Taniela Tuiaki

@jedi_tiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300728) said:
@jc99 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300706) said:
I stay up at night thinking what could've been between him, Simon Dwyer and Chris Lawrence if they didn't have their big injuries 🙁

to think we could have had
Tuiaki
Lawrence
Dwyer
Benji
Farah
Ellis

all in one team

This a team we could have had. Three of them had freakish injuries. Three we lost to time. Woulda coulda shoulda.

Tuiaki Benji and Ellis are my three favourites of the NRL era.
 
@coolcat said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1306972) said:
@jedi_tiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300728) said:
@jc99 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300706) said:
I stay up at night thinking what could've been between him, Simon Dwyer and Chris Lawrence if they didn't have their big injuries 🙁

to think we could have had
Tuiaki
Lawrence
Dwyer
Benji
Farah
Ellis

all in one team

This a team we could have had. Three of them had freakish injuries. Three we lost to time. Woulda coulda shoulda.

Tuiaki Benji and Ellis are my three favourites of the NRL era.

Same 🙂
 
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@jedi_tiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300728) said:
@jc99 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300706) said:
I stay up at night thinking what could've been between him, Simon Dwyer and Chris Lawrence if they didn't have their big injuries 🙁

to think we could have had
Tuiaki
Lawrence
Dwyer Benji
Farah
Ellis

all in one team

Throw in Lote Tuqiri as well
 
@jai_donaldson said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448503) said:
@jedi_tiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300728) said:
@jc99 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300706) said:
I stay up at night thinking what could've been between him, Simon Dwyer and Chris Lawrence if they didn't have their big injuries 🙁

to think we could have had
Tuiaki
Lawrence
Dwyer Benji
Farah
Ellis

all in one team

Throw in Lote Tuqiri as well

and Moltzen.
 
@tigerbalm said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448517) said:
@jai_donaldson said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448503) said:
@jedi_tiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300728) said:
@jc99 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300706) said:
I stay up at night thinking what could've been between him, Simon Dwyer and Chris Lawrence if they didn't have their big injuries 🙁

to think we could have had
Tuiaki
Lawrence
Dwyer Benji
Farah
Ellis

all in one team

Throw in Lote Tuqiri as well

and Moltzen.

2010 and 11 were def our chances to win another comp. I was at the Dragons game in 2010 when we were knocked out of the finals and the Warriors game in 2011 when they knocked us out. Man they were some tough losses to take.
 
The Tongan tank was also one of my favourite players
Sad how his career ended early with injury & he’s still feeling the effects of his injury until now
It’s sad the nrl didn’t do a mose masoe kind of fundraiser for him because he is also struggling financially
I hope something can get started or the club can employ him in some kind of a role within the club
He was a machine try scorer & one of our most devastating finishers
 
@tiger_fanatic3 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448542) said:
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If that's the game I think it was I've tried to drink that out of my brain cells.
 
@mikey said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448546) said:
@tiger_fanatic3 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448542) said:
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If that's the game I think it was I've tried to drink that out of my brain cells.


Heighno just staring at the ball from the scrum ... just dive on it !
 
@tigerbalm said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448517) said:
@jai_donaldson said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448503) said:
@jedi_tiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300728) said:
@jc99 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300706) said:
I stay up at night thinking what could've been between him, Simon Dwyer and Chris Lawrence if they didn't have their big injuries 🙁

to think we could have had
Tuiaki
Lawrence
Dwyer Benji
Farah
Ellis

all in one team

Throw in Lote Tuqiri as well

and Moltzen.


and Utai
and Tuquiri
and Ellis
sensational
 
@tiger_fanatic3 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448552) said:
@mikey said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448546) said:
@tiger_fanatic3 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448542) said:
![c6e38070d762f39c741e0194a58ee311.jpeg](/assets/uploads/files/1629348827185-c6e38070d762f39c741e0194a58ee311.jpeg)

If that's the game I think it was I've tried to drink that out of my brain cells.


Heighno just staring at the ball from the scrum ... just dive on it !

Was a recurring nightmare for months 🙂
 
@jai_donaldson said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448524) said:
@tigerbalm said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448517) said:
@jai_donaldson said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448503) said:
@jedi_tiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300728) said:
@jc99 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300706) said:
I stay up at night thinking what could've been between him, Simon Dwyer and Chris Lawrence if they didn't have their big injuries 🙁

to think we could have had
Tuiaki
Lawrence
Dwyer Benji
Farah
Ellis

all in one team

Throw in Lote Tuqiri as well

and Moltzen.

2010 and 11 were def our chances to win another comp. I was at the Dragons game in 2010 when we were knocked out of the finals and the Warriors game in 2011 when they knocked us out. Man they were some tough losses to take.

the Warriors loss I still have nightmares of the bomb going up and Lote and Lwarence just standing there
 
@tiger_fanatic3 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448552) said:
@mikey said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448546) said:
@tiger_fanatic3 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448542) said:
![c6e38070d762f39c741e0194a58ee311.jpeg](/assets/uploads/files/1629348827185-c6e38070d762f39c741e0194a58ee311.jpeg)

If that's the game I think it was I've tried to drink that out of my brain cells.


Heighno just staring at the ball from the scrum ... just dive on it !

I think after that game Robbie packed in at lock to pick up the ball lol
how did we lose that game
 
@tiger_fanatic3 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448553) said:
@tigerbalm said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448517) said:
@jai_donaldson said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1448503) said:
@jedi_tiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300728) said:
@jc99 said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300706) said:
I stay up at night thinking what could've been between him, Simon Dwyer and Chris Lawrence if they didn't have their big injuries 🙁

to think we could have had
Tuiaki
Lawrence
Dwyer Benji
Farah
Ellis

all in one team

Throw in Lote Tuqiri as well

and Moltzen.


and Utai
and Tuquiri
and Ellis
sensational

Utai sucked.
 
@truetiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300716) said:
@happy_tiger said in [Taniela Tuiaki](/post/1300693) said:
Favourite TNT try ..try at the Gold Coast ..65 metre try bloke just mowed over about 4 defenders ....Prince included from memory ....

Only highlight from the night as usual lol

Taniela has the same initials as a famous WT forumer True Tiger aka as TT...He also was a devestating runner of the ball as well as a dynamic defender,when good ole TT hit the opposition in the Group nine comp back in the 80s,the nearby buildings had cracks in them,thats why they had to re formulate concrete so it could with stand the powerful impact by TT....
Having said that TT had to endure many painful brutal body hits,he was kicked,bitten,eye gouged,hair pulled,kneed,pinched and smacked in the head more times than he had lunch...
But TT arose from the unfathomable pain and stared the opposition in the eye and said""is that the best you can do.dont be around when I get up""..
A true hero and stalwart of the original game of Rugby League handed down to him by famous and stealthy players such as,Stumpy (Artur)Summons,Greg (hard but fair )Haywick,Chicka Cowie(Souths Legend) who used to stay at TTs place when in Wagga for the Gold Cup races..
All memorable and talented people who made our game the "GREATEST GAME OF ALL""....
Enough of the reminising,but I wish we could have some of the old game back it was truely an honour to have played this game at the level I did,it wasnt NRL,State of Origin,but it was what drew families and friends together on a cold winters day to watch the talented and not so talented make up a team to represent your local club....the good old days that were shared by the people who were the salt of the earth workers and poviders for their families ..win ,lose or draw...

I'm sure you are Frog Dean.
 
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