Watch and vote: Ten of the most debatable refereeing decisions of all time

FOLLOWING Billy Slater’s highly controversial drop-kick try against Brisbane, we thought we’d dig up 10 of the most debatable refereeing decisions of all time.

The worst referee/umpire howlers in sport.

FOLLOWING Billy Slater’s highly controversial drop-kick try against Brisbane, we thought we’d dig up 10 of the most debatable refereeing decisions of all-time in no particular order.

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1. MARADONA’S HAND OF GOD

Only four years after the Falkland Islands pitted England against Argentina, the nations met at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. It was the ultimate grudge match.

But tensions ratcheted up even further when the diminutive genius Diego Maradona outjumped the much larger England keeper Peter Shilton to punch the ball home, claiming it was the “Hand of God”.

2. WAYNE HARMES MATCH-WINNER

It’s the 1979 VFL Grand Final between Carlton and Collingwood. Deep in the last quarter, with the game in the balance, Carlton’s Harmes chased his own kick into the forward pocket, dived full-length and knocked the ball 25m to Ken Sheldon who kicked a goal.

Was it in? Was it out? Thirty-five years later it’s still discussed but the Blues won the flag by five points.

3. DARRELL HAIR

A cricket umpire who wasn’t afraid to call it as he saw it, no matter the trouble it could bring. Hair called Sri Lankan phenomenon Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing in a Boxing Day Test in 1995.

It caused mass consternation in world cricket but many Australian fans thought he was right on the money.

4. ROY JONES JR

Boxing is one of those sports that seems to perpetually throw up dodgy decisions.

So it was when Jones Jr, a future world champion, fought South Korean Park Si Hun for gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Jones Jr landed 86 punches to his opponent’s 32 and pummelled him. Yet he lost. A decade later it was found South Korea had provided “hospitality” to three of the judges.

5. US BASKETBALL TEAM

As always, the US team was favourite for gold. Its Olympic record was 63-0. At the 1972 Munich Olympics, it met the Soviet Union in the final.

It was the height of the Cold War and as the final buzzer sounded the US was one point ahead. Strangely, though, the time was reset, twice, putting three seconds on the clock.

The Soviets scored and won 51-50.

6. DARRELL HAIR - AGAIN

During a Test between England and Pakistan in 2006 at The Oval, Australian umpire Darrell Hair ruled that the Pakistan team had tampered with the ball.

Pakistani captain Inzamam-ul-Haq plead not guilty and refused to accept the charges levelled at his team.

The irate Pakistanis refused to come back to the field after tea and forfeited the match - the first forfeit in Test history.

7. LAWSON’S MIRACLE SURVIVAL

Australia’s Geoff Lawson knocked over his own stumps twice in two overs against the West Indies in 1984, but somehow wasn’t given out.

Michael Holding’s terrific pace pushed the Aussie faster bowler back in his crease and the Aussie batsman ended up breaking the wickets with his feet.

The West Indies fielders appealed for hit-wicket but the square leg umpire simply walked to the crease picked up the bails and put them back on to the stumps.

Two overs later it happened again.

It seems everyone on the field was confused - even the umpires.

8. ASHTON’S DON’T ARGUE

Chris Ashton gets a yellow card for stopping Manu Tuilagi’s fist with his face

During the 2011 Premiership semi-final between Leicester and Northampton, Tuilagi tackles Ashton high and without the ball.

Ashton pushed Tuilagi before the latter punched him three times. Red card for Tuilagi right? Wrong, both players got yellow cards.

Poor refereeing, but who remembers Tuilagi using Ashton as a punching bag? #rugby #rugbyunion pic.twitter.com/KGHDRn9Ri9

— In The Loose (@InTheLoose) December 18, 2016

9. QLD CUP BLUNDER

This howler in came in rugby league’s Queensland Cup with current Rabbitohs star Cody Walker hitting a goal line drop-out seemingly into touch.

The opposing player catches the ball outside the field of play and flicks it back in field with the touch judge looking on, later collecting the ball and playing on.

This decision takes some real beating.

10. RUGBY TRY

And lastly, there are no words for this so just watch the video and wait for decision number five...