Roar_Power
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How good are we? 0-74 and 3 judiciary appearances. Must be some kind of world record
OFFICIAL Alex Twal #206
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magpies forever
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Ha. We shouldnt challenge them, Im sure they could do better with more ill discipline if they tried. Lord knows we dont actually want them to perform well, try and maybe win.
Whole lot of them should be charged with bringing the game into disrepute by impersonating (badly) first grade NRL players.
king_sirro
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Surely we acknowledge he is no plodder now?
I've been saying for a long time he has good speed for a forward, and now he has learnt to get in between defenders he is super effective. Runs a good hole and has some footwork. It actually wouldn't surprise me if he did well on and edge if the coaches felt we need to try him there to stiffen up our defence on one side. He may just improve our attack there to. Not saying we should move him there, but if we sign Willison, it's worth training Twal on and edge as well as the middle in the off season to see how he looks.
I've been saying for a long time he has good speed for a forward, and now he has learnt to get in between defenders he is super effective. Runs a good hole and has some footwork. It actually wouldn't surprise me if he did well on and edge if the coaches felt we need to try him there to stiffen up our defence on one side. He may just improve our attack there to. Not saying we should move him there, but if we sign Willison, it's worth training Twal on and edge as well as the middle in the off season to see how he looks.
twentyforty
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I loved that try he scored. Made it look so easy.
Tigers_Wests
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Looked good last night. I thought he was our best forward. Still gets the ball far too often for a settler in the opponents 20 metre zone (among some other props) though. Should work further on his offloading game in the off season, as he always has his arms free and that second phase play will be crucial if we get some speed/acceleration in Sullivan/Fainu to go with Bula.
king_sirro
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I think he has easily been our best forward all year. Very happy for him. I also agree he gets it as a settler in the opposition 20 too often.
He has a great combo with Api but that falls down when attacking the try line for some reason.
twentyforty
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What I like about Twaly is the way he finishes the season strongly. In 21 we get flogged by wooden spooners Bulldogs 38-0, while others may have been 80 min away from a Bali holiday, he went about his business chalking up 60 tackles.
That’s 60 tackles, without a missed tackle!
That’s 60 tackles, without a missed tackle!
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Tom Shines
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He is no way close to the Tigers worst player… but he is average at best …
Love it if our squad was talented enough so he was a depth player only (..which would be the case at most other clubs…) and not in the 17 every week…
Love it if our squad was talented enough so he was a depth player only (..which would be the case at most other clubs…) and not in the 17 every week…
Tiger Ben
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Wonder if he can kick the penalties forward
Frosty
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Diving on a loose ball after a kick? Probably because it was easy
old_man_tiger
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He seems to struggle coming back from injury, and I think some "judges" struggle to look past that since they have never been wrong about anything. Always looks good after a few weeks to get going and one of the few existing players to improve this year.
bythebeardofzeus
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No coincidence that we started our come back with Twal & Blore on last night. They bring impact & energy off the bench. Maybe we need to promote one of them to starting prop?
Tigers_Wests
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For me, I would put Stefano to the bench for now. I always feel like his best stint is his 2nd one, as opposed to his start.
earl
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He is a decent player but I think we have a bunch of middle forwards and they have to work out who we keep. I don't want to see him transition to an edge because I don't think that is his role.
