Sione Fainu - NSW Under 18’s player of the year

[Mitch]

Big congratulations to Manase’s little (big!) brother, Sione, who was named at this evening’s Brad Fittler Medal Award as the NSW Under 18’s player of the year.

A bright future ahead and hopefully another sibling combo to play for the club.

 

[ellakasmar]

SO awesome! Sign him up...sign both of them up!!!!

 

[Eagles2nv]

Yeah sign up our young ones.

The way we are going with brothers playing half our future team may have a fainu, hopoate or trboveic as their last name.

 

[Pepi]

Apparently he has a few more brothers who are all gun players.. we could have a team of Turbos and Fainus.
From what I’ve seen of Sione he is speedy for a prop and has a big motor.
With Schuster also staying on and Hopoate hopefully returning from injury, we have some very good players coming through.

 

[eagle abroad]

Forget our talent scouting program..... just get the Penn's to constantly pay the Turbos and Fainu's parents for romantic weekend's away....call it operation "dynasty"

 

[wombatgc]

What’s he up to on Saturday night?

 

[SeaEagle21]

With Schuster also staying on

Has this been confirmed?

 

[Cameron]

Apparently he has a few more brothers who are all gun players.. we could have a team of Turbos and Fainus.
From what I’ve seen of Sione he is speedy for a prop and has a big motor.
With Schuster also staying on and Hopoate hopefully returning from injury, we have some very good players coming through.

Exciting times. All this young talent with the coach to get every bit out of them. This is year is just the start of the journey

 

[Mitch]

20 stars for 2020 | Sione Fainu

The younger of brother of Manase Fainu, Sione is making waves of his own.

www.nswrl.com.au

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

"Fainu will look to make his first grade debut next year alongside the likes of fellow forwards Martin Tapau and Addin Fonua-Blake"
Gee he must be good if he's in line for first grade next year, considering the power we have available in that position.

 

[eaglebuzz]

Cool, let's keep him away from knives and church dances then...

 

[Ben]

I watched one of the SOO games he played. Was absolutely massive for the blues and played massive mins. This kid looks to be the real deal, huge motor and very skilled.

 

[winnyason]

I doubt he feature this season

 

[double hoops]

Impressively mobile for a bigger human. I always have the view that younger forwards given a chance up a level or two, should be moved out wider to start with. You would expect his development in 2020 is at Blacktown, but stranger things do happen.

 

[nightster]

I hope he shows more class off the field than his brother .... and stays away from (anti-)social media