Lehi Hopoate

[Dee Why Eagle]

Surely he’s got a few more coming in the production line ? 🤣

Now if we could organise a Bob Carol Ted & Alice with the Hopoates & Trbojevics

 

[Dion Johnson]

My worst game yet’: Hopoate’s brutal assessment of finals debut​

Lehi Hopoate doesn’t pull any punches when asked about his performance against the Bulldogs last Sunday.

“That game was probably my worst game yet,” The 19-year-old Manly winger admits

My mentality was to have strong carries, try my best not to make any mistakes, but that ended up happening in the game, and that’s life,” Hopoate.

“The first 30 minutes, they definitely set the tone on me. I really wanted to make a statement that even though I do get rag-dolled and such, that I don’t go away from the game. That’s what I ended up doing.”

Hopoate helped Manly reduce the margin just before half-time, after plucking a Daly Cherry-Evans kick from the sky and flicking on for Ethan Bullemor to score.

Lehi Hopoate is crunched by Canterbury’s Viliame Kikau and Bronson Xerri.

Another big moment for Hopoate came in the second half, when he grabbed a 50/50 loose ball on Manly’s 30-metre line after a Viliame Kikau charge-down, which would otherwise have left the Bulldogs with a clear path to the line.

“He’s twice my size, a scary guy,” Hopoate said of Kikau. “We were definitely under the pump the whole game up to that point [the charge-down], and Kikau obviously had a big play. The ball did bounce my way, luckily.”

Hopoate’s resilience embodied Manly’s spirited performance against the Bulldogs, who imposed constant defensive pressure to lead the Sea Eagles for most of the game.

Fullback Tom Trbojevic was full of admiration for the youngster’s toughness and composure.
“You see the way he carries himself, I wish I was that calm and [be] able to manage all those negatives [when I was younger],” Trbojevic said.

“As a kid, I definitely didn’t have that in my game, and he’s going to be some player.”
Victory over the Roosters at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night would see Manly progress to a grand final qualifier against the Storm in Melbourne next week.

Hopoate is prepared for the Roosters to “come after me”, but said he would follow the advice of father John and brothers Will, Jamil and Albert and focus on making hard, low carries to avoid being rag-dolled again.

He expects the Roosters, battered by injuries in recent weeks, to be “much harder” than the Bulldogs, but takes confidence from his team’s victory last weekend.

“It shows that against all odds, and when we’ve got our backs against the wall, we’re still able to get the win,” Hopoate said. “No matter what metrics don’t go our way, we’re still able to pull off a win, even though we don’t pull off our best performance.”

 

[Eagle 1]

My worst game yet’: Hopoate’s brutal assessment of finals debut​

Lehi Hopoate doesn’t pull any punches when asked about his performance against the Bulldogs last Sunday.

“That game was probably my worst game yet,” The 19-year-old Manly winger admits

My mentality was to have strong carries, try my best not to make any mistakes, but that ended up happening in the game, and that’s life,” Hopoate.

“The first 30 minutes, they definitely set the tone on me. I really wanted to make a statement that even though I do get rag-dolled and such, that I don’t go away from the game. That’s what I ended up doing.”

Hopoate helped Manly reduce the margin just before half-time, after plucking a Daly Cherry-Evans kick from the sky and flicking on for Ethan Bullemor to score.

Lehi Hopoate is crunched by Canterbury’s Viliame Kikau and Bronson Xerri.

Another big moment for Hopoate came in the second half, when he grabbed a 50/50 loose ball on Manly’s 30-metre line after a Viliame Kikau charge-down, which would otherwise have left the Bulldogs with a clear path to the line.

“He’s twice my size, a scary guy,” Hopoate said of Kikau. “We were definitely under the pump the whole game up to that point [the charge-down], and Kikau obviously had a big play. The ball did bounce my way, luckily.”

Hopoate’s resilience embodied Manly’s spirited performance against the Bulldogs, who imposed constant defensive pressure to lead the Sea Eagles for most of the game.

Fullback Tom Trbojevic was full of admiration for the youngster’s toughness and composure.
“You see the way he carries himself, I wish I was that calm and [be] able to manage all those negatives [when I was younger],” Trbojevic said.

“As a kid, I definitely didn’t have that in my game, and he’s going to be some player.”
Victory over the Roosters at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night would see Manly progress to a grand final qualifier against the Storm in Melbourne next week.

Hopoate is prepared for the Roosters to “come after me”, but said he would follow the advice of father John and brothers Will, Jamil and Albert and focus on making hard, low carries to avoid being rag-dolled again.

He expects the Roosters, battered by injuries in recent weeks, to be “much harder” than the Bulldogs, but takes confidence from his team’s victory last weekend.

“It shows that against all odds, and when we’ve got our backs against the wall, we’re still able to get the win,” Hopoate said. “No matter what metrics don’t go our way, we’re still able to pull off a win, even though we don’t pull off our best performance.”

He would be the closest thing to a football nerd, he's just so matter of fact. There is so much to like about Lehi.

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

No shame in being ragdolled by a beast 30-35kg bigger than him.just means he’s a smaller player not a lesser player.

No doubt Lehi will be working on his carry technique this week, running less upright and focusing on getting to ground quickly if he doesn’t like what he sees in front of him.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

My worst game yet’: Hopoate’s brutal assessment of finals debut​

Lehi Hopoate doesn’t pull any punches when asked about his performance against the Bulldogs last Sunday.

“That game was probably my worst game yet,” The 19-year-old Manly winger admits

My mentality was to have strong carries, try my best not to make any mistakes, but that ended up happening in the game, and that’s life,” Hopoate.

“The first 30 minutes, they definitely set the tone on me. I really wanted to make a statement that even though I do get rag-dolled and such, that I don’t go away from the game. That’s what I ended up doing.”

Hopoate helped Manly reduce the margin just before half-time, after plucking a Daly Cherry-Evans kick from the sky and flicking on for Ethan Bullemor to score.

Lehi Hopoate is crunched by Canterbury’s Viliame Kikau and Bronson Xerri.

Another big moment for Hopoate came in the second half, when he grabbed a 50/50 loose ball on Manly’s 30-metre line after a Viliame Kikau charge-down, which would otherwise have left the Bulldogs with a clear path to the line.

“He’s twice my size, a scary guy,” Hopoate said of Kikau. “We were definitely under the pump the whole game up to that point [the charge-down], and Kikau obviously had a big play. The ball did bounce my way, luckily.”

Hopoate’s resilience embodied Manly’s spirited performance against the Bulldogs, who imposed constant defensive pressure to lead the Sea Eagles for most of the game.

Fullback Tom Trbojevic was full of admiration for the youngster’s toughness and composure.
“You see the way he carries himself, I wish I was that calm and [be] able to manage all those negatives [when I was younger],” Trbojevic said.

“As a kid, I definitely didn’t have that in my game, and he’s going to be some player.”
Victory over the Roosters at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night would see Manly progress to a grand final qualifier against the Storm in Melbourne next week.

Hopoate is prepared for the Roosters to “come after me”, but said he would follow the advice of father John and brothers Will, Jamil and Albert and focus on making hard, low carries to avoid being rag-dolled again.

He expects the Roosters, battered by injuries in recent weeks, to be “much harder” than the Bulldogs, but takes confidence from his team’s victory last weekend.

“It shows that against all odds, and when we’ve got our backs against the wall, we’re still able to get the win,” Hopoate said. “No matter what metrics don’t go our way, we’re still able to pull off a win, even though we don’t pull off our best performance.”

Metrics? That's almost as impressive as his on-field work! Go young Hoppa!

 

[jbb/james]

Littlehop usually gets to the ground pretty quickly but the doggies defence was very very good as was the chase and he was under seige

The dogs had a hoppa plan . He was under the microscope and the pump and when all seemed grim, they turned there back on him and he stole the lollies

Farking beautiful.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Games like that make you more resolute. It's great to have another exciting young player in the top 17.

 

[Kalvin]

Lehi is the latest Hopoate to play the family game - ABC Pacific

Growing up, Lehi Hopoate flew under the radar when it came to footy, but he's now become the most recent Hopoate to debut in the NRL. With Will Hopoate also hosting, we hear about the family dynamic at home, how they can always hear their Dad John in the crowd and why Lehi was always striving to...

www.abc.net.au

Pretty funny podcast featuring lehi & older bro Will

 

[SeaEagleSI1]

 

[The '47ers]

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Young fella wants to go to the Kangaroos v Tonga, at this rate I'll be wearing red 😂

 

[Sorry]

How good was KneeHigh Hopoate this year