Sharks NRL recruit Fifita bares his claws

[GNR4LIFE]

Fifita made his first grade debut against the Sydney Roosters, coming off the bench and scoring a try in the match. It was the first of 22 appearances for the 2010 season.
At the start of the 2011 season, Fifita was chosen to participate in a NSW developmental squad. In the off-season he had dropped about 10 kilos to be playing at about 109 kg.
Fifita started the season at prop, but was dropped from first grade after round 17 and never returned. "I was always saying, 'Let me play, let me play,'" Fifita said. "But Sheens said just go to NSW Cup. I was pulling 80 minutes each game there, what can you do? You're up against the coach. You can't say anything. At the end I had kind of given up. I thought there was no more first grade for me." Shane Flanagan will know how to get the best out of him..Rest assured.

Yeah Flanagan's won multiple premierships with multiple clubs and coached at SOO and the Australian side he will be far better off then Sheens to get the best out of him :unamused:

Bit hard to achieve all that when you've only been a FG coach for 12 months Happy. Everyone has to start somewhere. Whose to say in 10 yrs Flanagan won't be a top-line coach?

 

[happy_tiger]

Fifita made his first grade debut against the Sydney Roosters, coming off the bench and scoring a try in the match. It was the first of 22 appearances for the 2010 season.
At the start of the 2011 season, Fifita was chosen to participate in a NSW developmental squad. In the off-season he had dropped about 10 kilos to be playing at about 109 kg.
Fifita started the season at prop, but was dropped from first grade after round 17 and never returned. "I was always saying, 'Let me play, let me play,'" Fifita said. "But Sheens said just go to NSW Cup. I was pulling 80 minutes each game there, what can you do? You're up against the coach. You can't say anything. At the end I had kind of given up. I thought there was no more first grade for me." Shane Flanagan will know how to get the best out of him..Rest assured.

Yeah Flanagan's won multiple premierships with multiple clubs and coached at SOO and the Australian side he will be far better off then Sheens to get the best out of him :unamused:

Bit hard to achieve all that when you've only been a FG coach for 12 months Happy. Everyone has to start somewhere. Whose to say in 10 yrs Flanagan won't be a top-line coach?

The point I was trying to make is we will never know either way who could of got the best out of Fifita because he probably hasn't hit his prime yet It is stupid to try and make those comparisons at this stage but if I was a betting man i would back Sheens experience with dealing with many more NRL players for many more years to get the best out of Fifita over a whole career than Flanagan at this stage But who knows

 

[benji_6]

Is it just me, or does Andrew from My Kitchen Rules look exactly like Andrew Fifita (maybe in another 15-20 years!)

I think it every night when I watch the show!! If you haven't watched then check it out tonight…

haha i was thinking the same . but the real Andrew Fifita has the better hands..

Are you the real Andrew Fafita tiger rat???

 

[Jazza]

The Sharks are career killers. Just look at Anthony Topou and Trent Barrett. The only recruit that has developed there recently has been Kade Snowden and he is now at Newcastle.

Fifita's career will go the same way and he will slowly settle into mediocrity.

Add Adam Cuthbertson to that list… Could barely get a game for Gymea when he was on the Sharks books. In between was a regular first grader.

Ben Ross is another. From memory he became the highest paid prop when he joined them and he did nothing much even before his neck injury. Brett Seymour, Corey Hughes, Nathan Merritt. Beau Scott did nothing until he left them. I know there's a lot more.

 

[system]

The rejection at the Wests Tigers may be the best thing for Andrew.

Oh and as for the "quote" about Andrew pulling 80 minutes a week in NSW Cup…. bahahahaha, and I am off to run a half marathon

 

[tigerlogic]

Tigersmurf I totally agree about fifita looking like guy from MKR.. I have been saying that too lol
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