Official Aiden Tolman
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Gards
Jaws
2 missed tackles - needs to be dropped and shipped off to Kazakhstan
Board is on notice for an emergency 9am Monday morning meeting
HaroldBishop
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Even Gards' bum mate can't tackle tonight.
Bundy Shark
Jaws
Imagine if this bloke had a touch more speed, size & strength, he’d be the worlds best prop, gives everything he has, the Connor Tracey of forwards
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Dale Finucane
Gards
Jaws
you want to put your tackle in whos bum?
Gards
Jaws
solid while not spectacular - typical Tolman performance
frankly you don't want a non-typical performance from him cause it might be bad
something I noticed about Tolman which might explain why he is a bit of a magnet to opposition ball carriers and has an uncanny knack for getting himself in positions to make important last line of defense tackles (despite is tardy nature) is that after he makes his tackle and retreats from the ruck to get back the 10 metres is that he keeps his head on a swivel and keeps his eyes on the play the ball and what the opposition are doing even if his body is running towards our own try line.
alot of forwards, especially tired ones don't do this. they just turn around facing our own tryline and run back the 10 and by the time they turn around to see what is happening they could be caught out with what is going on with the play and where they need to be or should have been.
Woods was one of the worst with this but Rudolf does it too. One of those little effort areas and attention to detail that sometimes makes a big difference in defense.
frankly you don't want a non-typical performance from him cause it might be bad
something I noticed about Tolman which might explain why he is a bit of a magnet to opposition ball carriers and has an uncanny knack for getting himself in positions to make important last line of defense tackles (despite is tardy nature) is that after he makes his tackle and retreats from the ruck to get back the 10 metres is that he keeps his head on a swivel and keeps his eyes on the play the ball and what the opposition are doing even if his body is running towards our own try line.
alot of forwards, especially tired ones don't do this. they just turn around facing our own tryline and run back the 10 and by the time they turn around to see what is happening they could be caught out with what is going on with the play and where they need to be or should have been.
Woods was one of the worst with this but Rudolf does it too. One of those little effort areas and attention to detail that sometimes makes a big difference in defense.
So Woods used to run backwards into the opposition and forwards when retreating back to his line!
Turns out a lot of players I played with just had a lot more (misplaced) faith in our fullback than me haha
Gards
Jaws
Yea had a good game, maybe there is something to be said afterall in keeping his minutes lower.
Even when he isn't making the initial tackle he runs around alot helping out with a 3rd man flop lol or getting into marker. He helps slow the opposition play the ball down but he knows exactly how long to hold on or down before he peels away - he doesn't really get pinged for it, that's experience
All these little efforts he makes add up and contribute. It can be hard to coach that, it's just ingrained with blokes like Aiden & Dale
l even if he was given an extra settler near the line when it might not have been needed but it gives us a steady platform to put on a play regardless and looked kinda intentional from the team - Aiden isn't gunna shirk a carry so up to others in the team/coach to call him out of there if he isn't needed
I thought his runs into the defensive line had more impact and vigor than usual
If you look at his stats over the season he actually makes more PCM's than you would expect getting more than some other forwards or backs
Yea they ain't the type of PCM that lead to an offload or an opportunity but it's extra metres up field regardless and sometimes that can commit an extra defender to get into the tackle
Even when he isn't making the initial tackle he runs around alot helping out with a 3rd man flop lol or getting into marker. He helps slow the opposition play the ball down but he knows exactly how long to hold on or down before he peels away - he doesn't really get pinged for it, that's experience
All these little efforts he makes add up and contribute. It can be hard to coach that, it's just ingrained with blokes like Aiden & Dale
l even if he was given an extra settler near the line when it might not have been needed but it gives us a steady platform to put on a play regardless and looked kinda intentional from the team - Aiden isn't gunna shirk a carry so up to others in the team/coach to call him out of there if he isn't needed
I thought his runs into the defensive line had more impact and vigor than usual
If you look at his stats over the season he actually makes more PCM's than you would expect getting more than some other forwards or backs
Yea they ain't the type of PCM that lead to an offload or an opportunity but it's extra metres up field regardless and sometimes that can commit an extra defender to get into the tackle
Agree. He was fantastic again tonight.