Don't mess with those ghosts of Leichhardt
Phil Gould | July 20, 2009
IF YOU haven't already caught up with the story, the Cowboys were leading 8-0 and seemingly in control of proceedings when their hooker Anthony Watts decided to use Wests Tigers rake Robbie Farah as his own personal punching bag after the ball had long left a scrum.
Memo to Cowboys players - when you visit Leichhardt Oval on a Sunday afternoon it's a bit like the advice you give your children when you take them to the zoo: "You can go and look at the Tigers, but just don't rattle their cage. They get very upset."
When the next scrum packed down only minutes later, the ghosts of Leichhardt Oval and all past players were looking down on the Tigers pack. They gave Farah the nod as if to say: "You know what to do now, my son." Farah and his mates didn't let their predecessors down. As soon as this second scrum packed their big boys held the North Queensland big boys aside, so Farah could dance one-on-one with his attacker.
Half a dozen well-directed left hooks later and Watts was on the ground, Farah stood over his fallen rival, the Tigers fans were on their feet, the two bantam weights were sent to the sin bin, and from that point the game was as good as over. The Leichhardt gods nodded their approval, sat back down in their seats, and watched the home side proceed to run away with the contest, 34-14. Social and sporting commentators will now debate the rights and wrongs of these events. Political correctness and the effects these incidents supposedly have on "Little Johnny's mummy" will no doubt dominate discussions.
My opinion is very simple - IT WAS BLOODY GREAT!
End of story.
Best piece of "Journalism" I have seen in ages.
