Andrew ‘Joey’ Johns places on a critical face more often than not in his commentary function for Channel 9, however now and again the previous Newcastle halfback reminds us he’s only a large child at coronary heart.
The previous NRL playmaker has beforehand been snapped skateboarding down King Road in Newcastle and dragging household buddy and former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns to the social gathering when the Knights gained the 1997 ARL premiership.
Now, displaying everybody he nonetheless boasts that larrikin nature at 48, Johns has been filmed launching right into a backflip into Sydney Harbour.
Johns was filmed strolling beside the harbour along with his four-year-old daughter Alice.
His companion Kate Kendall was recording the day trip and is tagged within the social media publish, which was then shared by NRL on 9 on Instagram.
The Immortal shortly strips off his Nike shirt and begins to scale an enormous ship mooring publish.
‘For somebody who’s terrified of top’s he is doing fairly properly,’ an unidentified lady says.
A triumphant Johns emerges from the water, posing for his companion and four-year-old daughter Alice
Johns climbs onto the mooring publish after which launches himself into Sydney Harbour whereas doing a backflip
Johns then poses for a photograph on the prime of the publish earlier than launching himself again into the water.
He completes his backflip earlier than rising from the water with a smile and exclaiming, ‘Yew!’
Followers beloved it, with one NSW supporter posting: ‘Led our State to quite a few Origin Wins deserves to do a cheeky little flip’.
‘You may take the boy out of Newy …’ added one other fan.
Regardless of there being no legal guidelines stopping individuals from diving into Sydney Harbour and having a swim, one spoilsport claimed that Johns was breaking the regulation.
Johns in his commentary and evaluation function with Channel 9, pictured with James Bracey and Paul Vautin
‘Thats unlawful (however you understand that already) however nice function mannequin message you despatched as a father (not),’ they posted.
Followers have been fast to leap to Johns’ defence and declare he was doing nothing improper.
‘The child sees their dad leaping in water. Not a breaking a regulation. As a dad or mum you resolve how your child is uncovered to conditions,’ one posted.
‘If there’s a male equal of a Karen, you simply turned it,’ added one other.
‘Having enjoyable is illegitimate?’ requested one other.
