Official Andrew Fifita

[bort]

Sat it out last year....

Missed mid-season game this year and was pretty devo about it, reckon he'll be keen to play end of year if there are games

 

[Super Impose]

All things being equal, I wouldn't play Fifita any more this year unless we make the finals.

Give him the last four weeks off to get his injuries better. Obviously he'll never get them right but he needs time to refresh.

If we don't make the semis then he goes into the break and then a full pre-season trying to get it better for 2020.

I don't know if its the fact he doesn't want to let his teammates down or whether it is just arrogance but someone has to take the bull by the horns and say enough. No more football for a month.

Have Woods and Uele start, Williams and Bakuya on the bench for rotation, with Prior if he is fit. Capewell can cover for Wade, Gal, Brailey.

Just get Fifita out of there for the next four rounds and let him freshen up.

The problem is that he had a 3 week "rest" mid year and came back strapped up like Cardigan Bay.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Missed mid-season game this year and was pretty devo about it, reckon he'll be keen to play end of year if there are games

You'd like to think that doesn't happen. If it does he needs to be reminded who's paying his wage.

The problem is that he had a 3 week "rest" mid year and came back strapped up like Cardigan Bay.

What's Cardigan Bay mate?

 

[bort]

You'd like to think that doesn't happen. If it does he needs to be reminded who's paying his wage.

Fought an unwinnable fight at the judiciary for a 1 in a million chance shot at playing the mid year, costing him an extra NRL game

 

[snowman]

Missed mid-season game this year and was pretty devo about it, reckon he'll be keen to play end of year if there are games

if his leg is cooked surely he is smart enough to understand he needs to get it fixed

 

[Super Impose]

You'd like to think that doesn't happen. If it does he needs to be reminded who's paying his wage.



What's Cardigan Bay mate?

I champion trotter who was renowned for being strapped up.

Never affected him though.

 

[bort]

NRL Physio
‪Andrew Fifita is out this week after aggravating an old knee injury. Is aiming to play remainder of the season. Fifita played with a PCL deficient knee (torn PCL) for much of 2018 + dealt with with bone bruising, joint swelling & instability. Also had 2 offseason knee surgeries

This is his knee after two surgeries? F******

 

[snowman]

This is his knee after two surgeries? F******

those surgeries are just clean outs though

its not like an acl where you have 10 months of extensive rehab ect

his knees would be shot to pieces with his large frame, no pcl and cartlidge injuries

 

[Capital_Shark]

For a big lad he's got chicken legs too. Can't help.

 

[HaroldBishop]

For a big lad he's got chicken legs too. Can't help.

Hasn't he what.

 

[Gumby]

Got a strange feeling this bloke won’t be at the club next season.
No proof whatsoever just a hunch he’ll be released and end up joining his brother in England

 

[Milkshark]

Got a strange feeling this bloke won’t be at the club next season.
No proof whatsoever just a hunch he’ll be released and end up joining his brother in England

I'm not against that if that is the way the club decides to go.

 

[Tiger Shark]

Fifita is the best prop in the game when he's injury free and got his head in the right space. When he's not he's an expensive liability with suspensions and stupid penalties.

Up to Morris on which one he thinks he can get the majority of the time.

You can't deny that we have some big personalities in this team, a team Flanno built and thought he could manage.

 

[Milkshark]

Fifita is the best prop in the game when he's injury free and got his head in the right space. When he's not he's an expensive liability with suspensions and stupid penalties.

Up to Morris on which one he thinks he can get the majority of the time.

I really feel as if he head hasn't been in the game for some time.

We need maturity from him, but it doesn't seem to be happening.

 

[bort]

I really feel as if he head hasn't been in the game for some time.

We need maturity from him, but it doesn't seem to be happening.

Knee hasn't been in the game for a while either!

 

[Milkshark]

Knee hasn't been in the game for a while either!

Yep well if thats the case, as soon as we know the season is over he should be rested

 

[slide rule]

Yep well if thats the case, as soon as we know the season is over he should be rested

After this weekend, probably.

 

[Tiger Shark]

I really feel as if he head hasn't been in the game for some time.

We need maturity from him, but it doesn't seem to be happening.

He's played over 200 games FFS and we get more consistency from Uele.

 

[Milkshark]

He's played over 200 games FFS and we get more consistency from Uele.

Uele is prob on half his wage also.

Gimme 2 Uele's anyday

 

[JimBob]

Fifita being a disappointment this year is an understatement.

In a season were we REALLY needed our senior players to stand up and take on a leadership role to help out our rookie coach, Fifita has put in his worst performance since becoming a Shark. The dude has become a total liability on the field. As Tiger Shark just said, our 800 thousand a year, 200 game, international, state of origin, grand final winning forward is being completely outshone by a rookie prop just trying to cement his spot on the bench.

Now I get that Fifita’s knee is stuffed, but having a stuffed knee doesn’t result in you doing deliberate crushers or cheap shot shoulder chargers to guys without the ball. The guys head just isn’t in the game.