Posted by PJ on August 22, 2009
On a mild night at Terrey Hills anticipation was high as the next round of old blokes and young bucks touch footy was on again.
There was talk / rumors / innuendo that the former Allambie Heights Junior stand off half was finding some form in pas weeks but soem had questioned his toughness.
With the game starting at a cracking pace and despite his arduous 5 minute warm up, a loud crunching and tearing was heard across the nation as it stood still for just a moment…Jackett was injured.
As histeam played on lacking direction and penetration..Jackett went to work on his injury. An injury he encountered before in his acting days in the critically acclaimed Australian feature film ‘The Final Winter’. He then too had heard the crunching and tearing in his lower right calf in just the first day of shooting. That day he battled on and this night would be no different.
The injury was causing the same pain as it did back on the glamorous film set. He did not take medical attention then and damned if he would this time.
A straightening of his broad back, a snort and a grunt he charged back out to battle to the roars of the crowd this night in Terrey Hills.
Taking charge he lead his tiring forces into battle again and again.
Jackett had not crossed the white stripe in some weeks and it was reported his position as the ball player in theteam was being questioned after bombing 6 tries the week before.
With histeam needng a ray of light, a beam from the past, play had broken down just 10 metres out from his opposing goal. Looking to his right he saw tired legs but to his left he saw two young bucks that were full of running and inspired by this old war horse.
As we said Jackett’s try scoring had been on the wane in past weeks….but not today.
Taking the ball in two hands as he was taught by Manly legend Billy ‘ball skills’ Bradstreet, Jackett distributed the a perfectly shaped spiraling pass on the run to the first of two bucks. They chinked and swerved in a Jackett like manner and sent to ball wider still. They saw lazy markers on the inside and stopped…propped and looked inside for support. Could it be questioned that Jackett playing on one leg and in the twilight of his illustrious career would not be there waiting in anticipation for the perfectly timed pass? Not today.
Outrunning the man chasing him on his inside Jackett took the pass full of steam and crossed the line and wrapped around under the posts to score this long awaited try.
Jackett was back and the game was better for it.
Game injury reports
Jackett will undergo an MRI prior to taking on intensive phsyio through the week just to get back on the park next Monday evening. Its reported he will combine this regime with beer and ribs just like they did back when the game was great.
The Chronicle
On a mild night at Terrey Hills anticipation was high as the next round of old blokes and young bucks touch footy was on again.
There was talk / rumors / innuendo that the former Allambie Heights Junior stand off half was finding some form in pas weeks but soem had questioned his toughness.
With the game starting at a cracking pace and despite his arduous 5 minute warm up, a loud crunching and tearing was heard across the nation as it stood still for just a moment…Jackett was injured.
As his
The injury was causing the same pain as it did back on the glamorous film set. He did not take medical attention then and damned if he would this time.
A straightening of his broad back, a snort and a grunt he charged back out to battle to the roars of the crowd this night in Terrey Hills.
Taking charge he lead his tiring forces into battle again and again.
Jackett had not crossed the white stripe in some weeks and it was reported his position as the ball player in the
With his
As we said Jackett’s try scoring had been on the wane in past weeks….but not today.
Taking the ball in two hands as he was taught by Manly legend Billy ‘ball skills’ Bradstreet, Jackett distributed the a perfectly shaped spiraling pass on the run to the first of two bucks. They chinked and swerved in a Jackett like manner and sent to ball wider still. They saw lazy markers on the inside and stopped…propped and looked inside for support. Could it be questioned that Jackett playing on one leg and in the twilight of his illustrious career would not be there waiting in anticipation for the perfectly timed pass? Not today.
Outrunning the man chasing him on his inside Jackett took the pass full of steam and crossed the line and wrapped around under the posts to score this long awaited try.
Jackett was back and the game was better for it.
Game injury reports
Jackett will undergo an MRI prior to taking on intensive phsyio through the week just to get back on the park next Monday evening. Its reported he will combine this regime with beer and ribs just like they did back when the game was great.
The Chronicle
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