How in your head do you lock in that field goal attempt as the butterfly wing flap that lost them the game and not the thousands other things that contributed - say the 79th minute ruck infringement that lead immediately to Ramsay's try, for example? I suspect if the infringement was by Chad you'd call that out instead.
Low benefit, high consequence play.
He missed the shot which was only going to take them from an 8 point lead to a 9 point lead (ie still only likely 2 scoring plays) and therefore no difference to that lead with 6 mins out from full time.
High consequence as he gave away a 7 tackle set from their 20m restart but more importantly gave the Dragons moment.
He would have been better to try for a “3 score” lead (or at least a 2 converted try lead which keeps pressure on the kicker to convert both tries if scored), a repeat set (although unlikely from where he was) or give them the ball back 5-10m out with a 6 tackle set to defend instead of 7 from 20m line.
That is the high percentage play and what I think you would have seen from one of the top teams (Storm, Panthers, Rabbits, Eels, Roosters).
You can come back and say, but the 1 point means an end result of 19-18 Warriors win in reg time (as some have suggested) however as the game would have restarted from a kick off, ANYTHING could’ve happened from there as you reset from a different play.
At the end of the day the Dragons may still have won but the high percentage/ benefit play at 8 points up with 6 to go is to try and push the score out to a “3 scoring play lead” or keeping the play down your attacking end as long as possible.
Chad’s decision to play for the field goal IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE, was the wrong option and poor game management. Otherwise he was a decent addition for the Warriors.
