David Fifita

[Stewbojevic]

Rumoured to be shopped around to rival clubs.

He’s very hot and cold, seems a bit lazy, but gee he can rip up a game when he’s on and win it on his own. He also wants to play left edge where we currently have a deficiency.

Cut price deal for the rest of 2025?

It’s a yes from me.

 

[Disco]

Yep keen. Few of us discussing this in the recruitment thread atm

 

[Uber Eagle 72]

It’s a NO!! for me. We need consistency…not another hot and cold type player.

 

[Phobia]

Big no for me... Has a terrible work ethic. Exactly the wrong big-money player to bring to the club when you have DCE leaving, Turbo injured, and Jake maybe retiring. Unless Olakau'atu can convince him to put in from the other side of the field, massive no from me.

Ben Trbojevic isn't Olakau'atu, but he's not absolutely rubbish like some on here pretend. Whipping boy energy about him this year.

We need middles.

 

[maxta]

100% grab him for that strike left edge if possible, most players bar Foran and Tino fall away on the Gold Coast....get him fresh and sprinkle some enthusiasm amd watch out - the old Fifita could well erupt.....be great for him and for Manly

 

[Disco]

Does he rarely deliver though?

Averaged 129m a game last year which was No1 for edge backrowers in the NRL.

Average 5 tackle busts a game last year which was No1 for edge backrowers in the NRL.

Had 36 offloads last year, only 4 edges had more.

Was 6th overall fr edges for line breaks and 2nd overall for edges for line break assists.

I think his issue is people expect him to be the best backrower in the comp and he is certainly not. That said his is still a very good player.

Posted this in the recruitment thread.

I think the hot and cold/inconsistent narrative is a bit overblown.

I think fans judge him harsher than he deserves. He would dramatically improve our left edge and I'm not a Burbo persecutor.

 

[Disco]

Big no for me... Has a terrible work ethic. Exactly the wrong big-money player to bring to the club when you have DCE leaving, Turbo injured, and Jake maybe retiring. Unless Olakau'atu can convince him to put in from the other side of the field, massive no from me.

Ben Trbojevic isn't Olakau'atu, but he's not absolutely rubbish like some on here pretend. Whipping boy energy about him this year.

We need middles.

Jake maybe retiring? How have you concocted that?

 

[Buddy Love]

Yes please. Fifi & Ola ooohhh boy! Not on 1 million dollars though

 

[Rackets]

T-Rex 2.0, no thanks. If Des and Foz couldn't get him to play to his potential each week, what hope will we have? It's a shame as skillful and talented players like himself, Shuster, T-Rex and coal train could've been superstars, except they were all lazy.

 

[Buddy Love]

Jake maybe retiring? How have you concocted that?

He won't retire surely not. Maybe he should though

 

[Eagles4Life]

If the Titans are prepared to pay 30-40 percent of his contract I think he is definitely worth a shot. If not than the answer would be no.

 

[Budgie]

Fifita or the 🦆?

Tough one!

 

[MissKate]

As Dane Eldridge would say - another plastic rock star. Big no for me

 

[Disco]

T-Rex 2.0, no thanks. If Des and Foz couldn't get him to play to his potential each week, what hope will we have? It's a shame as skillful and talented players like himself, Shuster, T-Rex and coal train could've been superstars, except they were all lazy.

Judge him on his output, not his potential.

Sure, he could probably be the best forward in the comp....but he isn't.

That said, if you get out of him what he delivered in 2024 you get a very good edge who dramatically improves our pack.

The question is price. If it is true that he is back on about 800k at the Titans, if we could get them knocking in about 150k......650k would be very attractive to me.

*provided we had the space

 

[The Wheel]

Did he play under Siebs at the donkeys

 

[Nordburg]

Did he play under Siebs at the donkeys

He did,but not sure that’s a good thing given how the Broncos went in that period

 

[Hibyemama]

yes for me

 

[Brookie1973]

Gee, I didn’t realise just how much Des has it in for Manly.

 

[eaglebuzz]

If the Titans foot half the bill it's a yes from me.

The problem is that we would really struggle in the halves without DCE for the rest of this year. Arthur doesn't have finals player energy to me and I'm not convinced that Brooks would lift as much as we'd need him to. God help us if Wakeham ends up being our starting 7 week in week out.

 

[Ohgeez]

As Disco has posted he was the best attacking back rower in the comp last year but yet people act like he has been complete rubbish & inconsistent. I don’t get it, why don’t we look at what has changed around him this year for his poor start.

For starters he had ankle surgery & missed a lot of pre season but the biggest reason is he has a couple fullbacks playing in the half’s & then Weaver who looks like nothing more then a reserve grader. Watch his form turn back around when he is getting fed good ball by Foz if he stays the rest of the year there