Zeebee,
Im not sure how long you've been in the game, but Im sure you're aware how easy it is to judge someone in Hindsight. Usually a good idea to form your own opinion and let it dictate your own operating principles, but definitely not voice them like that the day after a fatal.
Ive been in exactly the same situation and I carried on to Bankstown knowing I was familiar, I had altitude and I could make a constant descent all the way to final. I back Andrews decision completely, although unfortunately the outcome was not a good one.
NEAREST SUITABLE is not quite as specificic as you may think.