CALLS don’t come much bigger than this.

When Greg Inglis scooped up a loose ball after it was forced loose from Mitchell Pearce and ran the length of the MCG, over 91,000 fans packed into the hallowed ground erupted.

And when video referees Bernard Sutton and Luke Patten sensationally overturned the on-field referral of try, two entire states and a rather large chunk of the internet went off like Krakatoa.

With 13 minutes to go and the Maroons trailing 20-18 the call to deny Inglis was pivotal, and the divide over whether Michael Morgan had knocked on in the process tackling Pearce went beyond state lines.

Former Blues coach Phil Gould and NSW great Peter Sterling railed against the overruling in commentary, declaring it a “loose carry” from Pearce, and therefore play-on.

Crucial call: Michael Morgan is ruled to have stripped the ball from Mitchell Pearce. Source: Getty Images

Also thrown into the mix is a stray touch from fellow Maroon Nate Myles, who couldn’t be deemed to have played at the ball, but nonetheless got a fingertip to the ball in tackling Pearce.

Further complicating the decision was the positioning of Inglis when he picked up the Steeden, coming from a metre in front of where Pearce lost control of the ball.



Watch the video above, as well as the analysis below from Fox Sports’ ex-Origin players Matt Ballin and Steve Turner, and decide for yourself.

Was GI robbed of one of the great Origin moments?