The allure of the man known as "Hammer" is his match winning capacity and ability, when on song, to create something out of nothing.
That was on display last year in the 30-28 win over Cronulla in round 15 when he ran the length of the field in a brilliant solo exhibition of speed, power and balance to score against the run of play.
The Dolphins have not seen that kind of flair from him this year. That is not his fault.
Their outside backs, apart from centre Herbie Farnworth, have all been well below their best and there haven't been many opportunities created by halves Kodi Nikorima and Isaiya Katoa for him either, despite both having flashes of brilliance.
Tabuai-Fidow did not make a run until the 25th minute of last week's 20-12 loss to Brisbane but did finish with 155m and seven tackle breaks.
The Queensland star has not scored a try or made a line break in four matches. Last year he scored 15 tries and made 10 line breaks in 16 games.
Ahead of Saturday night's away clash, Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf said Tabuai-Fidow was close to unleashing his best.
"I thought he showed some real signs of that last week," Woolf said.
"He showed real signs of him moving around the ball and sniffing around for opportunities.
"They're going to come up.
"He showed a lot more out of the back-field in terms of how he got to the ball and returned the footy.
"It's up to us as a team to find him more opportunities."
The Dolphins, after four consecutive losses, are also playing without the belief that permeated their play under Wayne Bennett.
""The whole team is a little down in that area," Woolf said.
"We need to own our own roles.
"If we do that really well then we'll build confidence and get everyone into the game, including Hammer.
"We had a plan in the pre-season that we think will work for us and nothing's changed,
"We can't look at the results and throw everything out the window. It's a good plan and we'll stick to it and execute it."
Due to their own errors, the Dolphins have also done far too much defending.
This has taken the sting out of hooker Jeremy Marshall-King in attack. The wily Dolphins rake was leading the NRL tackle count with 192 after four rounds.
Woolf said his attacking spark was "still there" but pointed out his teammates needed to cut down on the errors that increased their defensive workload.
In other Dolphins news, the club's quest to sign Manly halfback and former Redcliffe junior Daly Cherry-Evans for 2026 is in limbo for the time being, according to CEO Terry Reader.
"We are pretty settled with the squad we've got and who we have, but this is the NRL and if someone of Daly's quality is interested in talking to us then we'd be interested in talking to him," he said.
"He's taking time to work out what he's doing. If Daly decides he wants to talk to us, when he has made his mind up, then we will talk."
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