{"id":293146,"date":"2023-05-04T20:15:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T20:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=293146"},"modified":"2023-05-04T21:59:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T21:59:09","slug":"raw-benji-conversation-that-reignited-axed-tiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=293146","title":{"rendered":"Raw Benji conversation that reignited axed Tiger"},"content":{"rendered":"

If anyone knew how to get enigmatic Tigers<\/a> winger David Nofoaluma<\/a>'s career back on track, it was Benji Marshall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Benji played alongside Nofoaluma for three years in Tiger town and knows exactly what makes the speedster tick.<\/p>\n

So when Nofoaluma lost his way in the early rounds of the new season, Benji – the assistant to Tigers coach Tim Sheens – stepped in.<\/p>\n

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"Things weren't going the way I wanted," Nofoaluma told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n

"I wasn't playing up to my standard, I got dropped \u2026 I had a foot injury that held me back, as well.<\/p>\n

"And the team was struggling to get a win so it was tough for everyone.<\/p>\n

"I decided to have a talk with Benji because he knows my game – he was a teammate for three years.<\/p>\n

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"He knows when I'm at my best and what I have to do to get back there.<\/p>\n

"He helped me get my focus and belief back. He basically told me, 'Be the player I know you can be', and helped me regain my confidence.<\/p>\n

"The win over Penrith<\/a> was massive for us and hopefully a turning point for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

"It felt great to beat such a quality team and it really worked wonders for my self belief – and I think a lot of other guys too.<\/p>\n

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"We had been coming close a few times but not winning and that can get to you if you let it."<\/p>\n

The stunning upset win over the premiers proved a landmark for Nofoaluma. He scored his 100th NRL try and showed glimpses of the old dash he displayed regularly playing outside Marshall in days gone by.<\/p>\n

"It was a great effort all around and we have a good mix now of some old heads and young guys starting their careers," he said.<\/p>\n

"We can hopefully string a few wins together now, starting with the Dragons in Magic Round, and work our way up the ladder."<\/p>\n

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If anyone knew how to get enigmatic Tigers winger David Nofoaluma's career back on track, it was Benji Marshall. Benji played alongside Nofoaluma for three […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":293148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=293146"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":293149,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293146\/revisions\/293149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/293148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=293146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=293146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=293146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}