- Brendan Cowell says Scott Morrison pretended to be a football fan
- Actor says Sharks fans won’t miss him waving his scarf
- The former prime minister recently returned his status as number one ticket holder
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Australian Hollywood movie star and Cronulla tragic Brendan Cowell has criticized former Prime Minister Scott Morrison for faking his love for rugby league and misleading NRL fans.
Last month, Morrison returned the number one ticket holder status awarded to him by the Cronulla Sharks, with the NRL club making the announcement to fans in brutal fashion.
Morrison received the honorary title while serving as treasurer in 2016, the same year the Sharks handed long-suffering fans a first-ever NRL premiership.
But after announcing his resignation from politics in February, prompting a by-election to his Cook seat, he decided to return the honorary status.
Hollywood movie star and Cronulla die-hard Brendan Cowell (pictured) says former Prime Minister Scott Morrison is a fake rugby league fan.
Morrison was named number one ticket holder in 2016, but resigned from the role last month.
Stadium announcer PointsBet made the announcement at the first home game of the season, which was followed by no applause from fans or mention of a replacement.
Speaking to SEN Breakfast on Wednesday, Cowell believes Morrison had been a fake football fan all along.
‘Morrison is gone. He did it on the ground. They made an announcement saying that he is stepping down as number one ticket holder,” the Game of Thrones and Avatar star said.
And there was a very, what you would call anticlimactic, response to that announcement.
“It was just a fuss with a bit of ‘oh really, oh well’. We won’t miss him waving his scarf around his head like nobody does in rugby league, you know what I mean.
‘He did good. He pretended very well that he was a rugby league boy. I bought it. I think he did the same as Prime Minister. I think he did a great job convincing everyone of that too. I don’t know which one he did better.
Cowell, who was on site at the time, joked that he would have taken the job.
“I turned to the Sharks coach and said, ‘Dino (Mezzatesta), I’m wearing a collared shirt, should we just go out on the field and do it?’ “I look good. We could make the announcement right now,’ and he started laughing,” Cowell said.
Cowell says Morrison did a great job convincing people he was a rugby league guy
Morrison has been a regular face at Sharks games, pictured with former premiership-winning midfielder Chad Townsend.
Morrison posted on social media last month about why he was returned to the Sharks’ number one ticket holder status and vowed to continue supporting the club.
“I will look forward to remaining a passionate (Sharks) supporter for years to come… We are very proud of our history and very excited about our future,” he posted on social media.
Morrison said he was pleased his support for the club as a local MP, treasurer and premier had “been helpful” but made the decision after leaving politics.
