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“I sort of gave up; it wasn’t until I went to Europe that it sparked it back up for me. It gave me the inspiration to have another crack,” Tawha said.
“Where I’m from, there’s a lot of drinking, and there’s not really much there. If you’re not playing footy, or you don’t have a good education, there’s not much good to get up to.
“For me, footy was a way out.”
Tawha’s opportunity may not have come this soon if not for the Dolphins’ health crisis, with more than a third of the squad currently sidelined.
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Woolf’s first-choice forward pack – Thomas Flegler, Daniel Saifiti (both shoulder), Tom Gilbert (pectoral), Max Plath (ACL) and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (fractured thumb) – are all out, with only Finefeuiaki due back this year.
Fellow forwards Felise Kaufusi (knee), Mark Nicholls (concussion) and Sebastian Su’a (knee) are also unavailable for Thursday’s clash with the North Queensland Cowboys, as are winger Jack Bostock (ACL) and five-eighth Kodi Nikorima (hamstring).
The onus has now fallen on Tawha, along with mid-season recruit Francis Molo, Kurt Donoghoe, Ray Stone and the off-contract Josh Kerr to produce a middle rotation that keeps their hopes of a maiden finals campaign alive.
Former Cowboys forward Peter Hola has also been brought in for his Dolphins’ debut.
According to Kerr, whose form garnered a call-up into the Queensland Maroons’ squad for game three of the State of Origin series, a newfound commitment to his defence has equipped him to support the under-siege engine room.
“I really thought in my previous years, if I just came on and did that attack job and got away with some things in defence, that would pay off. But I’ve never really had much success; I’ve never played finals football in rugby league,” Kerr said, as he declared his desire to remain in Dolphins’ colours.
“If I’m being honest, if we had Tom Flegler, Tom Gilbert, Daniel Saifiti, all these guys back, I’m not sure where I would fit into that team.
“I wanted to change some things this year. You can’t play rugby league forever, so I’ve got to go out there guns blazing.”
“I sort of gave up; it wasn’t until I went to Europe that it sparked it back up for me. It gave me the inspiration to have another crack,” Tawha said.
“Where I’m from, there’s a lot of drinking, and there’s not really much there. If you’re not playing footy, or you don’t have a good education, there’s not much good to get up to.
“For me, footy was a way out.”
Tawha’s opportunity may not have come this soon if not for the Dolphins’ health crisis, with more than a third of the squad currently sidelined.
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Woolf’s first-choice forward pack – Thomas Flegler, Daniel Saifiti (both shoulder), Tom Gilbert (pectoral), Max Plath (ACL) and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (fractured thumb) – are all out, with only Finefeuiaki due back this year.
Fellow forwards Felise Kaufusi (knee), Mark Nicholls (concussion) and Sebastian Su’a (knee) are also unavailable for Thursday’s clash with the North Queensland Cowboys, as are winger Jack Bostock (ACL) and five-eighth Kodi Nikorima (hamstring).
The onus has now fallen on Tawha, along with mid-season recruit Francis Molo, Kurt Donoghoe, Ray Stone and the off-contract Josh Kerr to produce a middle rotation that keeps their hopes of a maiden finals campaign alive.
Former Cowboys forward Peter Hola has also been brought in for his Dolphins’ debut.
According to Kerr, whose form garnered a call-up into the Queensland Maroons’ squad for game three of the State of Origin series, a newfound commitment to his defence has equipped him to support the under-siege engine room.
“I really thought in my previous years, if I just came on and did that attack job and got away with some things in defence, that would pay off. But I’ve never really had much success; I’ve never played finals football in rugby league,” Kerr said, as he declared his desire to remain in Dolphins’ colours.
“If I’m being honest, if we had Tom Flegler, Tom Gilbert, Daniel Saifiti, all these guys back, I’m not sure where I would fit into that team.
“I wanted to change some things this year. You can’t play rugby league forever, so I’ve got to go out there guns blazing.”
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