Opinion Bill Kikau’s Academy in Fiji ..

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Samuela Ratavola of Vashist Muni College and George Satakala of Mahatma Ghandi Memorial High School, have become the inaugural signees of Bill Kikau's academy in Fiji. This marks the first-ever enrollment into the academy that serves as a pathway to the Bulldogs in the NRL.

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Was it @lovemachine that argued you”ll never find Nrl players in Fiji ?
 

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Vili over there flying the flag helps for sure.
The ambassadorial role is important in those markets. Years ago I had Thorpie send messages to young Fijian swimmers. For them it wasn’t just being star-struck but a real ‘this is what can happen for me if I lean in’ moment. Whilst none of them ended up making the Olympics two of them went on to win gold in regional championships. Fiji is a real community sport wise so with the Bulldog brand front and centre let’s hope we unearth the next Radradra, Sivo or Kikau.
 

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Samuela Ratavola of Vashist Muni College and George Satakala of Mahatma Ghandi Memorial High School, have become the inaugural signees of Bill Kikau's academy in Fiji. This marks the first-ever enrollment into the academy that serves as a pathway to the Bulldogs in the NRL.

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Was it @lovemachine that argued you”ll never find Nrl players in Fiji ?
Publicity stunt unfortunately.
 

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Put some more work into that Fijian guy brought over from the Tigers. He has heaps of upside but just needs to do a bit more work on his decision making, like when to attempt a chargedown and when not to! Seriously, he must be in the 1st grade side in 2024.
 

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That’s good stuff, hopefully we can find a few superstars.
 

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How many home grown RL players from the Pacific are actually playing NRL? And not those that came through Rugby systems.

Nil?
 

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Silktails are Roosters feeder along with Glebe dirty reds.
 

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Finally got rid of that stupid blonde streak. Hopefully he’s back soon. Makes such a difference.
 
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