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Loko Pasifiki Tonga

blacksafake

blacksafake

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Dragsters said:
www.smh.com.au

Dragons’ 123kg giant couldn’t make his school team. Now he’s set for his NRL debut

Loko Pasifiki Tonga was once overlooked for selection for his high school footy team. Now the teenage giant has the league world at his feet.
www.smh.com.au www.smh.com.au

Great story leading up to his debut.

Go hard son!
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Great Story,
Thanks for sharing. As I said elsewhere I just hope supporters don't expect him to be a star straight away & get stuck into him if he has an ordinary debut or a few so so games.
A big physical in form Warriors pack won't be easy first up. He's young for a prop, our future just let him play & learn his craft. Hopefully we can sign a prop to help him on his journey.
 
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Desperate Dragon

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since77 said:
Go hard young man! Great to see another forward debut this year. This young crop coming through seems to include a few real good ones.
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And keep in mind there are a few more set to debut hopefully later in 2025.
Jacob Halangahu, Jett Liu and a player with a real bit of mongrel about him, Nick T.
We really are seeing an amazingly talented group of forwards in particular pushing through in 2025/26.
 
Victoire

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In a season like this when you wonder if it's worth putting up with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or if just going to sleep is better... it has been nice to see some genuine gun forwards make their debut. We might be crazy for watching them, but at least we can watch Loko
 
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denis preston

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Desperate Dragon said:
And keep in mind there are a few more set to debut hopefully later in 2025.
Jacob Halangahu, Jett Liu and a player with a real bit of mongrel about him, Nick T.
We really are seeing an amazingly talented group of forwards in particular pushing through in 2025/26.
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But do they all play the same position?
 
John moz

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Could be our next Norm Provan and captain age 19 196cm in height 121 kg still growing has a offload and can play 80 minutes.
Signed till 2027 4 clubs had been chasing the young talented giant.
Spent 4 years in Melbourne had previously played rugby union and won a title with Ipswich state high school. Then Dragons 2023 won the SG Ball title now Nsw cup leading them possible to another title.
Good luck on your debut with the mighty Dragons rip in on Saturday v warriors.
 
thebigredv

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John moz said:
Could be our next Norm Provan and captain age 19 196cm in height 121 kg still growing has a offload and can play 80 minutes.
Signed till 2027 4 clubs had been chasing the young talented giant.
Spent 4 years in Melbourne had previously played rugby union and won a title with Ipswich state high school. Then Dragons 2023 won the SG Ball title now Nsw cup leading them possible to another title.
Good luck on your debut with the mighty Dragons rip in on Saturday v warriors.
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I doubt he will be a player who plays 80 minutes. Really excited for his debut and reckon he will be the player that makes us forget we lost Francis Molo. He is massive and I've seen him looking very fatigued in Cup games so short stints from him for now 30-40 min.
 
KingFlanno7

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Big test for Loko up against a warriors forward pack who will be going after him that's for sure. Not expecting anything special being a debut just hope he does his job and doesn't commit many errors, looking forward to seeing him play.
 
Auntie.Gerald

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His ability to get in behind the space behind the marker defence is very very good

Pretty pumped to watch his debut tomrrow

Well done Flano.........rebuilding the best 17 via R Couchman and T Couchman .....promoted so early for tall thinish middles at 19yrs of age is an outlier.......then Stewart, Egan, LKT , LPT and Sione and maybe even Hanlangahu or Nick T before season end ?.........while side by side bringing on board serious experience in Cookie, Gutho, Holmes, Klem, Sele, Luc last two seasons

Finding the mid tier $ players like Guler, TomE, Allan, CT and Ilias..........and equally holding the line on one year contracts for JDB and Klem was strong negotiation.

Grabbing some players on the up like Atkinson and potentially Lawson who after a season of NSW Cup and some NRL might be a real goer for a few years

get us two wins in a row and the noise will quiet down..............

dont get us two wins and it will be a FleetwoodMac song called "landslide"

BUT 5 from 5 after 11 rounds will level a few things........and right now we are 8th best defence in the comp but 13th in attack

8 point loss vs no1 team in the comp
1 point loss
1 pont loss
6 point loss

so 4 of our 5 losses pretty much a converted try or less.............totally in the game except Dogs in my opinion

and season end depending.............we may even see 20mins off the bench from https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/nsw-cup/st-george-illawarra-dragons-nsw-cup/jett-liu/

its a remarkable list over haul...........if we are 13wins for this season.............that truly would be remarkable given the blooding of som much youth last year this year
 
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