Me. Toot toot.
I said exactly this, and showed you why. Tolman is a top 17 player on this team, and with limited minutes Fifita is still a beast.
You’re welcome.
Well done burgess
I have backed Fifs for the last few years even when many a fan were saying he was done. I still saw promise in him and have felt he could still add value if he could stay fit and on the field even if he was never going to get back to being the player he was.
Regardless, Andrew has done better than even I was expecting this early in the season and I am happily and pleasantly surprised by the level of his performances. He's a genuine forward selection again, not just depth. I'm interested to see how good he can get throughout the year or if he more so just maintains this sort of level.
Tolman I really like, was prob the first to put my hand up few years back wanting to sign him but I will admit I thought he might regress, he looked wrecked back end of last season making the tackles for half a team. Very happy to see him plugging away and looking keen and energetic. He's 33, still some NRL life left in him. Seems to look after himself.
I don’t see the point in playing 4 fowards in today’s game with all the new concussion protocols. Better served having that utility option on the bench.
often that 4th forward just gets some cameo minutes like 10 minutes or less so it doesn't add much value if they are played that way
however I sometimes feel a utility impact player is put on late game just for the sake of it cause he's available and fresh on the bench but even when the team already out there is doing fine and doesn't seem to need it
I'm surprised by the inclusion of tricky, would have thought fitzy would have went with hunt or Williams
yea I'm not sure how he is planning to use him or who he will be replacing unless he is nervous if Mozza has a niggle or something. Maybe he will come on @ 13, Cam McG goes to hooker to give brailz a spell but brailz seems to be handling the 80 mins fine but I know pre-season fitz plan was to give him bit of a rest IIRC OR Long shot Kennedy has a niggle.... Hynes to 1, Trindall into halves who da f knows .
Cam McG into second row?
Our bench has zero cover in the second row which worries me.
good thing Nikora never lets us down...
Prior to the pre season games nope but in the trials I called it for Fifita and some people had a tantrum
Yea I was happy with how Fifs was looking during all stars and trails and more keen to have him in the 17
Flash bang fans. I get it, I love a barnstorming, offloading beast as much as the next bloke - **** mate I'd welcome the shoulder charge back - but Tolman has crafted a 14yr almost 300 game career outta being a workhorse. He's not gonna switch into some dynamic wreaking ball now. He will make 95% of his tackles and go all day.
true but I also don't want to constantly rely on Tolman, Dale and Brailz to be the tackling machines week in week out but it comes with their positions and work ethic so prob no avoiding it
Tolmans carries of the ball in Rnd1 against Raiders were actually quite good
