Starford To’a #253

twentyforty said:
He’s had a couple of injuries, firstly ankle, then on his return a hammy. Played only 3 games last year.
Always looked a very skilful player in a team not travelling well.
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Played 6 games - Half of them in Reserve Grade.
Has played Ressies every year he's been here - Bar this one (So far)
 
twentyforty said:
He’s had a couple of injuries, firstly ankle, then on his return a hammy. Played only 3 games last year.
Always looked a very skilful player in a team not travelling well
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“Always” … I would disagree … he was average at best prior to this year …went missing most games … something has lit a fire under him this season ..hopefully it’s the arrival of the new boys … and not that he wants to get paid
 
BAGNF05 said:
Not usually a big stats guy but Herbie v To’a

17 runs v 12 runs on average
165m v 120m runs on average
2 hit ups v 0 hit ups on average
6.5 tackle busts v 4
8 errors v 12 errors

To’a should get paid about 2 thirds of Herbie’s freight.
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Is this from 2025?

Should probably include pretty key areas for a backline player - LB, LBA, Tr, TA, etc.

Star is flying in those this season, hence the talk of his form.
 
To'a has always been super underrated around these parts. He was injury prone more than inconsistent. Always been a very effective player when afforded time and space. Obviously there was that Cowboys game a couple years back where he had one of the greatest performances by a centre in the game's history, but he had a lot of other good games that year when healthy. Now that he finally has a good finisher outside we've also seen him putting away his outside man too.

If we don't retain him Richo's seat needs to get a little warmer because he's bungled the Galvin situation, anchored us down with the Luai deal which is a shocker and hasn't delivered a great deal other than May and Turuva.
 
Tom Shines said:
“Always” … I would disagree … he was average at best prior to this year …went missing most games … something has lit a fire under him this season ..hopefully it’s the arrival of the new boys … and not that he wants to get paid
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But unlike Douehi who feels obligated to the Tigers for supporting him whilst injured, this guy( who is also regularly injured) puts a couple of games together and wants out. No loyalty there, disappointing.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
But unlike Douehi who feels obligated to the Tigers for supporting him whilst injured, this guy( who is also regularly injured) puts a couple of games together and wants out. No loyalty there, disappointing.
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Well…we don’t know if he wants out …but yeah …I’ll be disappointed if he walks ..im sure the Tigers offer to him will be a fair one
 
Halbrowne61 said:
But unlike Douehi who feels obligated to the Tigers for supporting him whilst injured, this guy( who is also regularly injured) puts a couple of games together and wants out. No loyalty there, disappointing.
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Where has he said he wants out?
 
tigahhh said:
we don’t know that he wants out, but as tiger fans we’ve seen this all before 🥲
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Man ..if they lose both him and TDS …

They got to get out of this cycle of signing new players to replace those that leave …they got to sign new players and keep the good ones here already so they can improve the team …
 
Tom Shines said:
“Always” … I would disagree … he was average at best prior to this year …went missing most games … something has lit a fire under him this season ..hopefully it’s the arrival of the new boys … and not that he wants to get paid
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May 23 he convincingly outplayed Val Holmes, scoring 2 tries.
April 25 Starford wins the battle against Dane Gagai, scoring a try and setting up another, even though both are sent to the bin to cool off.
Maybe he needs to face off to a QLD origin centre to produce his best?
Whatever, the Australian junior is a very skilful centre, it’s a shame the Knights thought he was a winger.
 
mtd#2 said:
Did he say he wants to test his worth?

Not being a dick I just haven't seen that anywhere ?
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I’ll paraphrase MTD, saw something on the Mole sight saying that Tigers were confident of his re - signing on November 1 . He immediately came back in his Instagram saying that was “all rumours” leading to speculation about him testing his worth on the open market.
I admit it’s all “ ifs bits and maybes” but I guess what I should have said is if that did happen I’d be very disappointed.
I guess I’ve never been a fan so took the opportunity to slip the kind in.
 
twentyforty said:
May 23 he convincingly outplayed Val Holmes, scoring 2 tries.
April 25 Starford wins the battle against Dane Gagai, scoring a try and setting up another, even though both are sent to the bin to cool off.
Maybe he needs to face off to a QLD origin centre to produce his best?
Whatever, the Australian junior is a very skilful centre, it’s a shame the Knights thought he was a winger.
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he bathed hiroti too in the sharks game, and hiroti is such a good player i’d love to sign him so that says a lot about to’a
 
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