It's dark times in Tiger town, with the team now at the bottom of the NRL ladder. But amidst the ruin of the loss to the Eels, there was a shining light. Prop Fonua Pole, aged just 20, made his starting debut yet ran for more metres than any forward on the field. Pole made 167 metres in only 49 minutes and is one of a host of promising juniors in the Tigers' pathways. It would be a long time since a 20-year-old prop led the yardage in his starting debut - especially against a quality team like the Eels. Pole has an interesting background - he was born in New Zealand, grew up in Victoria playing AFL football before switching to league, where he was spotted by astute Tigers recruitment boss Warren McDonnell. He was playing in the SG Ball Cup last year and has had a meteoric rise to the top grade.
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