One of our admins at Brisbane Wests Tigers Fans posted this blog this morning:
http://www.bwtf.net/uncategorized/six-to-go-early-edition
Yesterday’s loss was so much more than a game of footy – it was one of the Wests Tigers proudest moments. This wasn’t about the score, this was about spirit. It was an afternoon when Anthony Minichiello pulled off the most incredible one-on-one strip ever seen on a runaway Ben Murdoch-Masila and Martin Kennedy, Frank-Paul Nu’uausala and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves played their annual blinders.
It was an afternoon when Benji Marshall broke down during a minute’s silence dedicated to Sonia Farah and Adam Blair played the worst game of his career. All this, and the Roosters still needed 12 points on the stroke of half time and six at full time to put the Tigers away. While their bodies were willing, the players’ minds were firmly fixed on an inspirational club captain who had made State of Origin history just days earlier.
Look no further than Beau Ryan’s runaway try in the second half that sent the crowd into a frenzy. One of the form wingers in the NRL, Ryan raced more than 50 metres to score, but there was no celebration. The trademark head pat and logo slap were replaced by a cold stare – almost a look of guilt. Tim Moltzen gave a similar reaction when he scored minutes later.
The Tigers didn’t want to play a game of footy yesterday, and who could blame them.
Beautifully put One Eyed Tiger this was only a game of footy, there will be other days to win, this was just not it. Heartfelt condolences to the Farah family