I thought Farah was faking it, says Burgess
SOUTH Sydney star Sam Burgess has admitted he used obscene language toward Robbie Farah last weekend – which included calling him a “cat” – to “goad’ the Wests Tigers star from feigning injury.
Farah stayed down after copping a bellringer around the shoulder from Burgess, infuriating the Rabbitohs cham2019 pion, who feared he would be marched to the NRL judiciary again. The match review committee later cleared Burgess.
In an explosive on-field outburst, television microphones caught Burgess saying: “It was on the shoulder, it was on the shoulder. Get up you cat. Get up you cat. You weak c***.”
Burgess then alleged Farah was “milking it”. Aware of his dubious judiciary record, Burgess was desperate for Farah to play on with one unnamed Wests Tigers yelling: “He’s got carry over points.”
Speaking at Fox League’s retro round launch, Burgess conceded he was “frustrated” and shouldn’t have used such language.
“I don’t think it looks pretty … I don’t know, I’m probably not proud of the way it looks in terms of what I said … at the time it was how I felt,” Burgess said. “If you miked up everything on the field you’d be surprised what’s said out there.
“There’s things said on the field, they’re not personal things, it’s just that I’m competing, he’s competing, we’re playing a physical game.
“I probably shouldn’t swear like that as we’re aware of the microphones on the referees. I’m not reaching out to him but I will speak to him at some point as obviously we’re playing them again (round 25) in five or six weeks so I’ll speak to him before that. Look at James Graham and me when we play against each other – we’re the best of mates.”
Burgess backtracked when asked whether he still felt Farah was a “cat”.
“No, he’s a tiger,” he said.