results make the play-offs.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll we can control is how we play next Saturday night. That\u2019s all we can worry about now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canterbury hammered the Rabbitohs\u2019 line during the opening 15 minutes, but failed to capitalise on their field position after Cameron Murray and Jack Wighton made saving tackles on Jethro Rinakama and Stephen Crichton respectively.<\/p>\n
The Dogs\u2019 lone try came in the 61st minute when centre Enari Tuala scampered over for his 50th career touchdown, while Dufty had the final say after scything over from close range.<\/p>\n
– With NewsWire<\/p>\n
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