Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:51 am  

Andrew is looking for a contract for next year after finishing his career with the sharks . Mmm wonder where he’ll end up .

Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:11 am  

Kettykat wrote:

Andrew is looking for a contract for next year after finishing his career with the sharks . Mmm wonder where he’ll end up .

He has told the Sharks he won't go round next season for them. Could be a swansong now for him and big Dave to realise the dream of playing together. What a signature this would be for the club

Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:15 am  

Listening to Dave on his wakey Heritage podcast its definitely on the cards ,it whether our club and player get get things sorted ,but it’s something they are both passionate about . Fingers crossed .

Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:26 am  

There is a video on the daily telegraph of Andrew making the announcement

He says he got one year left in him
There are other opportunities out there for him one of which is helping his brother overseas

Be great for the club and for the brothers if Andrew does play a season together with Dave here

Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:26 am  

Certainly sounds like Dave and Andrew will be playing together next year - let’s hope it’s at belle vue - but as they are both ooc nothings certain. Having said that if he does sign and audits gone to kr then apart from crowther and bowes we won’t have a forward under the age of 30

Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:37 am  

If this is a goer then the deal will already have been done… Andrew was on the radar for staying at the Sharks … but his announcement suggests he already has decided his destination.

Fwiw the last few games he has really upped his minutes and effort…

Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:38 am  

Kirmudgeonlyisback wrote:

Certainly sounds like Dave and Andrew will be playing together next year - let’s hope it’s at belle vue - but as they are both ooc nothings certain. Having said that if he does sign and audits gone to kr then apart from crowther and bowes we won’t have a forward under the age of 30

That means then that most of our forwards are in their prime , sounds good to me

Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:40 am  

Spookisback wrote:

If this is a goer then the deal will already have been done… Andrew was on the radar for staying at the Sharks … but his announcement suggests he already has decided his destination.

Fwiw the last few games he has really upped his minutes and effort…

Listen to Dave’s podcast and make your own mind up , for me it’s definitely on them playing together and Dave stated he would love it to be here , all will be revealed in due course I’m sure , hopefully just before season tickets go on sale

Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:51 am  

Had a great game this last weekend with plenty minutes, would be nice for us and the club to see them playing together.

Re: Andrew Fifita : Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:02 am  

If it happens he will have to come fairly cheap. This was going to happen two years ago when he had three seasons left in him and would have been worth breaking the bank for.

However he’s a class player and technically I have no reservations.

What I do worry about is that individually they are strong willed, together! It’s not a deal ender but it’s something to think about.

Poching has finally got them working as a unit, and to many big personalities could scupper that. It’s not our clubs job to make Daves dreams come true, it’s the other way around so it has to be serious and purely about rugby.

Over all I’d take the gamble as it’s still a coup but it needs to be made very clear from the whole club from day one what’s expected.