Robbie Farah of the Tigers drives towards the try line to score under the posts. Source: Brett Hemmings / Getty Images
WESTS skipper Robbie Farah was taken to hospital in an ambulance on Saturday night after the Wests Tigers' captain suffered a suspected dislocated elbow in his side's 16-4 win over the Cowboys.
The club was unable to confirm the severity of the injury until after the scans, nor whether the joint was able to be put back into place in the dressing sheds following the game.
Robbie Farah is taken off the field in the second half after he was injured in a tackle. Source: DailyTelegraph
"Robbie's in a bit of pain, with two minutes to go he's dislocated his elbow I think," coach Potter said after the match
The injury soured a proud performance by the Tigers, who were left without two vital members of their spine after James Tedesco missed the match with an ankle injury and Braith Anasta served a suspension.
They were also without stand-in fullback Curtis Rowe for the majority of the second half after he vacated the field with a hip complaint.
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"I'm proud of the players for the way they performed tonight under adversity," Potter said. "How they held together and did whatever it took to get the job done... They frustrated North Queensland."
Farah himself scored the first try of the night just before half-time for the Tigers after the Cowboys had earlier led 4-nil, a score the visiting side failed to add too.
"I thought that Robbie, up until he got injured, was playing out of his skin."
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"It was an opportunity there and that just set us away and got us on a little bit of a roll.
"We didn't come up with a lot more points after it, but I thought that it did help us kick along a little bit at the back end of the half."
The other issue for the Tigers is getting a crowd to Campbelltown to watch these exciting youngsters play.
CEO Grant Mayer even issued an ultimatum to the club's Campbelltown fans — show up or else.
Robbie Farah leaves the field with an elbow injury. Source: DailyTelegraph
The home side produced one of their grittiest wins of the season against the Cowboys, but only 6456 supporters showed up at the club's traditional home ground, almost 10,000 less than were at Leichhardt last Sunday.
"It is incredible to think 16,000 sat and stood in the rain to watch the team win against one of the competition heavyweights (Manly), but six days later we have 6000 at one of the greatest venues in rugby league in Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
"(The Round 11 game against the Broncos) is a last throw of the dice for Campbelltown to come and show they support their club," Mayer said at half-time.
Johnathan Thurston pass the ball. Source: Supplied
What the absent fans missed was centre Tim Simona producing a number of line breaks which highlighted the team's depth.
Without two vital members of their regular spine, Simona was shifted to the fullback early in the second half and also applied enough pressure on a running Johnathan Thurston to fumble the ball as the five-eighth looked set to score.
Blake Austin — himself filling in for the suspended Anasta in the halves — scored the match-turning try six minutes after the half-time break, while Pat Richards eventually sealed the match in the left corner with just five minutes remaining.
Bodene Thompson is brought to the ground. Source: Supplied
Afterwards debate raged over the turnout.
CEO of Wests Leagues Club Campbelltown, Tony Mathew, hit back at Mayer, questioning the consistency in promoting the event.
The $10 ticket deal was announced late in the week as an incentive for fans that arrived early to watch the junior and lower grades.
"I think there needs to be a consistency so people know what it is, so they don't leave things to the last moment so that they don't consider what the weather."
Blake Austin of the Tigers celebrates with team mates after scoring. Source: Getty Images
Mathew, whose leagues club is no longer a shareholder in the joint-venture, also questioned the amount of interstate teams who appear at the stadium.
The Cowboys, Broncos, Raiders and Storm will all visit the region, meaning the Tigers will face no fellow Sydney teams at Campbelltown this year.
"There's a pool of clubs that we quite often play and we would like more variety out here so we get to see all the stars," said Mathew.
Aaron Woods (L) of the Tigers reacts after the Tigers score. Source: Getty Images
"I think the ground can hold 20,000 people and we'd like to see more games in Campbelltown against other Sydney teams.
"Then, certainly there'd be a question if another Sydney team brought a lot of supporters whether we could accommodate them and whether we couldn't."
WESTS TIGERS 16 (B Austin R Farah P Richards tries P Richards 2 goals) bt NORTH QUEENSLAND 4 (B Tate try) at Campbelltown Sports Stadium. Referee: Gavin Morris, Gavin Reynolds. Crowd: 6,456.
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