Today I went to Centrebet Stadium to watch Wenty play against Windsor. As you all know, Chris Sandow has been dropped to Wenty for the last few weeks. His first game for Wentworthville was good but not outstanding as you would expect from a marquee player.
Today I was interested to see how Chrissy went after the week he's had in the media. The first 15mins he was outstanding, he had a hand in numerous tries & it was the Chrissy we've missed so much. After 13 mins Wenty were winning 16-0, Chris seemed to be enjoying his football again but then something happened & he went back into his shell.
I'm not sure exactly what happened but I've put it down to one of 2 things. Once Windsor started getting possession Wenty seemed to do a very good impression of Windsor in the first 13mins. Windsor were running straight through them & before we knew it, it was 16-16. I'm not sure if Chrissy lost confidence because of this but he just didn't seem to be getting his hands on the ball enough considering whenever he touched the ball in the first 13mins it seemed to lead to a try. He was still barking orders to the forwards, he just wasn't demanding the ball as much.
Another factor that could have come into it was the crowd & my main reason for writing this post. The Penrith fans would have to be the worst fans in terms of sledging, I have never seen any other supporters like it. The way they behaved this afternoon was appalling. I'm not sure how having a gambling addiction makes you a grub but apparently it does. There were 2 guys in particular who should be ashamed of themselves. You always have fans sledging players on the other team but these guys took things way too far & launched a personal attack on Chris Sandow. Because there were not many people at the stadium, you could clearly hear what they were yelling out & I have no doubt Chris would have been able to hear them on the field. I'm not sure whether this affected his performance as the timing seems consistent with when they started launching their attack on him.
Chris ended up injuring his hamstring & after trying hard to continue on, he succumbed to the injury & left the field. The weasly 18 year old then started calling Chris a fat sh#t & bagging him out for being dropped. Someone finally snapped back & put the weasly kid back in his place. After going bright red in the face, you never heard from him again.
In true Chrissy form, he laughed it all off once he was sitting on the bench. These guys were nothing but attention seekers who thought they were hilarious. They are nothing more than cowards.
I'm all for a bit of banter between fans but this one guy in particular took things to the next level. Everyone could hear him & he thought he was the coolest kid in the place. Trolling online is something society is working on to try & stop. What this kid was doing is just as bad & should not be accepted. Just because these guys are getting paid big money to do what they love, it doesn't mean they should have to put up with personal attacks from the sidelines. It's not ok.
I do have to say, it's not all Penrith fans that are bad, there are some that can attend a game of football & bahve like a normal person should.
Chris still ended up having a good game, he just wasn't as outstanding as he was in the first 13mins. Whatever the cause, I just hope Chris continues to work hard to get back into first grade. I know I miss the old Chris Sandow & would love to see him carving up in first grade again & getting his life on track. I just hope the public will leave him alone & allow him to do so.
Wenty ended up winning 46-42 in a close but high scoring game.
Love,
@LadiesWhoLeague
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