{"id":130217,"date":"2021-09-17T12:22:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T12:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=130217"},"modified":"2021-09-17T16:56:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T16:56:26","slug":"winking-manly-speedsters-theatrics-light-up-qld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=130217","title":{"rendered":"'Winking' Manly speedster's theatrics light up QLD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason Saab<\/a> could be the fastest player in the NRL<\/a> and it turns out he can blitz the opposition while sporting a massive grin.<\/p>\n

It's not known if the Manly<\/a> winger was greeting teammate Marty Taupau<\/a> or, as rugby league guru Phil Gould<\/a> suggested, "kids on the sideline".<\/p>\n

But the 20-year-old tearaway captivated viewers as he tore down the field to score during the second half of the Sea Eagles' 42-6 semi-final smashing of the Roosters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Saab's 69th-minute try was among the highlights of the game as a prolific Manly outfit set up a preliminary final clash with South Sydney<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Nine commentator Ray Warren originally thought Saab was smiling at a cameraman, but replays then showed Taupau going berserk on the sideline.<\/p>\n

"It wasn't a cameraman; it was one of his players off the bench!" Warren said.<\/p>\n

"He's come over to the sideline to cheer him on. He said, 'Go you good thing!'"<\/p>\n

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Gould loved what he saw.<\/p>\n

"As Saab comes down the field he'll smile to the crowd and say, 'Here I go, I'm going to score a try, hello'. Gives a little bit of a wink.<\/p>\n

"Jason Saab \u2013 what about that lovely little smile to the kids on the sideline as he went down the wing there."<\/p>\n

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