It hasn't been an easy journey to first grade for Siosifa Talakai - but the tank-like Sharks forward is making the most of it now. A Souths junior, 24-year-old Talakai struggled to make the grade at the Rabbitohs and Panthers, re-inventing his game with the Newtown Jets in 2019 before being given a chance at Cronulla. The powerful forward was a regular in the Sharks pack last season and was outstanding in the win over the Dragons on Thursday night. Talakai played the full 80 minutes - 50 in the forwards and 30 in the centres - and scored one try and created another. "He is really doing a great job for us," Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon told me over the weekend.
Will also get better as time goes on.
ReplyDeleteHe sure will get better as time goes.
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