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On Thursday night, while providing commentary for Penrith’s thrilling victory over the Sydney Roosters, Paul Gallen experienced a moment to forget. The Panthers were too strong for the Tri Colours, even without their inspirational captain and halfback Nathan Cleary. Young flyer Sunia Turuva scored his first NRL hat-trick in the Panthers’ 22-16 triumph.

A contentious Bunker call that saw the Roosters denied a try for obstruction after Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and Dylan Edwards of Penrith clashed before Joey Manu placed the ball down over the try line cast a shadow over the game. Graham Annesley, the head of football for the NRL, stated on Friday that the try should have stood after the event infuriated viewers.

Waerea-Hargreaves’s eye-opening incident wasn’t the only one on Thursday night; during Channel Nine’s post-match wash-up, Gallen mispronounced it to be the veteran’s historic 300th game. When the legendary NRL player questioned the team’s thoughts on Waerea-Hargreaves’s “milestone” game, the Roosters skipper had to correct him.

And how significant was huge Jared Waerea-Hargreaves to this team? He played in 300 games tonight and left us feeling a little let down. Gallen enquired. With a swift retort, Tedesco said, “Last week, his 300th game,” which made Gallen do an awkward U-turn. The Sharks great continued with the initial question and then responded, “I’m sorry, I thought it was this week, my bad. What’s he meant to the club though?”