Yep, like Annesley was so sure the day he gave the Broncos that 'try' vs Manly in the early 1990s at Lang Park. It was a bright sunny day. Was it one of the Walters brothers? He dropped the ball about 3 feet above the try line and Annessley gave him the 'try'. Then a dodgy penalty goal and Broncos victory.
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Geoff Toovey scampered 40 metres from a scrum move to regain the lead, before controversy struck with nine minutes remaining as referee Graham Annesley awarded Walters his second try despite TV replays suggesting he had bounced the ball over the line.
Peter Jackson, who had set up the try with a break out wide before offloading to Walters, buried his head in his hands in exasperation at the apparent fumble over the line.
But without the benefit of The Bunker in those days, Annesley award the try and Dale Shearer – who had left Manly over the off-season to join Broncos in controversial circumstances, converted the try to make it 12-12.
Annesley was again the centre of attention two minutes later when he awarded the home team a penalty within kicking range when he ruled Ian Roberts had tackled Borncos replacement Ian Herring without the ball.
TV replays again showed the decision was incorrect and that Herring had indeed been in control of the ball when tackled. With fulltime looming, Shearer kicked the penalty goal to seal a 14-12 victory for the Broncos.
An injury-hit Brisbane Broncos toughed out a controversial 14-12 win over Manly in sweltering conditions at Lang Park this weekend 30 years ago.
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