Referee error costs Dragons first Melbourne win in 15 years

An NRL investigation has revealed that Melbourne Storm's 80th minute match-winning try against St George-Illawarra Dragons yesterday should not have counted, as the full-time hooter sounded before the last play of the ball. In real-time, it was impossible to tell whether the siren or the play of the ball came first, but the referee gave the bene

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