Parramatta Eels staffer Tahleya Eggers deletes tweet critical of Scott Morrison after viral death-stare video

Tahleya Eggers said she would "not respect" Scott Morrison after he met with rugby league players but didn't attend a rally for women's rights outside Parliament House.

Tahleya Eggers was captured on video looking less than impressed with Prime Minister Scott Morrison's visit.

Tahleya Eggers was captured on video looking less than impressed with Prime Minister Scott Morrison's visit. Source: Supplied

A sports scientist with the Parramatta Eels rugby league club has made her Twitter profile private and deleted a post critical of Prime Minister Scott Morrison hours after she went viral for glaring at him during a post-match meet-up.

Tahleya Eggers was captured on video staring down Mr Morrison when he visited the Eels dressing room on Sunday after the team defeated the Cronulla Sharks 28 to 4.

A screenshot showing Ms Eggers standing behind the Prime Minister, who was sporting a Sharks jacket, with her arms crossed quickly went viral on social media.
Tahleya Egger's now deleted Tweet.
Tahleya Egger's now deleted Tweet. Source: Twitter
“Proud to claim this one,” Ms Eggers wrote in a now-deleted post. “I will not respect a man who has the time to shake hands of men who have won a football match but is ‘too busy’ to attend the March for Justice.”

But shortly afterwards the tweet, referring to a national march earlier this month against sexual harassment and violence, was deleted and her profile was made private.
The Eels have been contacted for comment and there is no suggestion she was forced to take the post down.

On Sunday, the club posted a photo of Mr Morrison meeting with the team alongside the caption, “He’s ours now @Cronulla_Sharks”.
Mr Morrison has been criticised for his handling of numerous allegations of sexual assault and harassment within the government over the past few weeks.

The person involved had apologised and she was satisfied with that outcome, she said.

Mr Morrison opted not to attend the rally in Canberra despite invitations from the organisers, instead offering to meet them in his office, which they declined.


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Published 29 March 2021 11:15am
Source: SBS News



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