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Message: [QUOTE="ZTop, post: 2831545, member: 8972"] [B]SPEEDSTER PRIMED TO EAT UP HIS FAVOURITE TRACK[/B] CANBERRA has been a happy hunting ground for Cronulla’s fastest man Valentine Holmes — and also the venue where he clocked his fastest-ever time in a game. Holmes will look to use his blistering pace against New Zealand opposite and hometown favourite Jordan Rapana in the Anzac Test on Friday night. The Sharks flyer said it was during their huge win over the Raiders in round seven last year his GPS recorded him motor an electric 10.05 metres per second. “Over 100m that’s roughly 10 seconds,’’ Holmes said. “It’s one of my favourite tracks. The grass is cut perfectly, it’s the AIS (Australian Institute of Sport), so it’s a ‘fast’ ground as they say. “There will be heaps of local fans watching (Rapana) play, but I’ve got to do what I did last tour, he’s just another player, he can only do as much as his inside man gives him.’’ Holmes made the left wing his own during the successful Four Nations tour before he made a detour via California where he took part in an NFL scouting combine. While the speedster’s new two-year deal with the Sharks ended any short-lived speculation about a shock switch to the NFL, Holmes admitted the sprint drills he learned during the combine had come in handy. “It can get boring when you keep doing the same training, so it’s exciting to learn new things, all the boys love it, especially us backs because we’re competitive and like the short racing games...’’ said Holmes, who holds the Sharks speed title from Sosaia Feki and Gerard Beale. At just 21, Holmes has won an NRL premiership, represented Australia — now making the Queensland Origin team is next on his bucket list. An impressive game against the Kiwis and a few more solid efforts with the Sharks will ensure he is right in the selection mix alongside fellow Maroons wingers Corey Oates, Dane Gagai, and even Darius Boyd should Billy Slater reclaim his No. 1 jersey. [/QUOTE]

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