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Re: Fifita : Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:39 pm  
And we used to think that Michael Korkidas was a "great" prop and fans favourite!!
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Re: Fifita : Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:06 pm  
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And we used to think that Michael Korkidas was a "great" prop and fans favourite!!


I never rated Korkidas and I’m on the record loss of times. As usual I was more than happy to swim gains public opinion on that one. Not that i didn’t rate him at all as he was definitely the best we had at the time - just to many flaws for me.

Where Dave is concerned I’m more than happy to go along with the masses - he’s the real deal and imo the best prop in SL, definitely on form. Long live the King so long as he plays for us.
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Re: Fifita : Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:27 pm  
For me it’s not just on the pitch, where he is excellent, but it’s clear to me he is a major part of the squad togetherness and high morale round the place. It’s no coincidence that since he joined Trinity the squad as a whole have really pulled for each other. So off the pitch as well as on it it’s vital we get big Dave to sign.
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Re: Fifita : Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:39 pm  
After last year's World Cup final performance, my dream would have been to have David at No8 and their kid at No10.

I agree with you though Vasty, I don't think that MK was all that good, but he certainly pleased the majority of supporters whilst not quite achieving "cult" status.
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Re: Fifita : Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:58 pm  
It's all reletive isn't it.
Korki then was good for us but just good.
We didn't have the props we have now to compare.
He'd be better in the team we have now as it wouldn't all be on him.

But I can't think any prop, that has had the impact that Fifita has. Clearly the game has changed for props so unfair to compare eras but certainly he is up there with the best.
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Re: Fifita : Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:46 pm  
How times have changed. Not many on here will remember ex Fev and Trinity prop, Les Tonks. I swear I once saw him break into a walk. They were there for their "beef" and one of their main functions was to literally support the hooker in the scrum. Totally different game now.
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Re: Fifita : Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:42 pm  
Yeah Les Tonks was one of the last just scrummaging props. Remember David Jeanes late 60s , early seventies (Trinity/Leeds/GB) was more of a rip roaring running prop , but still had to prop properly.
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Re: Fifita : Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:39 am  
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Yeah Les Tonks was one of the last just scrummaging props. Remember David Jeanes late 60s , early seventies (Trinity/Leeds/GB) was more of a rip roaring running prop , but still had to prop properly.


No place for big Les in todays game but David Jeanes would have been tremendous I feel. The bloke would run through a brick wall. Hated it when Leeds nicked him as per...
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Re: Fifita : Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:28 am  
We are both hugely lucky and unlucky at the moment. We have on our books for the first time since the 1960s probably 3 players who are arguably the best player in there respective positions in SL. That’s Fifita, Tupou and Johnstone.

We are hugely unlucky to have two of them out for long periods. That said due to great team building we can just about cover them. Thankfully we have a host of nearly as good players such as Ashurst, Brough and Wood but to be fair it’s all of them. We simply don’t seem to have any passengers, quality may vary slightly but the commitment appears absolute.

It’s an honour to watch Trinity these days regardless of whether we are actually good enough to win something.
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Re: Fifita : Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:52 am  
On that Vasty I wholeheartedly agree.
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