Quote ="EHW"Definately not an obstruction. The defending player didnt come into contact with the Saints obstructor (Dixon?) and, like you say, even managed to make an attempted tackle on Lomax.
Both those tries should have been awarded, meaning that the score could have been 16/18 nil at that point.'"
It certainly wasn't obstruction, the defender ignored Dixon and went for and got the right man. Just he hit him in the neck and couldn't do much to stop him by doing that.
I'm not sure Lomax managed to ground the ball however. Smith didn't even run the tape through, he'd made his mind up as soon as Childs put the square in the air.