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(and oldie but still gets a laugh)
Noel Cleal flies to Kabul to watch a young Afghani star in alocal game
of rugby played with an inflated goat's bladder.
He's suitably impressed, gets on the phone to Des Hasler,signs the boy on
the spot and arranges for him to come to Sydney.
Two weeks later The Doggies are 12-0 down to The Sea Eagles at homewith
only 20 minutes left - it's beena hardday at the office.
Hasler gives the young Afghani winger the nod, and on hegoes.
The lad is a sensation, playing an absolute blinder. He scores 3 tries in 20minutes,
converts all of them himself from out wide and wins the game forCanterbury.
The Belmore Oval fans are delighted, the players and thecoach are delighted and
the medialove the new star of RugbyLeague.
When the player comes off the ground he phones his mum to tell her about hisfirst
day in the NRL.
"Hello mum, guess what?" he says "I played for 20 minutes today,we were 12 - 0 down
but I scored 3 tries - they call it a hat-trick -and we won….. Everybody lovesme, the fans,
the press, they all love me - I'm so happy."
"Just wonderful," says his mum, "Let me tell you about my day... Your father got shot in the
street this morning: Your sister and I wereambushedand assaulted - she would have been raped
but for a passing police vehicle. Our new car was torched in our driveway. The housewas fire
bombed and we were robbed. Your brother has joined a local gang ofscumbags.
They robbedfive shops at gunpoint and set fire tothe local police station and you tell me you were
having a good time!!" ……………Icouldn't be happier for you!
The young lad is very upset……"What can Isay mum, but I'm really sorry."
"Sorry!!! Sorry!!! You're sorry!!!" says his mum,
"It'syour fault we moved to Bankstown in the firstplace!"
Noel Cleal flies to Kabul to watch a young Afghani star in alocal game
of rugby played with an inflated goat's bladder.
He's suitably impressed, gets on the phone to Des Hasler,signs the boy on
the spot and arranges for him to come to Sydney.
Two weeks later The Doggies are 12-0 down to The Sea Eagles at homewith
only 20 minutes left - it's beena hardday at the office.
Hasler gives the young Afghani winger the nod, and on hegoes.
The lad is a sensation, playing an absolute blinder. He scores 3 tries in 20minutes,
converts all of them himself from out wide and wins the game forCanterbury.
The Belmore Oval fans are delighted, the players and thecoach are delighted and
the medialove the new star of RugbyLeague.
When the player comes off the ground he phones his mum to tell her about hisfirst
day in the NRL.
"Hello mum, guess what?" he says "I played for 20 minutes today,we were 12 - 0 down
but I scored 3 tries - they call it a hat-trick -and we won….. Everybody lovesme, the fans,
the press, they all love me - I'm so happy."
"Just wonderful," says his mum, "Let me tell you about my day... Your father got shot in the
street this morning: Your sister and I wereambushedand assaulted - she would have been raped
but for a passing police vehicle. Our new car was torched in our driveway. The housewas fire
bombed and we were robbed. Your brother has joined a local gang ofscumbags.
They robbedfive shops at gunpoint and set fire tothe local police station and you tell me you were
having a good time!!" ……………Icouldn't be happier for you!
The young lad is very upset……"What can Isay mum, but I'm really sorry."
"Sorry!!! Sorry!!! You're sorry!!!" says his mum,
"It'syour fault we moved to Bankstown in the firstplace!"
