Wellington Cowboys junior and current Paramatta Eels and NSW Blues winger Blake Ferguson has added another acrobatic feat to the highlight reel, scoring a stunning try just before halftime in the Indigenous All Stars match against their Maori rivals.
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The hard charging powerhouse made headlines last year with his acrobatics and didn't disappoint in his second straight appearance for the Indigenous line-up, pouncing on a one-on-strip by James Roberts late in the first half and out-motoring the Maori's Malakai Watene-Zelezniak to plant the ball in the corner before hurling himself into the air for his trademark backflip.
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Unfortunately for Ferguson and the raft of Central West talent lining up for the All Stars this year, the Maori side dominated the second half, taking a 12 - 10 lead at the break and storming home thanks to a double from Brandon Smith and a late try by Dylan Walker that put them ahead 30 - 16 by full time.
The victory is the first for the Maori All Stars side and a particular blow for the Indigenous team, with a number of players limping off field with injuries by the end of the game.
Indigenous Coach Laurie Daley praised the effort put in by his side after the game at the press conference and paid Ferguson in particular respect for his effort, but lamented the final result.
"Blake was really good, we had some individuals that played really well and tried really hard, but I think sometimes we tried too hard and we worked away from what we actually wanted to do, but yeah, Blake played really well, I thought everyone put a lot of effort in," Daley said.
"We didn't really have a strong number seven, I think at one point there we had Wade [Graham] playing in the halves, we had Tyrone Peachey in the halves, we had Jack Wighton in there as well."
Captain and former Forbes Magpie Joel Thompson expressed his own disappointment to the media afterwards, saying that it never felt good to captain a losing side in such a high profile fixture.
"It's disappointing when you're the captain of the losing side, but I still consider it a huge honour."
