Farnworth laughed when asked if former Redcliffe Dolphins Queensland Cup coach and England/Lions rugby union centre Ben Te’o had got in his ear at any stage about his own union exploits, joking “he always tells me war stories, does Benny Te’o, but nothing I’ve taken on board really”.
But when asked about his team’s push for a maiden finals berth, the two-time Dally M centre of the year’s demeanour quickly became serious, as he declared “every game now coming up we pretty much have to win”.
Injuries to Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (broken thumb) and Mark Nicholls (concussion) have diminished the Dolphins’ stocks even.
They join Thomas Flegler, Tom Gilbert, Daniel Saifiti, Felise Kaufusi, Kodi Nikorima, Max Plath, Sebastian Su’a and Jack Bostock in the casualty ward.
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While Farnworth lamented the inability for 2026 recruit and his old Brisbane Broncos teammate Selwyn Cobbo to arrive at Kayo Stadium before the June 30 transfer deadline to help offset the injury toll, he was adamant the group did not believe they had suffered too many setbacks to handle.
“There’s not any feeling of that, we’ve got a lot of trust in the boys coming in,” he said.
“That’s part of footy, players go down, and it’s just next man up. I think we’ve lost all of our leadership group, so it’s a good chance for those younger boys to step up.”
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