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The Bunkers has found itself at the centre of controversy after the Warriors were awarded a contentious try against the Titans.

On the stroke of halftime, Phillip Sami failed to ground the ball in his in-goal allowing Warriors star Adam Pompey the chance to score.

Replays, however, showed the put down was dubious at best, triggering debate amongst the Fox League panel.

This is a big crucial try right on halftime but did he get it down? Cooper Cronk asked.

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I dont think that was a try, Michael Ennis said.

Lets have a look at it, Braith Anasta said.

It is a big call and I think the focus of the bunker was so much on the grounding from Sami, but not so much Pompey.

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Ennis and Cronk initially believed that Pompey didnt have control of the ball and promoted it forward into Samis leg.

He pushes it into the leg of Sami and he doesnt get control of it, Ennis said.

It is not a try.

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Me neither and that right hand slides off it, Cronk said.

It doesnt actually compress the ball down onto the grass.

Im with Mick it hits the leg, but I dont know if it gets that compression on the grass.

However, Anasta believed that the call was close enough to give the attacking team the benefit of the doubt and Ennis conceded on the final replay that Pompey may have done just enough.

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I think it is really close, Anasta said.

We can maybe give them the benefit of the doubt even though the three of us are leaning towards no try.

Sami unfortunately thought he grounded that with his torso. They got that right, he certainly hadnt.

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But just whether Pompey grounded the ball is the contentious one.

Maybe he does when you slow it down from that back angle, Ennis said.

The side angle it doesnt look like it. It looks like it slides off.

But the rear angle it looks like it just gets pushed into the turf fractionally. Is it control? It was enough.

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