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ST GEORGE Illawarra have sensationally called on the NRL to give them the two competition points they were robbed of in Monday night's fulltime siren blunder.
Asked if he wanted the result of the Melbourne Storm game overturned, furious Dragons chief executive Peter Doust last night declared it was a serious option.
He also revealed the mistake could cost the club up to $500,000 in lost revenue if they miss the semi-finals by two points.
"My suggestion is that we should get the competition points and so should they (Storm)," Doust said. "It's not their fault this happened.
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Touch and go. The moment the ball was played and the siren sounded. Source: FoxSports
"I'm told years ago they used to replay games that were in dispute.
"I feel that strongly for our members, supporters, corporates and particularly the players who tried their guts out.
"At the end of the game, when the siren goes it should be black and white. Time's up, siren goes, game over."
The plea for the points has been rejected by NRL head of football Todd Greenberg.
"Some decisions are contentious but you can't change the result of a match," Greenberg said.
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Doust was left to count the cost last night after the NRL conceded that referee Matt Cecchin should not have allowed the Storm's match-winning try after the siren.
And he would not rule out legal action to retrieve the competition points.
"It will have a considerable economic impact on the club," Doust said.
"Sometimes you don't know until the end of the season.
"What if we were to miss the finals by two points. The ticket revenue goes to the NRL but it's an extraordinary amount in terms of merchandise, sponsorship bonuses, corporates and free-to-air coverage.
A dejected Gareth Widdop leaves the field with teammates after losing to the Storm in the final play of the game. Source: Getty Images
"They're all the brand and money benefits that come with being in the finals."
The Dragons CEO fired off an email to Greenberg first thing yesterday morning to demand a full match review committee inquiry.
Referees boss Tony Archer later emerged to admit the winning try came from a play-the-ball after the siren.
"Technically, the siren sounded a split second before the Melbourne player 'heeled' the ball," Archer said.
"So, in that sense, the referee's call was wrong and the final play should not have proceeded.
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"We were only able to work this out by going through the final moments of the game frame by frame, so you can appreciate how difficult it would be for a referee to make a call with that degree of accuracy out in the middle."
Cecchin has not been punished for the mistake.
Incredibly, he has been "promoted'' to handle the Parramatta Eels versus Wests Tigers blockbuster at ANZ Stadium on Monday night.
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Dragons star Josh Dugan reacts after the heartbreaking loss. Source: Getty Images
"At the very least it could cost us a couple of hundred thousand,'' Doust said.
"It could even hurt our tickets sales for this weekend's home game at Kogarah against the Warriors.
"What impact will it have on the depression of our supporters?
"Rather than have a solid win under the belt, it's the frustration of losing in those circumstances.
"It's hard to quantify but it's got to have a big impact."
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St George Illawarra coach Steve Price, who is fighting to save his coaching career, was still angry last night, 24 hours after the incident.
"Throughout the game, when you go to the video refs, it is a sliding door," he said.
"But when the siren sounds, the door closes.
"It was clear cut. The game should have been finished, the siren went.
Gareth Widdop and Jason Nightingale come to terms with their post-siren loss. Source: Getty Images
"We should have won and should have the two points."
Price's anger rose when forward Joel Thompson was taken from the field with 25 seconds remaining under the NRL's new concussion laws.
The Dragons, with no interchange remaining, finished the game with 12 men.
Archer told a press conference yesterday that the NRL was now looking at a better system for when the fulltime siren goes.
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"We're looking for a number of mechanisms for the timekeeper and the referee and we will be looking to implement them as soon as possible," he said.
"I'm disappointed we got it wrong because we're working hard to improve our performances. I understand they are disappointed.
"We take our craft very seriously and the referees are disappointed.
"We were wrong. But it was less than a split second.
"I'm comfortable how they have performed in the opening rounds."
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