Steve Matai is ready to rumble the Storm

THE Sea Eagles have received a big boost ahead of their opening NRL game against the Storm with Steve Matai declaring he will be right.

The bruising three-quarter was a spectator for Manly’s final trial against Parramatta at Brookvale but quickly dismissed any concerns about his fitness for the showdown with the Storm on Saturday week at Brookvale.

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[mozgrame]

Matai is the man! In fact, both our centres are made of some very tough stuff.

On a side note, I almost decked Travis Burns's Uncle up here once. He is an animal scientist with the DAFF (formerly DEEDI, formerly DPI). Anyway, to make a long story short, he is always quick to tell me what a low dog Watmough is. Fair dinkum?? He goes on and on about his past, but concentrates solely on the negative stuff.

I think a lot of people out there confuse grubbiness and toughness. It's very simple. Our blokes don't pull hair, grab blokes by the nuts, eye gouge or king hit. Therefore, they are just plain tough!! Deal with it!!

 

[HappilyManly]

If we had a team of 13 Matais, Manly would be invincible

Stevie has the speed, the sidestep and the one drop shot tackling style. But above all, his mental strength to play with excrutiating pain - awe inspiring man

Last GF, moments after having onfield attention to re attach his right wrist, he wiped out Guerra with a Matai tackle 🙂

When Shillo knocked him out at Brookie last year, as he came back to consciousness, his first word to Matty was ' who was it?' 😛

Stevie has the best smile, especially as he senses a try, the glee of a five year old 🙂

Matai is Manly

Note to Stevie for the Scumos game 😀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj8_wr1uP7g

Matai must mean STOP in Polynesian 😀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBW8MWtLDws

 

[globaleagle]

I ....am...a...huge....fan!!!!!!!!

 

[c eagle]

Love all your comments, makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up, hook in Steve.

 

[niccipops]

I ....am...a...huge....fan!!!!!!!!

Have you put on weight?😛

 

[rmd]

Steve Matai would have to be the most underrated centre in the NRL by the media.

No centre likes playing against him and many are scared, he makes huge yards from dummy half and scores plenty.

According to the stats (and I don't know who does the tally) he has the second worst defensive record of a centre for missed tackles! Maybe they are missing 'Big Hits', which account for at least 30% of his tackles that rattle the opposition, slow the play the ball and turn over possesion (nope they don't count that!).

I wouldn't swap Steve Matai for any other centre in the competition other than maybe Jamie Lyon, and then I'd have to consider it because Jamie naturally plays on the right side, so you would be playing him out of position.

If Steve Matai has a small and I mean minor problem, it's that he doesn't quite have the ability that Killer has to set up a try for his outside man. Yes, I know Jorge was the equal try scorer, but how many passes from Steve resulted in tries? But, is it a weakness...? No! it simply means that Steve attracts the defence allowing Jorge and outside players more space for Foz to float those lovely long cut out passes and a free run to the corner.

We all saw it in last year's grand final when we completely dominated the Roosters backline on both sides and it took just a mere lapse of concentration in mid field and a poor ref's decision to take the game away from us. Our backs completely dominated the Roosters and even Wolfie's couple of poor decisions did not override the dominance.

 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

I hope we some day bottle whatever it is that makes up his game day mongrel. He's the type of player no coach would turn down if on offer. Leaves nothing in his kit bag and takes it all on the field.
Off the field he is the complete opposite, my son's hero, always makes time for a friendly and genuine chat (if the time and place is of course allowing it) whenever i take him to a game or event. As he has grown the last few years, im starting to wear the odd bruise from his backyard 'stevie charges' as he calls them. the little bugger even has the fall down and grab shoulder move downpat... i think "oh oh he's hurt" but the bugger grabs the ball the second i drop my guard and runs in a cheeky backyard try in. "Tricked ya!"
can't get mad at him for that!

 

[Go manly]

Matai is the man! In fact, both our centres are made of some very tough stuff.

On a side note, I almost decked Travis Burns's Uncle up here once. He is an animal scientist with the DAFF (formerly DEEDI, formerly DPI). Anyway, to make a long story short, he is always quick to tell me what a low dog Watmough is. Fair dinkum?? He goes on and on about his past, but concentrates solely on the negative stuff.

I think a lot of people out there confuse grubbiness and toughness. It's very simple. Our blokes don't pull hair, grab blokes by the nuts, eye gouge or king hit. Therefore, they are just plain tough!! Deal with it!!

Should have decked him-must be a tool

 

[niccipops]

Good on you.

I thought you were going to say 'I want that guy.' LOL Me thinks perfectly understandable

Well a little cuddle might be nice. 😉 When it's Hug a Sea Eagle Day, I'll be in Stevie's line.

 

[ALinda]

Good on you.

I thought you were going to say 'I want that guy.' LOL Me thinks perfectly understandable

Well a little cuddle might be nice. 😉 When it's Hug a Sea Eagle Day, I'll be in Stevie's line.

That's it - and me too 🙂

 

[marga]

Matai is the man! In fact, both our centres are made of some very tough stuff.

On a side note, I almost decked Travis Burns's Uncle up here once. He is an animal scientist with the DAFF (formerly DEEDI, formerly DPI). Anyway, to make a long story short, he is always quick to tell me what a low dog Watmough is. Fair dinkum?? He goes on and on about his past, but concentrates solely on the negative stuff.

I think a lot of people out there confuse grubbiness and toughness. It's very simple. Our blokes don't pull hair, grab blokes by the nuts, eye gouge or king hit. Therefore, they are just plain tough!! Deal with it!!

I probably would have decked him.