WHY FIFITA SHOULD JOIN PANTHERS!

      Why it could work for everyone!

Well it has been quite a frenzy in the NRL this week, after news broke on Sunday, that Gold Coast Titans “million dollar “ 2nd rower David Fifita was heading to Penrith, for a meeting with Panthers coach Ivan Cleary.

Speculation had been brewing over the past few weeks, due to a “unusual clause” Fifita has in he’s current contract with the Titans. He has a clause, which allows him up until round 10 to tell Titans, whether he will stay on at the club or leave at the end of the season. The Roosters have also entered the frenzy, but it was interesting to learn the other night on NRL 360, when James Hooper revealed that the Roosters have been Speaking to Fifita for the past few weeks, and are a little un-happy with the Panthers jumping in at the eleventh hour.

If Fifita leaves the Titans, it will free up some well needed cash for a well needed “playmaker”. The Titans are pretty well right for forwards, but really need a quality half to direct the team around and control a match. They already have Foran but he struggles to stay on the park for any sort of consistency, they really need someone younger and not at the end of their career.

We’ve seen when Foran is on the field, he has the ability to unlock Fifita but they haven’t been able to establish a solid combination, therefore without an experienced and consistent playmaker Fifita is wasted at the club.

I don’t think Divid going to the Roosters is the best idea for either them or David. When I look at the Roosters, I see they are flush with quality forwards, where I see them lacking is outside backs, with Manu and Suaalii leaving to pursue big money in rugby, and should save their money to replace them.

Why I think David Fifita should go to the Panthers is because, I believe the Panthers system will really bring the best out in him, he will sit on he’s edge and receive some quality to ball, Nathan Cleary will know exactly when to pull the Fifita trigger. They could really strike up a damaging combination, it’s the sort of system that everyone just does their job and knows exactly where to be and when to be there. I’m having flashbacks of Kikau and how damaging he was for the Panthers, and I really think Fifita can be another piece to the Panthers puzzle to continue their Premiership raid.

With James Fisher-Harris leaving at the end of the season, I reckon Liam Martin will make the shift to the middle to fill the hole JFH will leave, and Fifita will slot straight in to Martin’s spot, it’s a win win. If Fifita does join Penrith it will be the club’s biggest signing since James Maloney back in 2018.

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