A perfect day at one of rugby league’s most iconic grounds was host to the return of a Wests Tigers legend.
Robbie Farah returned to the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’, otherwise known as Leichhardt Oval, after a one-and-a-half-year stint at the Rabbitohs, following his dramatic exit after the 2016 season.
The hooker was released on a mid-season transfer back to the Tigers after only appearing in two NRL games this season due to the stunning performances of the New South Wales hooker Damien Cook.
The Tigers have struggled to find a genuine starting hooker in 2018, switching through Jacob Liddle, Pita Godinet, Matt McIlwrick and Elijah Taylor for no luck.
The former skipper came along before the June 30 deadline with Bulldogs fullback Moses Mbye to attempt to fill two positions that the Tigers have had some uncertainty around.
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Farah’s ordeal with then-coach Jason Taylor is now a distant memory. Add the signing of another Tigers legend, Benji Marshall, and a fairy-tale reunion has been created for the two 2005 premiership players.
Farah as the club’s most capped player, having played his 248th match on the weekend, who adds more experience to a team that has suffered a considerable form drop since the first six weeks of the comp. Along with the signing of Mbye, Farah will hopefully recapture that early form.
Farah’s return was better than expected, as he played 80 minutes like he was still in his mid-20s, powering through 49 tackles and a massive 125 run metres, including a line break.
The trademark dummy-half scoots were present throughout the game, with five runs for 61 metres. Good service from the play the ball, which the Tigers have lacked all year, was a sigh of relief for halves Luke Brooks and Josh Reynolds.
Unfortunately, the Tigers were too ill-disciplined, with plenty of handling errors and penalties against the Titans, which has been the major problem for the side since Round 6.
The bye week will hopefully give the team time to gel with two new players in the spine before they face competition leaders the St George Illawarra Dragons, at Jubilee.
Ivan Cleary’s men are now six points outside the eight and need to start winning games again if they are any chance of playing finals footy.
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