There were two moments away from his three-try heroics that signalled danger for rival clubs. And a trademark spray was at the heart of it.
Standing in the Kayo Stadium tunnel, revelling the glow of scoring his first career hat-trick, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow took a moment from addressing the media to accept a fist bump and handshake from Tyrell Sloan.Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow celebrates for the Dolphins against the Dragons.While the Red V were near shambolic, Sloan threatened to break Tabuai-Fidow’s hopes of a historic shutout – on two occasions in particular looking certain to score as he strode into the clear.
While his three-try heroics and more than 200 running metres were unfathomable at times – mixing a long-range effort with an ab lib soccer-style kick for himself, followed by some trademark elusiveness close to the line – it was his off the ball efforts that caught the eye against Sloan.First, ‘The Hammer’ beat his rival to his own kick – knocking the ball dead as the two speedsters sprinted shoulder to shoulder.
“It’s pretty big for me to try and compete on every play, whenever the time is and whatever tackle it is.”
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