Eye Gouge

Craig Wilson

FPC Courier Newspapers

Ill feelings among South Sydney players boiled over after Braith Anasta signaled his intentions to play for the Roosters instead of Souths, the club that had given him his footy legs as a junior. The South Sydney crowd booed every time Anasta touched the ball and this serious incident, an eye gouge, did not end up before the judiciary. South Sydney defeated the Bulldogs (defending premiers) 37-24 in the National Rugby League clash at Aussie Stadium. The image shows the moment of impact when the offending player (Bryan Fletcher) found his mark. The injury to his eye resulted in a black eye that took two weeks to heal.

Craig Wilson, "Eye Gouge," in POYi Archive, Item #35758, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/35758 (accessed April 20, 2025).