Terry Lamb re-lives infamous field goal attempt after Greg Inglis brain snap

IF Greg Inglis thinks people will quickly forget about his field goal attempt while trailing by two points, maybe he should have a quick chat with Terry Lamb.

IF Greg Inglis thinks people will quickly forget about his field goal attempt when South Sydney were trailing by two points, maybe he should have a quick chat with Terry Lamb.

More than 20 years since he slotted a field goal when his side was also behind by two points, Lamb said he had copped it now more than ever from fans desperate to know what on earth went through his head that embarrassing afternoon at Belmore Oval.

Despite winning premierships and playing for NSW and Australia, Lamb said the two things he was most commonly asked about since he had retired was his tackle on Balmain’s Ellery Hanley in the 1988 grand final, and his 1992 field goal when the Dogs trailed Newcastle 12-10.

Terry Lamb kicks a field goal when trailing by two against Newcastle in 1992.

Lamb’s name almost immediately came up after Inglis’ howler on Sunday, with Bunnies coach Michael Maguire admitting during the post-match press conference his superstar No. 1 was “probably a bit of a fan of Terry Lamb.’’

“I cop it more now than I did in the yesteryear,’’ Lamb told The Daily Telegraph.

“I do a lot of after-dinner functions, and I’m always asked about Ellery Hanley and the field goal.

“Newcastle scored in the corner, I was talking to the players about what we would do, and I didn’t see John Schuster kick a goal.

“I was talking about how we’d get back down field the next set of six and I’d take the field goal.

“They (teammates) picked up on the score but didn’t say anything because they must have thought I knew myself.

Greg Inglis won’t forget his field goal attempt says Terry Lamb. Picture: Brett Costello

“I kicked the field goal and then turned around to Mitch Newton and he said, ‘we needed two points, not one point’. I said, ‘ahhh, s. t’. We still had a couple of minutes to win the game, but we didn’t.

“It was embarrassing. Betting on rugby league was also just coming in, and I made a joke about having a bet, then the phones rang here (Belmore Oval) on Monday, saying I was a cheat and that. I was only joking.

“I was watching the game on Sunday but didn’t think anything of it. At the time I thought it was a draw, too.

“If you’re going to have a shot at field goal, make sure you get it. I was about 42m out and got it. He (Inglis) was only 10m out and right in front.’’

Inglis labelled the SCG shocker a ‘’brain explosion’’ after the game, and wasn’t backing away from the howler yesterday.

Greg Inglis was all smiles after Sunday’s brain snap. Pic Brett Costello

Bunnies’ No. 7 Luke Keary said Inglis actually told him to have a crack at adding one point earlier in the half, and couldn’t understand his frustrations when he refused to.

“It would’ve been good to see if he kicked it actually, to see if he’d celebrate it. It would’ve been funny,” Keary said.

“We didn’t say anything to him until we got into the showers, he walked in and he just started laughing.”

Lamb and the rest of the Canterbury faithful will hope Inglis doesn’t bounce back and make a statement against their club in the Good Friday blockbuster at ANZ Stadium.

The Dogs are coming off a loss against Parramatta, with Lamb labelling the kicking game “pretty ordinary’’, and one area the Dogs needed to address.

Originally published as Terry Lamb re-lives infamous field goal attempt after Greg Inglis brain snap