Just as the Melbourne Storm players had watched one another's backs in the 80-minute duel on McLean Park they were quick to emulate that feat afterwards.
An army of the Tohu Harris whanau broke out into a haka on the balcony of the Harris Stand not long after the final
whistle in the match against St George Illawarra Dragons on Saturday night.
Just as they had weathered the Dragons' assault in the first 15 minutes, Harris responded to the Tika Tonu challenge to find three teammates, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Jesse Bromwich and Mahe Fonua, joining him, to the delight of 14,532 fans at the park.
"The family fired up the haka at the end and a few of the boys wanted to do it back so I jumped in there," a softly spoken Harris explained.
"The timing was a little off but we did the best we could and it was a great cultural experience for the boys because a lot of them haven't had that sort of stuff before.
