Beau Scott shows little remorse for injury that may end Anthony Watmough's career

Friendly fire is likely to force Anthony Watmough to hang up the boots but Beau Scott made no apologies for his "train hard, play hard" attitude that led to his teammate's potential career-ending knee injury.It was a challenge from Scott during a training drill gone wrong in the pre-season that is likely to end the former Manly back-rower's career, but Watmough holds no grudges against the new Eels enforcer despite an apparent lack of remorse."Beau Scott is Beau Scott, I don't think he has got emotion," Watmough told Fairfax Media. "It was just a freak injury. It was nothing we thought would be this long term. I joked around with Beauy and said 'this is your fault'. He just shrugged his shoulders and walked away."The incident occurred when most of Parramatta's NRL squad was in New Zealand for the Auckland Nines, while the remaining players were going through a routine training session when Watmough was floored by a challenge from the NSW enforcer.At the time, Watmough was preparing to play in the following weekend's trial against Penrith, but the collision from behind from Scott while he was trying to shadow a ball across the dead-ball line appears to have cruelled him of the chance to play again. But Scott, renowned for his relentless intensity both at training and on game day, made no apologies for his commitment to the drill."It's all just part of it. You have to compete no matter what you're doing, on or off the field," Scott said. "That's all it was. I'm not sure what his outcome is going to be just yet but we'd rather see him on the field every week because we know the sort of player he is. But injuries are part of the game - it's as simple as that. You play hard, train hard, it's as simple as that."Insurance paperwork has been filed that could allow Watmough to retire and still receive payment for the final three years of his contract, but Watmough says he hasn't given up hope of a miraculous recovery. While he struggled to walk when he eventually got back to his feet after the Scott collision, even he admits he didn't expect the injury suffered at training to be as serious as it was."We were chasing a ball down and I hyper-extended my knee, then bone started chipping away," Watmough said. "It was just a freak accident. It was when the boys were playing the Nines. I was pretty sure I was going to be right the next week to play the trial against Penrith. We were playing a game trying to get repeat sets if you put it in goals. I was just trying to shepherd it out and he had to pull up and pushed into me and my knee got caught under me. He just pushed me in the back and as he has pushed me I've stuck my leg out and its gone straight and done some damage to my knee. I don't know how to explain it. I couldn't walk or run after that. It's been a long time between drinks trying to get out on the field."Club captain Tim Mannah, who was at the training session, shed light on Scott's intensity at training. The injured prop, who is due back against the Bulldogs in round nine, said Scott trained with the same attitude he takes on the field."Beauy, he's a 100 miles an hour," Mannah said. "He's got no second gear. He's either zero or 100. No one realised the seriousness of the injury [to Watmough] at the time. He limped off and we just kept training as we were. It wasn't until he got the scans did we realise how serious it was but at the time we didn't realise."http://m.smh.com.au/rugby-league/parramatta-eels/beau-scott-shows-little-remorse-for-injury-that-may-end-anthony-watmoughs-career-20160418-go98mo.html

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ParramAddict April 18, 2016 at 10:34pm

Beau is just a great bloke all round, even doing his best to make sure Watmough doesnt play again

In all seriousness, Watmough is a tough bastard and I was glad that we signed him but its time to just realise your time is up champ
Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown April 18, 2016 at 10:37pm

LOL at this article, great to see the lads looking out for each other, they should have just sent this straight to the insurance company haha
- Dave > Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown April 18, 2016 at 10:46pm
  
  Yeah it does have a bit of "lets keep to the company script
  to ensure the payout gets approved" about it.
- Hell On Eels > Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown April 19, 2016 at 8:16am
  
  Lol. Exactly my thoughts.
  
  Kills 2 birds with one stone.
  
  Insurance co. Is one.
  
  Secondly, was also thinking it's a contingency plan with the NRL when this Investigation concludes.
  
  Timing is perfect before thats done & before any potential breach notices.
  
  If the insurance issue can get settled before then, even better.
  
  If the Intregity unit find ongoing rorting/manipulation of TPA's it could affect years of caps, say 2012-16.
  
  If part of the penalty is to cut this years 2016 payroll at least this will help clear 750-800K or whatever & we can keep this squad or most of it. Best case, if not, we can upgrade Junior next year . Prop is our achilles in 2017 atm.
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐 April 18, 2016 at 10:51pm

Yea fek kent !

Now he'll have to go face to face with Beu Scott, and call him a liar.

Kent will probably be suckling his thumb begging for mercy lol.
Enforcer Eel April 19, 2016 at 6:27am

What a legend.
Beau hurtin players on and off the field
sixtiesboy April 19, 2016 at 7:20am

This article is so spot on. There are no half measures with Scott. As anyone who has watched the team train will attest, the contact work in opposed sessions isn't NRL intensity - after all you don't want to deal with the type of match day bumps and bruises every day at training - except if you're Beau Scott. He runs hit ups or tackles so much harder than anyone. I've winced watching some of his training collisions. The boys know they have a true hard man in their ranks.
Hell On Eels April 19, 2016 at 7:51am

Good sense of humour from Watmough - Scott has "no emotion"' just "shrugged his shoulders". Lol.

Glad this has gone on public record.

The NRL / Integrity unit have gone on record that they monitor the news (& base investigations on it).

If things go pear shape with the current Investigation this might help the cause meaning we keep this squad in 2017, as an insurance policy, or best case clears money for a Junior replacement.
- macybrown > Hell On Eels April 19, 2016 at 8:28am
  
  Yeah I read that somewhere also too that they monitor media and news. Court of public opinion eh?
  Sort of makes you wonder if that's the case with the amount of fan speculation on social media re 'how the heck do the Broncs manage it'
  that they haven't gone in hard at that club, if nothing else but to ease the fans dubious minds?
- Hell On Eels > Hell On Eels April 19, 2016 at 11:28am
  
  Macy,
  
  I'm thinking someone should set a new 5 day challenge. This is a subtle & unusual one.
  
  Refraining from using the entire name of our media friend P##l K##t.
  
  Referring to him as simply PK or Mr PK .
  
  The Pronounication of PK in English, PeeKay like PK chewing gum, literally means to 'urinate on oneself' in Bulgarian.
  
  My late grandparents using to have a 10minute chuckle everytime those PK chewing ads came around years ago..

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