SIGN David fafita.

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Trent May 6, 2025 at 7:33am

Sign Fifita we win the comp
- Mr Positivity Pronoun is HE > Trent May 6, 2025 at 8:37am
  
  That's very optimistic and a possibility
Nightmare Off-Season May 6, 2025 at 10:05am

Fifita seems, at least from the outside, to be one of those players who just relies so heavily on environment?

In 2023, when he was arguably the best forward in the game, he was next to Foran & that might have been the key.

Next to Mitch Moses, he could be back to his best pretty easily.

Fifita has always survived off the back of unbelievable talent, but it still obviously requires a lot of hard work & sacrifice to play at the elite levels he has.

That doesn’t just disappear, you wouldn’t think.

A lot on here didn’t want the Eels to sign Lomax due to ‘attitude’ or ‘entitlement’ concerns, yet he’s been the best signing we’ve made in a long time.

It’s easy to criticise attitudes from our position, we all do it, but we also don’t know the motivation behind form slumps.

Money doesn't always = output, & these players are human like us. We are all at out best when in an environment that suits us.

If the Eels were interested, I’d back Ryles to get the best out of Fifita being an ex-international forward himself, & Moses who is just going from strength to strength in leadership.

But we’d have to offer something other than $$ because the elite teams don’t pay 1mil + for edge back rowers, and what exactly is it we can offer to entice him away?

He rejected the Panthers & Roosters to stay on the GC, so its hard to believe the last placed Eels could offer something he’d find hard to resist.

Regardless, its a fair question, if one of the best edge backrowers in the game becomes available, a position we are completely at sea in, I’d hope the Eels at least looked into it.
Optimistic eel May 6, 2025 at 10:08am

Massive improvement on current edge forwards but not qithout risk, attitude and turning up and playing to his talent week inland week out always been an issue runs like Tarzan some weeks and others like Jane.

Titans would have to chip in to move him on as I doubt anyone is paying him 1 million with his current form, I thi k it'd a great buy if u get him around 700k
shane May 6, 2025 at 10:49am

Hope not here, skilled yes lazy absolutely, doesn't put in the effort and not what we need, be a waste of cap space and roster position.
BEM May 6, 2025 at 10:56am

Sent back to reserve grade to prove himself on the weekend and ran for something like 53 metres.

Devastating runner of the ball when he is on but unfortunately, he very rarely is on.

I would take Bullemor over Fafita every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

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They supply a…"

"Sent back to reserve grade to prove himself on the weekend and ran for something like 53 metres.
Devastating runner of the ball when he is on but unfortunately, he very rarely is on.
I would take Bullemor over Fafita every day of the week and twice…"

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