Sironen steps out from his father's shadow

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The irony of Curtis Sironen's move into the back row is that the more games he plays there, the more he resembles the man whose shadow he is trying to escape.

In the Sea Eagles' last start against the Titans in Round 11 Sironen charged back on the angle from his position on the right edge midway through the second half, swatting aside Gold Coast defenders before offloading to Jake Trbojevic who had to merely dive over beside the posts.

It was like going back in time 30 years and watching Paul Sironen destroy teams for the Balmain Tigers but Curtis has revealed that his move to Manly in the off-season was driven by a need to forge his own name.

 

[globaleagle]

But when Manly coach Trent Barrett challenged him to define why playing for the Sea Eagles was important to him Sironen said he identified why it was time to stop living in his father's large shadow.

"That's been one of the biggest eye-openers for me, from the coaching staff and the senior boys, how strongly they push being proud of playing for Manly," Sironen said.

"They said to us, especially the ones that don't live in Manly, to find your inspiration as to why you want to play for Manly and we all sat down and said what we play for and what it means for us, use that as showing pride in Manly.

"For me I've obviously had a bit of a shadow cast over me at the Tiges, so just being my own man and trying to earn some respect.

 

[HappilyManly]

Every time I watch Siro tuck the ball under the arm and barge through, it's like his Dad is playing.
Their bodyshape and running style is identical.

Siro just needs the black tape headband and Manly will have a crowd fave

'The Poms hate Siro' Roy Slaven 😛