{"id":273520,"date":"2023-02-25T08:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T09:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=273520"},"modified":"2023-02-25T13:57:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T13:57:29","slug":"unlikely-sharks-answer-to-fill-fifita-void","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=273520","title":{"rendered":"Unlikely Sharks answer to fill Fifita void"},"content":{"rendered":"

Replacing a big prop with a speedy winger sounds like a strange plan but for the Sharks<\/a>, it could prove the key to success in 2023.<\/p>\n

Outside back \ufeffRonaldo Mulitalo has vowed to fill the void of experience left by retired forward Andrew Fifita<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to \ufeff9News Sydney's Nicole Dunn, Mulitalo voiced his intent to steer from the front.<\/p>\n

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"I feel like I'm in a good spot to show leadership\ufeff and I think [coach Craig Fitzgibbon] wants that that from me as well," he said.<\/p>\n

"I've always been\ufeff pretty loud around the group. I like to get comfortable around the lads and fall into my own skin."<\/p>\n

Sharks teammate Dale Finucane praised the 23-year-old winger's contributions.<\/p>\n

"It's hard to \ufeffreplace an individual like Andrew," teammate Dale Finucane said.<\/p>\n

"He was really the spirit \ufeffof the Sharks – he was so passionate on and off the field.<\/p>\n

"Ronaldo, albeit out on the wing, his energy is infectious both at training and during a game so he's someone I'd probably look to [to replace] that energy."<\/p>\n

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Fresh from representing New Zealand at last year's Rugby League World Cup<\/a>, \ufeffMulitalo is eager to make amends for the Sharks' straight-sets finals exit in 2022.<\/p>\n

"[Playing for New Zealand was] one of the best things I've done\ufeff and easily the best camp I've been a part of," he said.<\/p>\n

"Learning \ufeffwhat kind of player I am amongst such professional [and] world-class players. You get to play the best of the best and it was good to experience that."<\/p>\n

Mulitalo has played 64 games for the Sharks since making his debut in 2019.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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