Welcome to the club Caius. Certainly runs it in like Fifita, though in some of those clips, looks a little quicker, and runs more direct. Could be a real handful

Apologies the table below hasn't copied correctly, whilst always a little wary of statistics, these give the impression that he is a player on an upward curve performance wise. Who is Caius Faatili? Caius Faatili is a powerful prop forward who has established a strong reputation in the NRL reserve grade across spells with the WM Seagulls and the Sunshine Coast Falcons. Faatili never made a full appearance in the NRL, having appeared just once for Melbourne Storm in an NRL Pre-season Challenge game, but was a feared presence in the Queensland Cup. The New Zealand-born enforcer has made 39 appearances in the reserve in total, scoring eight tries, all of which came in the 2024 season. He is a strong ball carrier, who averaged 110 running metres per game, with a total of 2,432 metres made in his 22 appearances last season. Year Club Played Tries Metres Made Post-Contact Metres Defensive Efficiency 2022 WM Seagulls 3 0 102 45 80.49% 2023 WM Seagulls 14 0 1,041 430 92.86% 2024 Sunshine Coast Falcons 22 8 2,432 976 89.38% The forward averaged 8.3 carries per game and made a total of 67 tackle breaks, showcasing his strong running game. He is also hard to put down in the tackle, making 975.6 post-contact metres.

More comprehensive statistics for those who enjoy that sort of thing https://www.qrl.com.au/players/qrl-prem ... s-faatili/

More comprehensive statistics for those who enjoy that sort of thing https://www.qrl.com.au/players/qrl-prem ... s-faatili/

When does he get here

"Faatili will be jetting over to join Trinity in the next week or so and should be available for the clubs Round 1 clash with Leeds Rhinos at AMT Headingley."

[quote="FIL":3tq993xt]"Faatili will be jetting over to join Trinity in the next week or so and should be available for the clubs Round 1 clash with Leeds Rhinos at AMT Headingley."[/quote:3tq993xt] Wouldn’t expect him to play for a couple of games till he’s settled in unless needed ofcourse but it does sometimes happen. Thinking about it I do believe we will see him at Loose with Pitts. Be an interesting scrap for that spot between Vagana and Faatili!

[quote="God":2t7t68jc]yes both got massive potential hopefully, anyway we not done yet [/quote:2t7t68jc] Guessing Neil Tchamambe is the guy.

[quote="PopTart":1gowr061]Lol. Oh yes. In the first line. Doh![/quote:1gowr061] Welcome to the Forum Mr. Stevie Wonder.....

Welcome to the club Caius! And to God, the only thing scary about him is his Barnet!

[quote="Trojan Horse":lg8y38r6]Wouldn’t expect him to play for a couple of games till he’s settled in unless needed ofcourse but it does sometimes happen. Thinking about it I do believe we will see him at Loose with Pitts. Be an interesting scrap for that spot between Vagana and Faatili![/quote:lg8y38r6] Not seen anything on his profile that suggests he plays loose. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/play ... mmary.html

[quote="Trojan Horse":lg8y38r6]Wouldn’t expect him to play for a couple of games till he’s settled in unless needed ofcourse but it does sometimes happen. Thinking about it I do believe we will see him at Loose with Pitts. Be an interesting scrap for that spot between Vagana and Faatili![/quote:lg8y38r6] Not seen anything on his profile that suggests he plays loose. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/play ... mmary.html

[quote="FIL":z8zksim8]So do we call him Fart or Tealeaf ?? [/quote:z8zksim8] Ginger Dave?

[quote="BarnsleyGull":3hvg7mih]Welcome to the club Caius! And to God, the only thing scary about him is his Barnet! [/quote:3hvg7mih] [attachment=0:3hvg7mih]honey monster.jpg[/attachment:3hvg7mih]

[url:7ptynph9]https://www.nrl.com/players/qrl-premiership/sunshine-coast-falcons/caius-faatili/[/url:7ptynph9] Is that matching nail colouring….. on a prop????? Looks like we have a case on our hands here

[quote="FIL":1ti11dgt]"Faatili will be jetting over to join Trinity in the next week or so and should be available for the clubs Round 1 clash with Leeds Rhinos at AMT Headingley."[/quote:1ti11dgt] Thanks

[quote="REDWHITEANDBLUE":jj93c5pq]Not seen anything on his profile that suggests he plays loose. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/play ... mmary.html[/quote:jj93c5pq] God said it a few pages back and seems a pretty reliable poster. It would give us mote versitality if true.

[quote="REDWHITEANDBLUE":jj93c5pq]Not seen anything on his profile that suggests he plays loose. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/play ... mmary.html[/quote:jj93c5pq] God said it a few pages back and seems a pretty reliable poster. It would give us mote versitality if true.

Looks a right character this lad watching him this morning down at the stadium

[quote="Trojan Horse":1aksma1f]God said it a few pages back and seems a pretty reliable poster. It would give us mote versitality if true.[/quote:1aksma1f] He's a running middle. He isn't Andy Farrell

Listening to Mills talk about Caius on the podcast has got me excited about this signing, in terms of data he is top out of any competition (excl the NRL) in terms of tackle busts, apparently his highlights reel is just a reflection of how he runs every game. Then you have players in the team like Niketemo that have played against him and say he is a real handful. For me, looking at how he plays, he gives us something completely different in the forwards.

[quote="PopTart":2abv5svh]He's a running middle. He isn't Andy Farrell[/quote:2abv5svh] I have a sneaky feeling that "God" will have seen quite a lot of Caius Faatili, a lot more than anyone else on this forum, so his comment probably stands for something, we shall see.

[quote="PopTart":1ltr8y44]He's a running middle. He isn't Andy Farrell[/quote:1ltr8y44] I didn’t say he was. I said it adds versitality and options.

[quote="homme vaste":30r906w5]Listening to Mills talk about Caius on the podcast has got me excited about this signing, in terms of data he is top out of any competition (excl the NRL) in terms of tackle busts, apparently his highlights reel is just a reflection of how he runs every game. Then you have players in the team like Niketemo that have played against him and say he is a real handful. For me, looking at how he plays, he gives us something completely different in the forwards.[/quote:30r906w5] I also got excited listening to the podcast from Mills. Looking forward to seeing him play, maybe vs Goole.

[quote="Trojan Horse":2icb48iy]I didn’t say he was. I said it adds versitality and options.[/quote:2icb48iy] I didn't say you did. I was just clarifying what kind of 13 he is when there was a discussion about whether he was one.

[quote="homme vaste":1q74tv6n]I have a sneaky feeling that "God" will have seen quite a lot of Caius Faatili, a lot more than anyone else on this forum, so his comment probably stands for something, we shall see.[/quote:1q74tv6n] I haven't said otherwise. Though you clearly don't know who God is, you can tell from the highlights reel how he plays. So my statement stands with contradicting anything already said. I was just clarifying what kind of 13 he is. There are different typed.

[quote="PopTart":1x8jq27i]I haven't said otherwise. Though you clearly don't know who God is, you can tell from the highlights reel how he plays. So my statement stands with contradicting anything already said. I was just clarifying what kind of 13 he is. There are different typed.[/quote:1x8jq27i] Josh McGuire type of 13 compared to a Farrell/ O’Loughlin 13

[quote="PopTart":klo33aft]I didn't say you did. I was just clarifying what kind of 13 he is when there was a discussion about whether he was one.[/quote:klo33aft] That’s fair enough. I was more thinking of injury’s hit a little it gives us options. Looking at his all action running style I suspect it will be the same at prop or 13. Looking forward to seeing the lad.