This is something that really goes unnoticed with him. Tolman does the little things right. He does a lot of work off the ball, has a pass in his game, and is a really reliable defender (I think you’ll find that many of his missed tackles were late against Parra - when the whole team was falling apart).
Yep Tolman has made a whole career out of being an underappreciated work horse / toiler.
Pretty funny he copped flack from Bulldogs fans in a similar way Gallen used to from other fans (including some Sharks fans) about taking a hitup on the 4th.
(I know you know this but) It's being done for a reason and the fact you consistently saw Gallen doing it (for us or rep) or Tolman (for Bulldogs) is a credit to them, especially when both are decent odds to have already had a hitup in any given set.
I actually saw Bulldogs fans laughing that now we have a replacement for Gallens pointless hitups on the 4th.
These players know that on 4th there is a game plan expectation for a forward to work to a certain point and get a quick PTB and they make sure they are are there to provide that for the team.
Far too many people think Paul Gallen consistently took 4th tackle hitups because he is a greedy idiot and don't realise coach of club, state and country were all happy for him to do it
for a reason.
Similar to the assumption Chad mustn't be doing a good job of helping keep our team executing game plan if he himself isn't providing personal highlights I guess...
Tolman is closing in on 300 games for a reason when plenty of flashier or 'higher ceiling' players have come and gone in far less.
Tolman is Jake Turbo but $750k cheaper lol
80% as good at 20% the cost