Api Koriosau was at his brilliant best against the Sharks on Saturday night, and did it while battling a nasty case of gastro.
Coach Benji Marshall made the revelation while speaking to media following the Tigers' sensational 32-6 win at Leichhardt Oval.
Marshall said it was "special" to be playing back in front of the parochial home fans.
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"Off the back last week and our performance to turn it around like we did tonight and it is all credit to the boys because without the effort," Marshall said.
"A lot of people don't know but this guy next to me was battling heavy gastro before the game and could hardly walk and had no energy.
"And to punch out what he did in the game shows how much it meant to him to his teammates and that's why he is the skipper."
https://twitter.com/harryramage/status/1771468836811776011https://twitter.com/RL_Guru/status/1771467894737514881Koroisau said his teammates were able to give him plenty of chances to catch his breath in breaks in play.
"I definitely didn't feel great," Koroisau said.
"I think the boys just playing the way they were made the game a lot easier. A lot of spaces for me to catch my breath."
Marshall interjected at this point and said Koroisau was "just being modest".
"He was very good. It was incredibly gutsy and that's what I just said to the boys in there – that's the standards that we have set.
"And to be able to do that and execute. Like they are a red hot side and the game plan was probably executed to a T."
The Tigers take on the Eels next weekend at CommBank Stadium.
Api Koriosau was at his brilliant best against the Sharks on Saturday night, and did it while battling a nasty case of gastro.
Coach Benji Marshall made the revelation while speaking to media following the Tigers' sensational 32-6 win at Leichhardt Oval.
Marshall said it was "special" to be playing back in front of the parochial home fans.
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"Off the back last week and our performance to turn it around like we did tonight and it is all credit to the boys because without the effort," Marshall said.
"A lot of people don't know but this guy next to me was battling heavy gastro before the game and could hardly walk and had no energy.
"And to punch out what he did in the game shows how much it meant to him to his teammates and that's why he is the skipper."
https://twitter.com/harryramage/status/1771468836811776011https://twitter.com/RL_Guru/status/1771467894737514881Koroisau said his teammates were able to give him plenty of chances to catch his breath in breaks in play.
"I definitely didn't feel great," Koroisau said.
"I think the boys just playing the way they were made the game a lot easier. A lot of spaces for me to catch my breath."
Marshall interjected at this point and said Koroisau was "just being modest".
"He was very good. It was incredibly gutsy and that's what I just said to the boys in there – that's the standards that we have set.
"And to be able to do that and execute. Like they are a red hot side and the game plan was probably executed to a T."
The Tigers take on the Eels next weekend at CommBank Stadium.
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