I reckon George Piggins should brush Russell Crowe if he tries to shake his hand at the Grand Final – not that I think Russell should be offering. No-one deserves to be at the big game more than George. The sight of him walking through the gates with his wife Noelene will become one of the most famous pictures in the game’s history. If it wasn’t for him there wouldn’t be a Souths, but after staying true to his principles and refusing to go to a game for eight years since Russell took over, why should he suddenly embrace his sworn enemy just because the team is successful? Same with Russell. He has invited George to every function the club has held since 2006 and never got so much as a reply. If he does bump into George on Sunday, instead of offering to shake his hand shouldn’t he be asking, “Hey George, where were you when the only thing we looked like winning was the wooden spoon?” They’ve both done great things for their club and won plenty of respect without having a bar of each other. I reckon they should keep it that way. What do YOU reckon?
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 00:30:00 +0000