If Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin gets his way the miraculous after-the-siren try will become a thing of the past in the NRL.
Melbourne's controversial last-gasp winner against St George Illawarra on Monday has created a stir in the game.
The Dragons were furious when Young Tonumaipea dived over to seal a 28-24 victory at AAMI Park, claiming the Storm winger hadn't played the ball before the siren sounded and that fulltime should have been called.
NRL referees boss Tony Archer agreed referee Matt Cecchin should have blown fulltime but it took several freeze-frame shots of the incident to make that conclusion.
The aggrieved Dragons even went so far to try and get two competition points awarded to them, a suggestion that the NRL quickly rebuffed.
Broncos coach Griffin believes the solution is a simple one - simply call time when the siren sounds regardless of whether the ball is in play or not.
"My suggestion to the league is, like AFL, once the hooter goes it's time up," Griffin said.
"Rather than whether there's a play or whether there wasn't a play because that can be hard for the referee when you've got crowd's screaming and what not.
"That might be a fair way of clarifying it so the referees aren't put in that position."
