NRL greats stunned by NRL's most vicious fan as club's ‘pathetic' act called out
Forget Payne Haas and Liam Martin – the most feared man in the NRL is an apprentice carpenter turned social media sensation.
Jean-Claude Bitar, 25, might not even play in the NRL, but has them running scared thanks to a series of social media videos that have gone viral.
Declared the 'funniest man on the net at the moment' by Bulldogs legend Reni Maitua after taking down Dragon's father and son Shane and Kyle Flanagan in an X-rated rant that has been viewed almost 500,000 times, Bitar's hard hitting commentary has attracted the attention of rugby league heavyweights, including NRL 360 host Braith Anasta, who has hailed him as 'ruthless.'
'If that were you or one of your mates he was talking about, you'd want to kill him,' Anasta said.
'Can you imagine watching that if you were Shane or Kyle? Oh my God. But as ruthless as he is and sometimes over the top, he is also creative. I couldn't wait to see what he did after the Sharks (v Dragons) game last week. But could you imagine seeing that if you were following him and you were the player?'.
Fresh from taking aim at State of Origin referee Ashley Klein following NSW's failed comeback against Queensland in another video that has stormed the net, Bitar revealed he has been blocked from viewing the St George Illawarra website and their social media accounts after being critical of the club.
'I went to look at the team list about six weeks ago and I couldn't find it,' Bitar told news.com.au.
'I thought maybe there was a glitch. Then I went to TikTok and Facebook, and I realised I was blocked on all accounts. I could not believe they were blocking a supporter because he is speaking the thoughts of every fan.'
Being blocked did not deter the carpenter from Belfield.
'Na, I made a video straight away saying they were pathetic and it was one of my biggest hits.'
A host of NRL players have personally contacted Bitar.
Some tell him they love his work. Others tell him to stop.
'The first person to contact me was Blake Lawrie's brother,' he said.
'I was giving it to him a bit, and then I remember his brother reached out to me and said: 'you have got to stop making these videos. You're gonna get yourself in big trouble.'
'But I didn't stop. Not when I knew the players were actually watching my videos.'
Most of his videos are about St George Illawarra given Bitar is a 'die hard' Dragons fan who has supported the club since he could walk – and was even in their junior development squad.
'Most of the players are fans,' Bitar said.
'They come up to me at games and recite my jokes'.
Filming his first NRL post in February, Bitar's videos have gone viral, and he has now posted more than 150.
'They are all pretty big at the moment,' he said.
'Right now, there's the Origin one that's going around, that's got 300,000 views. I think my biggest is one about my reaction to a game that got almost half a million.'
And in a warning to the NRL's underperforming and out-of-form, Bitar declared he has just begun.
'Regardless of whether they block me, I'm gonna keep going with the videos.
'People are enjoying it. I'm enjoying it. I'm doing this for fun. I'm a footy fanatic and I have the right to express my views. I'm just saying what everyone is thinking,' he said.
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