On Saturday, Maika Sivo will play his 100th NRL game. Starting off with Gundagai then moving to play Sydney Shield with Mounties before getting a spot at Penrith in NSW cup. He played two seasons with Penrith in NSW cup before finally securing an NRL contract with Parramatta for the 2019 & 2020 seasons. Sivo was seen by the media as a 'Semi Radradra' replacement, but he was simply just a winger we wanted to develop, considering we were coming off a terrible year where are wingers were alternated between; Bevan French, Kirisome Auva'a, Jarryd Hayne, George Jennings and Josh Hoffman. We signed Ferguson for one wing, Sivo came in as competition for the other and won the job.
He debuted in Round 1 2019, winning at Penrith. He scored his first try against the Roosters in Round 3 2019, scoring a double in that game. From there he has his best season in the NRL scoring 22 tries. Moving on he has become a focal point of our backline, making his way to soon being only the fourth player in club history to score 100 tries for Parramatta; behind Luke Burt, Brett Kenny and Jarryd Hayne.
Congradulations to you and your family Maika.
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Congrats Bula! I think he's a top winger, excellent finisher good under the high ball and capable of pulling out a big play. I also think he's an underrated defensive player, he doesn't get it right every time but no winger does and when he jams in he usually puts the fear of God in them! He's scored tries at a rate that is up near the top in NRL history. His kick returns aren't the best aspect of his game but I'm personally prepared to give the big guy a bit of leeway there, I know others in this forum have a different view which is fair enough.
Never forget when u took out Ted maika