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We don’t know how he’d handle an election loss but Scott Morrison was gracious in defeat at the footy on Saturday night.
The Prime Minister was on hand at Bankwest Stadium to see his beloved Sharks go down 28-4 to Parramatta as Cronulla was ravaged by injury, finishing without a single player on the bench when three stars were concussed and another limped off with a knee injury.
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But Morrison wasn’t harbouring any ill-will towards the Eels, visiting the victorious changeroom after full-time to congratulate the winners.
As the Eels sat around in a circle digesting their win, the PM wandered in and shook their hands, acknowledging a job well done — even if it wasn’t the result he was after.
Gun hooker Reed Mahoney was especially excited by Morrison’s arrival, going rogue as he grabbed a beer and tried to convince the Prime Minister to skol.
Mahoney looked like a kid on Christmas morning, clapping his hands, roaring and pumping his fists, determined that peer pressure would encourage Morrison to chug.
He was let down, though, as the politician took only a small sip, but the rest of the Eels were up on their feet cheering along anyway.
Fox League commentator Michael Ennis joked Morrison, like some of his favourite players, may have suffered a concussion himself and entered the wrong room.
“Maybe he has had a HIA. Maybe he’s gone wandering,” Ennis said.
“Everyone thought there would be a national day off tomorrow, had he have necked that.”
Yvonne Sampson added of his beer drinking effort: “It’s hardly Bob Hawke, is it?”
Morrison has been engulfed in scandal over the past six weeks after Brittany Higgins’ allegation she was raped in Parliament House and a historical rape accusation being levelled against Attorney-General Christian Porter — an accusation Porter has vigorously denied.
The Prime Minister has been facing mounting pressure to address disrespectful attitudes and behaviour towards women and during the week, told Ray Hadley in a radio interview: “I’m just glad the footy’s back on. It helps everybody.”
Sharks supporters weren’t smiling on Saturday night though as their team suffered its second loss in a row — as well as a scary injury toll.
Winger Sione Katoa was taken off the field with a knee injury after his leg got twisted in a tackle, captain Wade Graham and second-rower Briton Nikora both failed HIA tests and fullback William Kennedy did the same during the break as Cronulla played the second half with just 13 fit men.
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