from the article:
"Helping with that, alongside the Manly medical staff and orthopaedic surgeons, were a number of close friends – one of whom he hopes to face in the round one clash with Newcastle, Jamie Buhrer.
Taufua picked up the telephone to ask how they managed the lengthy time on the sidelines.
"I've spoken to a few ex-teammates in Clint Gutherson and Jamie Buhrer about it all. I even reached out to Josh Mansour (Penrith) and Tautau Moga (Brisbane, now Knights) about their recovery to shed some more light for me on what I could expect and how I might feel."
strange they don't mention snake-i would have thought he would be the first ex team mate he would be in touch with