One day after his spectacular resignation, Barry O'Farrell appears to have bounced back - straight into a Kangaroos blazer.
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During his premiership, Mr O'Farrell made no secret of the fact he was a mad rugby league fan, in particular of his beloved Wests Tigers.
And now that he unexpectedly has a bit more time on his hands, Mr O'Farrell was quick to spruik his credentials to take on a role with the national rugby league team on Thursday morning.
"a new career? #rugbyleague @nrl," Mr O'Farrell tweeted, alongside a photograph of himself wearing a green and gold Kangaroos blazer that appeared to be from the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
a new career? #rugbyleague @nrl pic.twitter.com/BamCJH26Jf — Barry O'Farrell (@barryofarrell) April 16, 2014
There was no whining here.
Mr O'Farrell did not specify whether he was looking for a behind-the-scenes gig or was vying to take on the scrum, perhaps a role he has become accustomed to in the past few days.
Earlier in the morning, Mr O'Farrell sent his first tweet since his shock resignation after being caught out over a $3000 bottle of wine.
It gave no hint of the torturous few days he had experienced.
the view from Macquarie Street suggests another great Autumn day for Sydney pic.twitter.com/vQRYiLoRRM — Barry O'Farrell (@barryofarrell) April 16, 2014
"the view from Macquarie Street suggests another great Autumn day for Sydney," he tweeted, alongside a photograph of the view outside his office.
The former premier was receiving plenty of support on social media for his light-hearted comments.
"@barryofarrell nice to see you've still got that sense of humour! Didn't vote for you but came to respect you a lot. Thanks for everything," wrote @TheAviator1992.
@Andyo26 wrote that that Mr O'Farrell's resignation was a "smart move considering your Tigers are flying. More time to go to games now".
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