Sharks Pathways 2023 (Newtown, De La Salle, Flegg, SG Ball, etc.)

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Reigning NSW Cup Player of the Year Kayal Iro was at his destructive best in Newtown’s 40-18 win over the Roosters. Iro set up a try, got a linebreak, a linebreak assist, seven tackle busts and ran for 221 metres. That’s just the norm for the 23-year-old, who is on a development deal with the Sharks. If the Eels are on the hunt for an ‘x-factor’ outside back, perhaps Iro could be their man. He’d have a much clearer path to first grade at Parramatta too.

Connor Tracey was a late addition at fullback and left his mark on the game, getting a try assist, three linebreaks, two tackle busts and 141 running metres.

With all the talk being around Crichton, Napa and Brown, fans might have missed the return of Sharks back — and one of the nicest guys in the game — Matt Ikuvalu. It’s been seven months since Ikuvalu suffered a patella tendon rupture in last year’s NSW Cup preliminary final. He played his first game of the year in Newtown’s win over the Roosters and celebrated with a try in the 35th minute.

 

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Sounds like we need to give Iro crack b4 we lose him elsewhere.
Simple fix by moving Talakai to bench forward rotation in place of Williams/Wade
Except it's not a simple fix as he's not eligible to play for us yet unless we upgrade him to a full time deal.

Also he can't defend so why would you upgrade and play him over a rumour that someone might be interested in looking at him?
 

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Ikavalu not named this week, anyone know if it’s just soreness which wouldn’t surprise me after the type of injury he had or is there more to it?
 
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