Sione Fainu leaving?

[Brookie Bob]

His new name is.........Fai noooooooooo...................

 

[Woodsie]

Every body is being so nice and understanding ... but damn it .
I'm disappointed, I had hopes for the kid

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Every body is being so nice and understanding ... but damn it .
I'm disappointed, I had hopes for the kid

Aw, you are always so sentimental. It'll be OK.
Imagine if we use his spot to sign a winger who can tackle?

 

[Nordburg]

Aw, you are always so sentimental. It'll be OK.
Imagine if we use his spot to sign a winger who can tackle?

Think I’m more comfortable with two wingers that scored 20+ tries last season who should only get better,than a perceived issue in defence.They finished 4th last season and the Prelim loss had nothing to do with the wingers

 

[Fibro Eagle]

If so , So be it can’t keep them all , It’s going to happen unfortunately
Manly is turning into a development club and a not so buying club
Young players are going to be poached just ask the Panthers club
Just need to think if we let one go we have another on its way

 

[winnyason]

Is this ex 20s coach an issue given link to more big name first graders in Schuster, Hamuole ?

 

[Snake]

Is this ex 20s coach an issue given link to more big name first graders in Schuster, Hamuole ?

No. He coached our successful 2017 NYC side and we've kept all the players we wanted from that successful year. Lambkin moved to the Tigers at the beginning of 2019 so he's had plenty of opportunity to poach our younger players and hasn't. He doesn't wield power in terms of promising players FG time, etc. Our guns are already playing FG anyway so he'd have nothing to offer them anyway.

 

[Supreme Leader]

The yellow brick Road can't stretch forever. Look at JWH stuck behind our premiership winning side back in the day just out of bad luck. He left to become a premier prop and sure we wish we had have kept him but where does he go in that side as a teenager?

It is what it is and as others have said at least its the tigers so not like he will be playing for cattle stations anytime soon.

Sorry mate, Yellow Bick Road encompasses Australia with around 90 branches, so it does stretch forever.

 

[mickqld]

IF true then just how long are we going to persist with Mase considering it'll be 3 years with no recognised hooker in waiting.

 

[KNUCKLES]

As long as we hold on to latu. All Is good in my eyes

 

[The '47ers]

Is this ex 20s coach an issue given link to more big name first graders in Schuster, Hamuole ?

Pretty confident in saying NO ONE is getting their hands on those two! Big difference

 

[Disco]

IF true then just how long are we going to persist with Mase considering it'll be 3 years with no recognised hooker in waiting.

He is only on a train and trial these days right?

If so no harm no foul

 

[XV-1]

He is only on a train and trial these days right?

If so no harm no foul

He is in the 30 man squad.

 

[Will on the hill]

He is in the 30 man squad.

Believe he was referring to Manase

 

[Nordburg]

He is only on a train and trial these days right?

If so no harm no foul

And while ever there’s no decent no.9’s on the market that Manly wouldn’t have to pay overs for to come,no need to move him on.

 

[winnyason]

No. He coached our successful 2017 NYC side and we've kept all the players we wanted from that successful year. Lambkin moved to the Tigers at the beginning of 2019 so he's had plenty of opportunity to poach our younger players and hasn't. He doesn't wield power in terms of promising players FG time, etc. Our guns are already playing FG anyway so he'd have nothing to offer them anyway.

Good to know snake

 

[winnyason]

Pretty confident in saying NO ONE is getting their hands on those two! Big difference

You think money saved from Marty and walker departures used to upgrade that pair

 

[The '47ers]

You think money saved from Marty and walker departures used to upgrade that pair

🤞🏻

 

[Eagle 1]

When I peeked at the Tigers forum when they signed Feledy there was alot of talk about signing S Fainu

Though they were confused as to if it was Sione or Samu

or Manase...lol.

 

[ALinda]

He is only on a train and trial these days right?

If so no harm no foul

That's right - Manase is only on a train and trial (as recently listed by Manly).

He is in the 30 man squad.

Only Sione is in the 30 man squad.

When the official team photo was published a few weeks ago I wondered why Sione was 'absent' from the photo. Being in the 30 man squad you'd think he would be. This may add weight to the leaving rumour...