Sega snap goes viral
MUDGEERABA Redbacks player welfare officer Savili Sega didn’t think much of it when he spotted two guys kicking around on Firth Park as he arrived to open the club early on Tuesday morning.
By Tuesday evening he was a viral sensation trending on every social media platform.
He had bumped into Cameron Smith, and their photo together was the biggest tease yet that the former Origin great wasn’t done with football.
The latest news comes as the Bulletin continues its Get Cam to the Titans campaign, with more than 80 per cent of Titans fans wanting the club to sign Smith.
“I saw these two guys out on the fields so I walked out to check if they were okay or if they needed anything,” Sega said.
“I didn’t realise it was Smith at the time. I walked away and thought he looked familiar, so I turned around and went back and saw it was him.
“I asked if it was okay to have a photo and told him we had a spot for him at the Redbacks and he laughed.”
Smith had a collection of around a dozen footballs and was practising his passing and kicking with a younger man Sega believed to be his son.
It was far from a picture of Smith signing on the dotted line for the Gold Coast Titans but for a fandom desperate for any hint on what the future may bring, it was enough to get tongues wagging.
Within 24 hours of releasing the photo Mudgeeraba had 48 juniors sign on to play for the club in 2021.
Sega was hopeful Smith would sign on with the Titans but has a back-up plan in mind should the 37-year-old instead call time on his NRL career.
“If he’s going to be local in the area I’d love to see him help out the local clubs,” he said.
“There’s a club in the southern Gold Coast, who wear red and black, that it would be great if he signs with.
“He didn’t have a beer belly, he looked really good. I was just blessed I was able to get a photo and he was happy to do that with me.”
The picture was shared by Mudgeeraba Redbacks RLFC on Facebook and had been re-shared 75 times, reaching more than 48,297 people around the world.
The club described Smith as a top bloke to speak to and wished him all the best in his future endeavours.