OFFICIAL Fonua Pole #257

Just saw some highlights of Pole in pre-season...

$50 says everyone here is taking about how good he is playing just a few weeks into 2026 (barring injury)
 
Big season for him. Another bludger of a year and he’s flirting with joining Twal and Seyfarth with just making up the numbers. Had all the potential in the world when he debuted, but plateaued pretty heavily this year.
 
Big season for him. Another bludger of a year and he’s flirting with joining Twal and Seyfarth with just making up the numbers. Had all the potential in the world when he debuted, but plateaued pretty heavily this year.
He had a few good games early in the year, but he was diabolical the last half of the season costing us games.
After those two double movements two weeks in a row? I would have made him play reggies the rest of the year as stupidity punishment.
 
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He had a few good games early in the year, but he diabolical the last half of the season costing us games.
After those two double movements two weeks in a row? I would have made him play reggies the rest of the year as stupidity punishment.
He dropped the ball over the line, not once but twice in the last three games that arguably cost us those games.
 
He dropped the ball over the line, not once but twice in the last three games that arguably cost us those games.
Dropped the ball over the line you can excuse and hopefully train out, but double movements are stupidity, cheating, and he knew it both times. Didn’t it hurt enough the first time he cost us the game?
I would make it hurt so much after the first one he would have run for the hills mid game on the second one.
Hopefully he is better this year.
 

- Still managing the MCL injury from Round 10 last year.
- Desire is strong to play with his brother Suli one day.
No qualms if he goes back to Melbourne. Think he's been loyal enough. Also felt like he regressed last year, although if he is injured that may explain the loss of form.

Edit: so long as he doesn't break his contract.
 
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Suli didn’t play/wasn’t named in any trials but Clarke is in both so I’m assuming he’s jumped him. Don’t see the reason to go there if his brother isn’t get a look in anyway.
 

- Still managing the MCL injury from Round 10 last year.
- Desire is strong to play with his brother Suli one day.
It was quite evident last year in his performances that the injury was still impacting him. He was a completely different player before it happened, never the same after. Hopefully the off-season has helped.
 
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