Clubs, or in this case the QRL, risk an official warning or fine if the NRL determines there has been a breach of the rules. The QRL was contacted for comment on Monday evening.
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Meanwhile, NRL head of elite competitions Graham Annesley confirmed match officials had made the right call when they denied Parramatta two tries during Saturday's 34-26 loss to Newcastle.
Fullbacks Maika Sivo and Blaize Talagi thought they had scored in the first and second half respectively, only to put the ball over the line.
Annesley said of Talagi's no-try: “As it goes on, the ball starts to slip away from his fingers, and when he catches it as it hits the ground, it looks like it's a short distance from the line.
“The ball comes out of his hand and there's nothing to stop it from falling off his arm, so there's no way it can be considered a try.”
Eels skipper Clint Gutherson was also impeded by referee Peter Gough as he tried to stop Greg Marzhew, but Annesley said Gough had nowhere else to go.
The Dogs were denied a try earlier this season when a referee accidentally impeded a Cronulla player.
“My personal opinion is that he was fine,” Annesley said of the Gutherson incident. “The referee cannot disappear into thin air. It must be as close as possible to the play to be awarded. They must determine whether they have improperly affected the game or not. This is the term used under the laws of the game.”
