Navigation

    • Register
    • Login
    • Search
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Leaderboard

    Nofoaluma loves the footy IQ of Farah

    Wests Tigers Discussion
    12
    15
    962
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • W
      willow last edited by

      Nofoaluma loves the footy IQ of Farah
      Author Margie McDonald Senior Reporter Timestamp Mon 16 Jul 2018, 12:45 PM

      Reunited after five years and David Nofoaluma knows exactly what he likes best about Robbie Farah as the Wests Tigers prodigal son heads towards his 250th NRL game this weekend.

      The winger made his debut for the Tigers in 2013 playing 15 games that season – the last year both Farah and Benji Marshall were part of the Concord Oval family.

      In Sunday’s 20-16 win over the Dragons, Nofoaluma took a moment to look inside and see the two familiar faces.

      The 24-year-old also benefitted directly since it was Farah who handled three times in the move, with a pass, then a dummy, then a grubber, to put Nofoaluma over in the 58th minute.

      “I was playing with them in 2013 so to be back with them five years later, it’s so good to see,” he told NRL.com in the Kogarah sheds.

      “I understand how they play. That try that Robbie created for me, it was out of instinct. I knew how he plays from having a few years with him so I knew what was coming.”

      That prompts the question of which parts of the Farah armoury Nofoaluma likes best on the football field.

      “It’s his footy IQ,” he says without hesitation.

      "He’s a very smart player. Now the person he’s become, the leader he’s become, so it’s natural for him to use that IQ and know what play to put on.

      “As you saw [against the Dragons] he comes up with these things and they are not flukes. They come from him working hard and the experience he’s gathered.”

      The impressive win over St George Illawarra was just Farah’s second game back in Tigers colours, after being released by South Sydney. It was also the first time Farah and Marshall reprised their No.9 and No.6 roles together since round 26 of 2013.

      On Saturday against the Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium, Farah will celebrate his 250th game – not in the cardinal red and myrtle green, but in black and gold.

      “To be honest, I was speaking to both of them and to their own knowledge they thought they were never coming back,” Nofoaluma said.

      “It’s weird how things end up, or turn out.”

      Nofoaluma celebrates his own milestone – 100 NRL games – two rounds after Farah’s 250th.

      “When I think of Robbie I think ‘class player’. He’s a leader on the field and we follow his example off the field as well,” Nofoaluma said.

      "Everyone knows what he’s done over the years with representative football. He’s made a lot of milestones and achievements and this is another.

      "To be in the same team as him is amazing. It makes me happy even if it’s not a milestone game.

      “I’ve been a part of his journey. When he retires I can say I played with Robbie and Benji and that makes me pretty happy.”

      Nofoaluma lives by another philosophy that everything happens for a reason. The fact Farah gets to celebrate 250 games at the club he won a premiership with during his 14 seasons there.

      "That’s why I truly believe everything does happen for a reason. If you just focus and never give up, push to be the best you can be, things will turn around for you.

      "It did for those two and I’m really glad for them.

      “It’s a good time right now, not only for the club, but for themselves because they’re going to finish their careers in high spirits at a club they love.”

      Nofoaluma was careful not to put the ‘saviours’ tag on Farah-Marshall, with the Tigers just two wins outside the eight and seven matches remaining in the regular Telstra Premiership.

      “Most teams have their star players, but at the Wests Tigers we won’t rely on two individuals. It’s a team sport so we’re focusing on all of us together.”

      1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
      • N
        Nucky_Thompson last edited by

        Hopefully nofo can stay injury free and finish strong. His attitude is great

        1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
        • G
          GNR4LIFE last edited by

          I find his passion to be genuine unlike when the tosser from the footy show was on the wing.

          1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
          • innsaneink
            innsaneink last edited by

            Hah!
            She can get souths colours precisely correct…stuff WTs

            1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
            • C
              Chicken_Faced_Killa last edited by

              Feels like Nofoaluma has played more than 97 games. I thought he’d been around a while now.

              1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
              • W
                will1999 last edited by

                @:

                Feels like Nofoaluma has played more than 97 games. I thought he’d been around a while now.

                had a few injuries

                1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                • Masterton
                  Masterton last edited by

                  @:

                  On Saturday against the Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium, Farah will celebrate his 250th game – not in the cardinal red and myrtle green, but in black and gold.

                  It’s his 250th game for Tigers, he has 275 all together. He could hardly play his 250th Tigers game for Souths.

                  1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                  • WT2K
                    WT2K last edited by

                    On nofo, he’s moved to equal 6th with Beau Ryan in tries scored for WT on 46 tries.

                    1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                    • S
                      Spud_Murphy last edited by

                      @:

                      Hah!
                      She can get souths colours precisely correct…stuff WTs

                      She’s not the only one, the whole media world call us the black & gold 😐 I’m just resigned to it now.

                      1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                      • R
                        Russell last edited by

                        @:

                        @:

                        Hah!
                        She can get souths colours precisely correct…stuff WTs

                        She’s not the only one, the whole media world call us the black & gold 😐 I’m just resigned to it now.

                        Might have forgotten the white but at least they got the gold right.

                        Win some, lose some.

                        1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                        • S
                          shane2801 last edited by

                          @:

                          Hah!
                          She can get souths colours precisely correct…stuff WTs

                          Took the words right out of my mouth Ink. I was into Dean Ritchie about the same thing yesterday. Only I focused more the the missing colour altogether. WHITE!

                          1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                          • innsaneink
                            innsaneink last edited by

                            Yep…. They wouldn’t call the Roosters the “red & blues”

                            1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                            • S
                              Spud_Murphy last edited by

                              @:

                              Yep…. They wouldn’t call the Roosters the “red & blues”

                              Yes they’re the tricolours, always the tricolours, as if they are the only ones!

                              1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                              • S
                                Spud_Murphy last edited by

                                @:

                                @:

                                @:

                                Hah!
                                She can get souths colours precisely correct…stuff WTs

                                She’s not the only one, the whole media world call us the black & gold 😐 I’m just resigned to it now.

                                Might have forgotten the white but at least they got the gold right.

                                Win some, lose some.

                                You think so Russ? I thought we were more orange than gold?

                                1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                                • Demps
                                  Demps Banned last edited by

                                  Compared to Nofos IQ…
                                  Basic positioning and defence?

                                  1 Reply Last reply Quote 0
                                  • 1 / 1
                                  • First post
                                    Last post

                                  Recent Topics

                                  • S

                                    NRL announces rule changes

                                  • 2021 Software update

                                  • T

                                    Cricket Season Thread

                                  • Coronavirus Outbreak

                                  • S

                                    Luke Brooks

                                  • Conspiracy theories

                                  • F

                                    Boys Light Up

                                  • H

                                    Signing Suggestions & Rumours

                                  Support our community by clicking here and joining our Forum Support Scheme