Cowboys coach Paul Green thinks Te Maire Martin would have stopped Josh Addo-Carr’s first try
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NORTH Queensland coach Paul Green claimed Te Maire Martin was a chance to run down Josh Addo-Carr had he not been bowled over by referee Matt Cecchin.
Addo-Carr raced nearly 80m to post the opening points of the game midway through the first half, only for several Cowboys to claim Martin had been taken out by Cecchin at the other end of the field.
As the young Storm flyer latched on to a Will Chambers pass and started to charge down field, Martin appeared to run into the back of Cecchin and fall to the ground.
“I did (have an issue),’’ Green said afterwards.
“I thought the ref knocked him over and I reckon he would have made the tackle on Addo-Carr.
“It takes a bit of wind out of your sail, it’s against the run of play, and in a big game like that and against a really good team — I’ve said all along they’re the best team all year — so when you’re playing team like that, you can’t have things go against you like that.’’
Addo-Carr needed less than nine seconds to cover 80m, and it would have been a tough ask for Martin to mow him down, even if given a headstart.
A scrum is awarded when a referee makes contact with the ball, but not a player.
The NRL bunker had no problems awarding Addo-Carr the first of his two tries.
Only eight penalties were handed out all game, with Cecchin overheard telling Billy Slater early in the second half to “stop attacking players’ heads while they’re laying on the ground’’.
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It's not a game of footy if Green isn't bitching about something.
As if Te Maire Martin would have stopped Addo Carr.