After sitting down to face the facts on a lacklustre start to the season, Raiders centre Matt Timoko believes his side has what it takes to make it three straight against the Dolphins on Saturday.
The Auckland-born centre has wasted no time picking up where he left off, averaging over 150 metres per game as well as totalling 29 tackle busts in 2023 so far.“A big thing for us is putting the team first and doing things that are going to benefit others and I think that’s something I still need to work on. At the same time, I’m happy with where my game’s going at the moment.
“Euan Aitken and Brenko Lee are going well for the Dolphins. They’re two pretty strong carriers of the ball, a bit like our outside backs, so it’s going to be a tough match-up when coming up against them.” While Harley Smith-Shields was handed the first opportunity in the vacant No. 4 jersey, a new look back-line featuring veteran Jarrod Croker has led to a Green Machine attacking revival in recent weeks."Obviously Xav was a big part of our spine last year so when he went down it was a big blow to our side," Timoko said.
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