NRL: Daniel Saifiti is keen to be an Origin level front-rower again after moving to the Dolphins ahead of the 2025 season.
Dolphins’ recruit Daniel Saifiti admits he was unconsciously got comfortable during his time at the Knights and is targeting a NSW Origin call at his new club under former coach Kristian Woolf .
“I think the roster’s top notch there, there are representative players all over the park, but probably the main thing was coming under Woolfy again,” Saifiti said. The Dolphins were denied a maiden finals spot in 2024, ironically by Saifiti’s old team the Knights, and the focus is clear heading into 2025.
While his immediate focus is on making the Dolphins finals contenders, Saifiti admits he covets a return to the Origin arena for the first time since 2021. “I find with rep teams, if you’re playing in a good team that’s going well and you’re playing good footy; you sort of naturally get picked, so you’ve got to impress the boys and the coaches first.“I’m coming into a forward pack with guys that are playing in Origin and guys like Kenny Bromwich and Felise Kaufusi, they have won comps and played Origin, played for New Zealand and the like.
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