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The 27-year-old was also considered unlucky not to have been awarded the Clive Churchill Medal for man of the match in Cronulla's tumultuous grand final win and isn't talking as the Sharks bid to be crowned world champions this weekend.
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But teammate Wade Graham says Fifita hasn't changed at all over the summer.
"He's fine," Graham said. "I think his whole demeanour and personality hasn't changed in our group. He comes to work every day ready to play and ready to rip in.
"His demeanour and attitude and the way he applies himself has never changed. He knows his role within our group, he knows his capabilities and he's one of our key players.
"I don't see any difference or any change going forward. He had a really strong performance in the All Stars game and I and we, as a club, expect another big season from him."
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Graham said starting the year as defending premiers would be a new experience for many at the Sharks and already felt "different".
"It's definitely a different feeling, it's a good feeling," he said. "We're lucky we've got a lot of older boys, like Lewy [Luke Lewis], like Gal [Paul Gallen] and Heighno [Chris Heighington]). Matty Prior's won a couple of competitions now.
No change: Andrew Fifita's demeanour has not changed despite his recent travails, says Sharks teammate Wade Graham. Photo: Getty Images
"We've had guys who've had that experience before and they're very vocal with keeping us grounded. We know how hard the competition is, we know every team is going to get better and we need to get better if we want to be where we were last year.
"It's up to us to start at level one and go again."