Post by mozgrame on Apr 15, 2014 9:28:55 GMT 10
SMH.com.au – April 14, 2014
Manly Sea Eagles winger Jorge Taufua's blockbusting return to the NRL would have surely put a smile on Laurie Daley's face on a tough weekend for the NSW State of Origin coach.
Taufua was enormous in his first game of the year in the Sea Eagles 24-4 demolition of Cronulla at Brookvale Oval on Sunday on his return from a dislocated shoulder.
The 22-year-old's highly encouraging effort came less than 24 hours after NSW hooker Robbie Farah was helped off Campbelltown Stadium with a dislocated elbow on Saturday night.
With talk Daley is set to shake up his backline as the Blues seek to break Queensland's eight-year stranglehold on the interstate series, Taufua came into strong reckoning with his damaging display.
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