"Through the first 14 rounds we had some games where we really competed hard," coach Dean Pay said. "There were some things that went against us and cost us in games. That’s why Blake became a long snapper in the first place. |. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. “I still came up to see my family, My father lives here, Steve Lyons. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/7/1f/blake-ferguson_1gzkk6o0ltn2f18bz1piuqlng2.jpg?t=-258966973&w=500&quality=80, Nick Cotric: Ricky Stuart slams decision to send off star Raider over spear tackle. Ferguson, who threw the final pass to James Tedesco to score the match-winning try in the 80th-minute on Wednesday, refused to reveal what was said when interviewed in the NSW dressing room after the game. Asked about coping without their metre-eating winger, Arthur said they had learned how to be more than a one-man team. He suffered complications following a routine knee cleanout and his absence was predicted to be a massive blow to the Eels' season. "He wants to play and we just need to make sure he's 100 per cent right. Still out till next week!” ", Fergo on track for return, but Eels no longer a 'one-man band'. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It is also understood Ferguson told McGuire at full-time of the Blues’ 26-20 victory, ‘I’ll drop ya’ if he ever repeats the sledge. Change ). "There's different bodies in the jerseys but the job doesn't change. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Keen spectator: Blake Ferguson watches on from the sideline during the Eels' clash with the Knights at Bankwest Stadium.Credit:AAP. “I was meant to be out for another week,” he said. ( Log Out / Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! But instead of falling into a lull, the Eels have won their last four. Lyons is Ferguson’s paternal father; he was raised by his grandmother and her husband in Wellington, NSW. Blake Ferguson has watched his older brother, Reid throughout every step of his football career. ( Log Out / ( Log Out / Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Learn how your comment data is processed. "If we could have jagged a couple more wins earlier in the season, it might have been a different story. He received a knock to the face late in the 30-12 loss on Saturday and was momentarily stunned but otherwise unscathed. After team-mate Brett White posted online a picture of Ferguson on the plane north, the man who was supposed to be out for another week with a facial injury Tweeted: ”got family up here so I made the trip with the boys! MORE: Nick Cotric: Ricky Stuart slams decision to send off star Raider over spear tackle | The Weekend Hangover: Did Mal Meninga tip Kev Walters into this? Blake Ferguson has repeated his post-Origin claims he didn't hear the sledge from Queensland bad boy Josh McGuire that sparked an altercation in the ANZ Stadium tunnel. Ferguson has been missing for the last five weeks and will again sit out Thursday's match against western-Sydney rivals Canterbury at Bankwest Stadium after being sidelined with a knee infection. The Weekend Hangover: Did Mal Meninga tip Kev Walters into this? Keen spectator: Blake Ferguson watches on from the sideline during the Eels' clash with the Knights at Bankwest Stadium. It’s really good, coming up here and getting to catch up with my father.” “He showed a bit of faith in me. But as the Eels eye earning a second bite at the cherry, the resurgent Bulldogs are intent on continuing to rattle cages in the run to September having already knocked off Penrith, Wests Tigers and South Sydney in recent weeks. “I honestly didn’t hear it,” Ferguson told Triple M on Sunday. Kangaroos Origin merit team alongside McGuire and Klemmer. But sure enough, when the teams were posted for Saturday’s 1300SMILES Stadium game against North Queensland, Ferguson was in it. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window). I’m very happy just to get a game out. “I trained pretty good during the week and I just spoke to Furnsy (coach David Furner) and said ‘mate, I’m ready to play’. I visited all my family and stuff. A proud dad, a jubilant Blake Ferguson and a halfback who finally got over a career of State of Origin heartbreak is the ultimate league redemption story. ( Log Out / Blues prop David Klemmer came to Ferguson’s assistance and subsequently had to be separated from McGuire, according to multiple reports. Paul Johnson news.com.au … By STEVE MASCORD CANBERRA star Blake Ferguson insists he wasn’t telling fibs when he claimed he was only in Townsville at the weekend to visit family. The doctors have pretty much given him the all-clear for next week [against Brisbane]. But Ferguson, who was named in Mal Meninga’s Kangaroos Origin merit team alongside McGuire and Klemmer on Sunday, insists he doesn’t know what the Maroons enforcer said to spark the incident. Since coming over from the premiership-winning Sydney Roosters last year, Ferguson has ignited last year's wooden spooners. Having been anchored to the bottom of the ladder all season, the Bulldogs will provisionally move to within two points of eight-placed Cronulla with victory against the Eels. “You know what, you know there’s 83,000 people there, I just didn’t hear it. "He trained well today and during the week he's been a pain in the backside," Arthur said. Instead of falling into a lull in Blake Ferguson's absence, the Eels have won their last four. "That's the mentality the boys have got at the minute, if we've got a mentality like that every week we'll have a pretty good chance.". However, the stoush remains a hot talking point and the Parramatta star was again forced to answer questions about the incident after the Eels’ 30-18 victory over the Wests Tigers in Benji Marshall’s 300th game on Sunday. Parramatta star Blake Ferguson will return from a knee infection next week and Brad Arthur says his absence has delivered a valuable lesson to the NRL top-four aspirants. If they beat the Bulldogs, who themselves have won three in a row, and results go their way they will find themselves in the top four for the first time since 2017. "That's part of our development as a club, as a team, that everyone has a role to play when they come in – the number on your back comes with responsibility and accountability," Arthur said. CANBERRA star Blake Ferguson insists he wasn’t telling fibs when he claimed he was only in Townsville at the weekend to visit family. “I came up to visit my family, I got assessed with the cheekbone and they said I was alright to play,” he tells League Week. By STEVE MASCORD Fergo on track for return, but Eels no longer a 'one-man band' ... By Steve Zemek. I’ve got to get used to it again.”. “I just heard a bit of yapping and just walked off and got on with the job. Blake Ferguson has repeated his post-Origin claims he didn't hear the sledge from Queensland bad boy Josh McGuire that sparked an altercation in the ANZ Stadium tunnel. McGuire has been accused of firing an ‘inappropriate’ sledge Ferguson’s way at the end of the first half, triggering a heated verbal exchange between the pair as the teams left the field.
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