Greg Inglis was so desperate to kick the field goal on Sunday that he overruled teammate Luke Keary who had set himself up for a blind side raid.
Inglis admitted he thought the scores were locked at 6-all after he attempted to slot the one-pointer in the final play of South Sydney's two point loss to St George Illawarra on Sunday.
While Inglis was attempting the field goal, teammate Keary had set himself up for one last shot at a tiring St George Illawarra defence.
"I was on the short side so I kind of wanted the ball for the last part of the game," Keary said. "But I heard him screaming for it. When Greg Inglis wants the ball with the game on the line you've got to give him the ball. So we gave him the ball thinking he might put up a 'torp' [torpedo bomb] or something but he went for the field goal.
"We were probably a long shot to get the game at that point.
"We won't give it to him. We may put [the video] up for a bit of a laugh but he must have thought it was 6-all. I didn't know what he was doing."
Inglis was yet to watch the brain fade when he spoke with Fairfax Media. However, he said he had realised the side were two points behind as he dropped the ball before making contact with his boot for the missed field goal.
"I was halfway through it and committed to it so I followed through with it," Inglis said. "I just wanted to put myself in a deep, deep hole and put myself into hiding.
"[Sledging from my teammates] came straight away in the sheds. After 'Madge' [South Sydney coach Michael Maguire] gave his speech, it was like 'what were you thinking?'. "[We had] a bit of a laugh and joke. At the time it wasn't [funny] but now I can look back at it now and have a good laugh.
"I thought it was 6-all. I forgot they kicked a penalty goal. I was halfway through it so I thought to keep going.
"When I actually dropped the ball to kick it [I knew we were two behind]. I said some things in my head that I shouldn't repeat."
Meanwhile, Keary has begun discussing his future as he faces an uncertain outlook at the Rabbitohs. St George Illawarra have expressed an interest in the 24-year-old while the Wests Tigers could also make a play for Keary should either Mitchell Moses or Luke Brooks leave the club.
"I've just left it with my manager," Keary said. "He's spoken to the club, to a couple of other people. All I can do is just play footy. He sorts all that other stuff out."
An injury to regular halfback Adam Reynolds saved Keary from certain demotion to NSW Cup after missing the opening game of the season through suspension. With Reynolds another month away, Keary has time to cement his first grade spot by outplaying halves partner Cody Walker.
"I just want to play the best footy I can," Keary said. "There's nothing more you can ask of yourself other than train and play the best you can."
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-for-crack-at-field-goal-20160321-gnn7q0.html
Sadly,the taking the piss out of Ingliss was a loud silence with the media.
Obviously one can't make someone seem dumber than they already are.
The lights are on,but nobody is ever home.
