'He's too quick': Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow chases down Josh Addo-Carr in epic foot race
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Dolphins flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow chased down a runaway Josh Addo-Carr to make what will no doubt be one of the best tackles of the season.
In the first half of the Bulldogs-Dolphins clash in Bundaberg, Addo-Carr was put in a hole inside his own 20m line, and he looked for all money as if he was going to score.
Tabuai-Fidow was in hot pursuit, but with 30m to go seemed to find another gear to close the gap, make the tackle and drag the Foxx into touch inside the Dolphins' 10m line.
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"That is sensational," Fox Sports caller Andrew Voss said.
"You talk about a match race on grand final day, well we just got a preview ... that was out of this world."
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow chased down Josh Addo-Carr in one of the best chases of the season. FOX Sports
The NRL this week announced they would be running a 100m sprint competition on grand final day - as the AFL have done for decades - to crown a fastest man in league.
Addo-Carr and Tabuai-Fidow could be among the favourites to take the crown.
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"I thought I was home ... Hammer's too quick," Addo-Carr told Fox Sports at half time.
"He's too quick. He's got some speed on him, unfortunately I didn't get the result, but it's all good."
The Bulldogs finished the game 30-10 winners but it might've come at a cost - Josh Curran came to the bench inside the final five minutes in obvious pain clutching at his shoulder.
Broncos great Corey Parker said the Bulldogs' performance was good enough to make the semi-final.
"It's been a great all-round display from the Bulldogs," he said in commentary for Fox Sports.
"Defensively, they've shut-out the Dolphins in the second half and they've turned up for each other.
"It's round 24 of the competition - you can't fabricate it, you can't make it up at this point in time.
"They're the second best defensive team in the comp, and now their attack is starting to flow off the back of how they're wearing teams down and putting fatigue into their opponents."
It's the seventh time this season the Bulldogs have kept their opponents scoreless in the second half.
The Bulldogs travel to Auckland to take on the Warriors next weekend, and then host the Sea Eagles and Cowboys to round out the regular season.
