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Manly winger goes close to claiming season's top speed.

Venue: Central Coast Stadium, Gosford Hasler confirmed that star custodian Tom Trbojevic (hamstring) is expected back next round against the Titans provided he gets through training. Forward Haumole Olakau'atu could also return from an elbow injury. There were no points for the first 30 minutes at Gosford despite the Sea Eagles almost scoring twice as the Warriors began sloppily, but the first try was worth the wait. From a scrum deep inside his own half, Cherry-Evans boldly launched a 75-metre kick that winger Jason Saab sprinted after like he was nearing the winning ...

Jason Saab has shot into the frame as the NRL's fastest man after the winger eclipsed Josh Addo-Carr's 2020 top speed in Manly's round-one loss to the Roosters. Storm star Addo-Carr, long regarded as the game's quickest, topped last year's Telstra Tracker speed leaderboard with 37.2km/h. While Addo-Carr still holds the overall record having reached 38.5km/h in 2019, 20-year-old Sea Eagle Saab has thrown down a challenge to the NSW representative by motoring to 37.5km/h on Saturday. Speaking to NRL.com in February, Saab backed himself as the fastest at his new club while renowned sprint coach ...

Despite that impressive list, 20-year-old recruit Jason Saab reckons he's the quickest of the lot. "I have to believe in myself, of course. No arrogance at all, but I’d like to put myself up there," the ex-Dragons winger told NRL.com. "But there are some fast people. Tommy Turbo - he's called Tommy Turbo for a reason. Gazza as well is pretty fast. Tolu, he's a track runner, he's run 10.58 [seconds over 100 metres] on the track. "I've never run on the track ... It would be very close for sure." Despite standing at 199cm, Saab surprisingly ranks only "third or fourth" when it comes to vertica...