The act that proves Fensom is the toughest man in league

After going down with injury early in the second half of Cowboys loss to the Tigers on Thursday night, Shaun Fensom proved he’s made of stronger stuff than most rugby league players.

Among a group of the hardest, toughest men on the planet, Fensom stands head and shoulders above the rest.

With an injury that would leave most players rushing straight to the sheds, Fensom not only stayed on the field to put his dislocated elbow back into place, but then attempted to continue the fight alongside his Cowboys brothers.

Suffering an injury that typically leaves players missing four weeks of footy, Fenno thought four minutes was more fitting.

This from a man who famously lifted weights the day after breaking his arm playing for the Canberra Raiders.

And, who memorably waved and gestured to pump up the crowd on Grand Final night in 2017, after suffering the most horrific of broken legs.

Sure, the morphine was just kicking in, but still, hard as nails.

On Thursday night Fensom added to his long list of tough man achievements.

Then, upon arriving back in Townsville and hopping off the plane, Fensom declares he’s aiming to return to the hardest game of all next week.

Unfortunately for the workhorse forward, his heroic efforts couldn’t inspire the Cowboys to victory, as they fell again to the Wests Tigers in a 20-12 Nloss at Leichhardt Oval.

Not even an incredible gather and offload for a try could inspire his team to victory, an act that was far less quintessential Fensom than the elbow replacement.

Meanwhile, North Queensland coach Paul Green has threatened to swing the axe following his side’s loss.

After a tumultuous week marked by off-field dramas, the Cowboys were given a reality check by the Tigers.

Prop Scott Bolton lined up for the Cowboys just four days after being charged with indecent assault following an alleged incident at a Bondi bar.

The loss to the Tigers only intensified their problems after recording just two wins in their last nine starts.

And Green hinted he could ring in changes for next Saturday’s clash with South Sydney.

“At some point you’ve got to get something happening and you can’t just keep rolling out the same people and say ‘let’s hope we win this week’,” Green said.

“You’ve got to get something sparked.”

With AAP