Robbie Farah says there was a time when being captain of the Wests Tigers may have been a burden.

“A lot of that responsibility has been taken off my shoulders which I’m very happy about,” Farah said.

“Everyone talks about my influence and I think it’s a load of nonsense. It’s just a perception out there. I don’t know where it came from and why people think it. I guess it’s because I get asked about it in the media and I’m captain and you’re doing media every week and you get asked these questions that you have to answer. I don’t like answering them but I became a spokesperson or a voice at the club that people turned to for answers. It wasn’t something I liked, and it got out of hand.”