The easy option for David Fifita would be to stay on the Gold Coast. Take a pay cut, sign a fresh deal and remain close to the comforts of home.
The thing is, the last thing Fifita needs to take right now is the soft option. Fifita needs to challenge himself, get out of his comfort zone and test his limits.
That’s why, when Fifita sits down with his management team next week to make a call on his future, he should choose Canberra over the glitter strip.
He should choose difficult over easy. Fifita needs to be pushed to his limits and Raiders coach Ricky Stuart is the man to do it.