Amone is a top recruit but the others like Salabio, Singleton, Dezaria wouldn’t be ahead of our props. They’re solid but that’s it.
Lino is fit and if Truman is too then that’s a huge boost as we can go back to the 1st choice spine.
I disagree about what you say about lack of pace alegend. We do not have a lack of pace or speed. Just with the changes in the spine we can’t effectively get the ball to the edges in space.
The only player who lacks much pace is Scott but if he moves to centre that’s less of an issue.
Honestly let’s not start saying Atkin, Salabio, Dezaria are good. Would we have any over our starting team. I wouldn’t.
I think our issue is now looking like our injuries in the props. I think we need to be playing more expansive though at magic. If Mike can pull an 80 minute though this week that would help somewhat. Hopefully he doesn’t have to.
If we have Lino and Trueman I will still be fairly confident we should be beating Cas even with a few forwards out. I’d be targeting the edges.
Cas won’t be easy opposition and they will want to try run through us. If we can find that tough defence from early season and play with a bit more freedom and smarts I see no reason we shouldn’t win by a healthy score. Even with 8 or so out.
Like RWB says I remember Fifita doing a run from around halfway and stepping the full back. May have been more than halfway. Can’t remember who it was though.
I want to say Huddersfield, but I could be wrong. Caius' was almost a mirror image of that one Big Dave did probably around 2017, but maybe a bit better.
Think it was the way Caius just ran away from everyone that made fans gobsmacked , then the side step on the fullback took it to a higher level.Hope we can keep him ,will put extra bums on seat
Get his younger brother Felix Faatili over aswell for next season!
Like RWB says I remember Fifita doing a run from around halfway and stepping the full back. May have been more than halfway. Can’t remember who it was though.
I want to say Huddersfield, but I could be wrong. Caius' was almost a mirror image of that one Big Dave did probably around 2017, but maybe a bit better.
Think it was the way Caius just ran away from everyone that made fans gobsmacked , then the side step on the fullback took it to a higher level.Hope we can keep him ,will put extra bums on seat
Get his younger brother Felix Faatili over aswell for next season!
Not a lot to go on when spending an overseas place but he’s a big lad with good mobility and despite requiring some conditioning he seems to have a good engine. At 20 years old he’s at the right age for our current recruitment profile.
Felix Faatili Position: Front Rower SC Price: N/A State: NZ Age: 20 School: St Thomas of Canterbury College Strengths: Defence, Physicality, Power Faatili is a hulking Kiwi front rower who made waves in Jersey Flegg during 2024, where he was named the Greg Pierce Players’ Player of the Year. Signed until the end of 2026, the Sharks have high hopes for him as he continues to train with the NRL squad and could earn his chance in first grade soon.
Not a lot to go on when spending an overseas place but he’s a big lad with good mobility and despite requiring some conditioning he seems to have a good engine. At 20 years old he’s at the right age for our current recruitment profile.
Felix Faatili Position: Front Rower SC Price: N/A State: NZ Age: 20 School: St Thomas of Canterbury College Strengths: Defence, Physicality, Power Faatili is a hulking Kiwi front rower who made waves in Jersey Flegg during 2024, where he was named the Greg Pierce Players’ Player of the Year. Signed until the end of 2026, the Sharks have high hopes for him as he continues to train with the NRL squad and could earn his chance in first grade soon.
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