OFFICIAL Alex Twal #206

[Kerry_Cogger]

Anyone has any goss on why he was dropped last week. It could not be form, he has been strong all year

Who knows.He has been good.Hopefully his attitude off the field is mirroring his on field attitude.

 

[happy_tiger]

I would say the HIA's had more of an impact on the interchanges tonight…

Chee-Kam going off early resulting in Garner coming on early would have changed the Garner himself replaced by Aloiai..

Wouldn't read much into it..Twal did his job..

Geo could be right

Someone must have told him the answer

 

[WT2K]

Was a bit confused by him still on the bench but as others have mentioned, the planned interchanges went out the widow with all the guys going for hia's.

 

[yeti]

I reckon another few kilos on his frame over the off season will see Alex provide a lot more impact. Good solid player though.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Lets hope not…
Lets hope its BAU from next game

 

[Pawsandclaws]

Anyone has any goss on why he was dropped last week. It could not be form, he has been strong all year

No inside goss at all but a suggestion that he has played mostly off the bench and to get full match fitness and also to freshen him up (many forget it is his first full year in the NRL in a very demanding position) he played a full ISP game.

 

[swag_tiger]

I would say the HIA's had more of an impact on the interchanges tonight…

Chee-Kam going off early resulting in Garner coming on early would have changed the Garner himself replaced by Aloiai..

Wouldn't read much into it..Twal did his job..

Didn't stop Chee-Kam from getting over 100 meters.

 

[Tim Sheens]

I would say the HIA's had more of an impact on the interchanges tonight…

Chee-Kam going off early resulting in Garner coming on early would have changed the Garner himself replaced by Aloiai..

Wouldn't read much into it..Twal did his job..

Didn't stop Chee-Kam from getting over 100 meters.

He went well, but the break helped him produce at a high level. It looked like we milked that HIA interchange, with a rather sprightly looking MCK not wanting a bar of it.

 

[2041]

Anyone has any goss on why he was dropped last week. It could not be form, he has been strong all year

No inside goss at all but a suggestion that he has played mostly off the bench and to get full match fitness and also to freshen him up (many forget it is his first full year in the NRL in a very demanding position) he played a full ISP game.

Yeah my guess is that he's just tired. Clearly has been pretty open about planning to use the whole squad and with Matulino and Packer both having missed time through injury I imagine Twal has played more than is ideal for a young prop.

 

[Geo]

:deadhorse:

I would say the HIA's had more of an impact on the interchanges tonight…

Chee-Kam going off early resulting in Garner coming on early would have changed the Garner himself replaced by Aloiai..

Wouldn't read much into it..Twal did his job..

Geo is always right

Fixed your post for accuracy

 

[Tweed_Tiger]

Anyone has any goss on why he was dropped last week. It could not be form, he has been strong all year

No inside goss at all but a suggestion that he has played mostly off the bench and to get full match fitness and also to freshen him up (many forget it is his first full year in the NRL in a very demanding position) he played a full ISP game.

Yeah my guess is that he's just tired. Clearly has been pretty open about planning to use the whole squad and with Matulino and Packer both having missed time through injury I imagine Twal has played more than is ideal for a young prop.

Cleary said in an interview before the game that multiple players playing in their first full season have been asked to play a lot of football this year and are still getting used to managing themselves for a full season. Some had to play 15 rounds in a row before we got our bye which is a tough ask for a veteran player as you would usually have a bye much earlier in seasons gone.

We have faded out of a few games late in the 2nd half when our interchange was affected by multiple HIA's or injuries. I know when I saw a fresh Twal running out on the field in the 2nd half I was very confident that we would get the win.

 

[happy_tiger]

:deadhorse:

I would say the HIA's had more of an impact on the interchanges tonight…

Chee-Kam going off early resulting in Garner coming on early would have changed the Garner himself replaced by Aloiai..

Wouldn't read much into it..Twal did his job..

Geo is always right

Fixed your post for accuracy

Geo's due for his HIA Ronny :smiley:

 

[old_man_tiger]

Is he just being rested due to the amount of footy he has played already at a young age? Is he injured? Something else?

People say players have to fulfill a certain role. Surely a bench prop who makes tackles and metres is performing his role?

 

[sheer64]

Doubt we will find the real reason, most likely be covered up with some smoke and mirrors.

 

[Fraze23]

I can't understand the underuse of Twal. It's near criminal to name Packer captain based off of his efforts and drop Twal on his. Packer is the second coming of Blair. If he ran the ball as hard as he does on his decoy runs he'd be unstoppable.

Ivan sign some forwards or next year is going to be a long year.

 

[Demps]

Twal is our best front rower.

 

[Chicken_Faced_Killa]

Twal has been great and deserves to be in the top squad each week. How’s he going to continue to develop without playing. Can’t see the coaching staffs thinking with this one.

 

[TIGER]

The selections for this game left me scratching my head.
The inclusion of Fonua, and the selection and use of the bench I'm a bit confused as to what was going on in Clearys head for this game.
Garner and Liddle were a waste of time.

 

[WT2K]

Not sure what's going on with twal. One of our best forwards if not best when given minutes.
I'd have him in the 17 each week.

 

[Tcat]

Maybe the coaching staff are still trying to work out the best squad. It's only early in the season.