Leopards' prop sits down, conscionable similar Manchester City star
- Gary Carter, Rugby League Reporter
- Published: 8:00, 20 Sep 2024
ADRIAN Lam hopes to spot Tom Amone sitting down connected the occupation arsenic Leigh purpose to unafraid a play-off place.
For that would mean helium is copying Manchester City prima Erling Haaland’s scoring solemnisation erstwhile again.
The prop hopes tonight’s gathering with St Helens is not his last crippled earlier moving to NRL broadside Canterbury arsenic decision volition permission the Leopard susceptible to slipping retired of the apical six.
So seeing him beryllium down and transcript the Norwegian – who sent him a signed garment successful the week – volition spell down precise nicely.
Lam said: “If helium crosses the effort line, I’ll beryllium down for him myself!
“I don’t cognize wherever it’s travel from. I deliberation it’s thing to bash with his young lad but that’s beauteous breathtaking for him to person that narration with him.
“When helium archetypal did it, I wondered, ‘What the hellhole are you doing>’ He doesn’t transverse the enactment that often, truthful I thought it mightiness person been a encephalon snap!
“Ton’s rather emotional, erstwhile anyone scores. You tin spot he’s jumping successful the aerial and that’s due to the fact that he’s a competitor, I emotion that astir him.
“Tom’s been awesome for america and these are the large games wherever he’s truly excelled.”
Points quality means Saints are beauteous overmuch unafraid successful the apical six aft a play ruined by injuries to cardinal players.
But brag Paul Wellens knows Konrad Hurrell, who had large cervix country that ended his campaign, wants to play on.
Whether that volition beryllium wearing the reddish vee remains to beryllium seen arsenic helium said: “Everything’s gone large and should Konrad privation to play again, perfectly he’ll beryllium capable to.
“And that’s Konrad’s desire. He’d emotion that to beryllium with america – that’s wherefore we request discussions sooner alternatively than later.
“He’s an important portion of our nine and this team. That’s wherefore I’m hopeless to support him around, he’s specified a affirmative influence.
“I’m beauteous assured Konrad wants to stay a Saints player. He’s a subordinate I’d emotion to support astir but we can’t wait. That’s not just connected Konrad.”