Peter Beattie sends a shout out to long dead Balmain Tigers legend Laurie Nicholls
Peter Beattie has made some big gaffes since he took over as NRL Commissioner but this one tops the lot.
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Peter Beattie has made some big gaffes since he took over as NRL Commissioner but this one tops the lot.
Shortly after being named NRL commissioner he was unable to identify that the Sharks were the club that played out of Cronulla during a TV interview with Phil Gould.
Something he put down to a case of nerves while being interviewed.
He also confused the Barcelona football jersey with that of the Newcastle Knights in an interview on the Today programme.
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But the prolific Twitter user has now made another stumble by bringing rugby league’s greatest fan, Laurie Nicholls, back from the dead.
During the NRL clash between the Tigers and Sea Eagles played at Leichhardt Oval, a spoof Twitter account known as “Laurie Nicholls is God” responded to a tweet from Peter Beattie who was there for the game.
The spoof account wrote “Isn’t she just a beauty Pete” when Beattie posted a photo of the Leichhardt crowd to his 12,000 followers.
But it was Beattie’s response to the fake Laurie’s account that took the cake.
“Good to see you are well Laurie. Good win for Wests Tigers today. All the best.”
Nicholls died in the year 2000
Leichhardt Oval has a special feeling #nrl pic.twitter.com/Jpybf72Tzm
— Peter Beattie (@SmartState1) March 16, 2019
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A diehard Tigers fan who used to shadow box as the players ran out onto the ground and wore a singlet no matter what the weather was, Nicholls was as much a part of Leichhardt as Wayne Pearce, Steve Roach and Paul Sironen.
Surely, this Beattie gaffe would have brought a smile to his face.
Originally published as Peter Beattie sends a shout out to long dead Balmain Tigers legend Laurie Nicholls
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