Do you think they're 'letting him walk'?
My understanding is that they want him to stay and he wants to stay, but he will not continue to wait long enough for the transition from Api.
I don't care what anyone says, someone willing to walk away from his childhood club, where he wants to stay and who want to keep him because he's being asked to play a smaller role a little longer, to the betterment of both his own experience and the club itself, only to then almost be guaranteed the starting role a year later in 2028 or otherwise.... is the wrong decision by Tallyn.
Like, almost laughably bad.
He'll be 22 at the start of the 2028 season. Twenty-two.
And, if he's good enough, he should be backing himself to win the hooking role of Api earlier.
It's just woeful, woeful stuff from the TDS camp in my opinion. It's non-sensical and really poor advice from Tartak if he's recommending a change.
There HAS to be more to it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think there's every chance we sound out Manase following his sentence and that we see him on a T and T in 27 alongside his brothers. He's eligible for parole in October next year, will be only 28 years old for the 2027 season, hasn't had the wear and tear of week in week out first grade for the past 6 years and originally, was that good that he forced Api out of Manly.
Maybe Tallyn sees the writing on the wall competing with Manase, Haywood and Api, the same way that many are suspecting Galvin did with Latu. Maybe its a case of the HM crew from back in the day being a little too egoist for their own good.
Who knows.
