Alex Twal #206

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Twal and **_Eisenhower_** in the backrow for 2018, exciting.
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Would that be Dwight?
Cool, a former US President playing for us next year, been deceased for 48 years but still a better prospect than Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon :smiley:
 
Lets wait and see if he makes the team first.
I know hes named but as a reserve.
 
LOL at the people who say he had a poor game. He's a worker not a Gavet impact prop. He's like a Woods without a beard. Someone who averages 135m a game and 40 tackles a game (with 1 miss) must be a useless player because he didn't make a line break?

Yes he didn't have a big impact last week. He's not a Fifita style prop. He's a solid workhorse who's extremely solid defensively, who makes his metres and who doesn't make mistakes. At 103kgs he could use a few more and a full off season with the NRL squad will help that.

He's never played in the second row in his life though. A bit of lock but don't expect him to play outside of prop anytime soon.
 
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if he plays in the 1st grade this could cause a few problems with in the camp, with a few of the other forwards thinking they should have been giving a go, even though none have preform well. but twal done nothing last week either to warrant selection.
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Not sure why you'd think that. Twal comfortably outplayed all our forwards last week, and seemingly has done so all year.
 
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if he plays in the 1st grade this could cause a few problems with in the camp, with a few of the other forwards thinking they should have been giving a go, even though none have preform well. but twal done nothing last week either to warrant selection.
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Well that could be a welcome to reality for some of those disenchanted players. They can either lift their efforts and produce outcomes, or they can tell their story walking.
Didn't Paseka go to Manly to play first grade, how is he going?
 
He is a starter mould prop (he isn't ready to start NRL), hope people don't judge him on lack of impact from the bench.

He reminds me alot like a Bromwich style prop (not comparing just style). Plays his minutes, reliable, foes all the 1% and could compliment Packer, Matulino & Sue very well.
 
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LOL at the people who say he had a poor game. He's a worker not a Gavet impact prop. He's like a Woods without a beard. Someone who averages 135m a game and 40 tackles a game (with 1 miss) must be a useless player because he didn't make a line break?

Yes he didn't have a big impact last week. He's not a Fifita style prop. He's a solid workhorse who's extremely solid defensively, who makes his metres and who doesn't make mistakes. At 103kgs he could use a few more and a full off season with the NRL squad will help that.

He's never played in the second row in his life though. A bit of lock but don't expect him to play outside of prop anytime soon.
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Thanks!
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LOL at the people who say he had a poor game. He's a worker not a Gavet impact prop. He's like a Woods without a beard. Someone who averages 135m a game and 40 tackles a game (with 1 miss) must be a useless player because he didn't make a line break?

Yes he didn't have a big impact last week. He's not a Fifita style prop. He's a solid workhorse who's extremely solid defensively, who makes his metres and who doesn't make mistakes. At 103kgs he could use a few more and a full off season with the NRL squad will help that.

He's never played in the second row in his life though. A bit of lock but don't expect him to play outside of prop anytime soon.
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With Packer and Matulino coming on, we need two of this type of Tolmanesque workhorse forward. Twal looks as though he may be that player, still need another though. Maybe Grant will stay on and be that guy, who knows. Will be interesting to see whether Eisenhuth is earmarked for front row or second row. Given how he played on the weekend, he may be better off playing at 13 as a third prop, and moving ET into the second row. Second row looks a little more dynamic with ET and McQueen there, but outside of that there's not much depth.
 
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Twal looks like another Aloaia in my eyes.
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Really? I can't recall the last time Aloiai consistently made 100+, nor 140m+, or made 40 tackles while only missing one.

Aloiai lies somewhere between an impact prop and a working prop but that's the problem, he's neither at the moment and he needs to consistently bring something to the team.
 
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I like Aloiai. I reckon he is an impact prop.
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Without wanting to derail the thread from Twal, the stats show that Aloiai is not an impact prop. Averages 60m a game, 0.2 offloads a game and 0 line breaks so far this season from 11 games.
 
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I like Aloiai. I reckon he is an impact prop.

Without wanting to derail the thread from Twal, the stats show that Aloiai is not an impact prop. Averages 60m a game, 0.2 offloads a game and 0 line breaks so far this season from 11 games.
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I still rate him. I think he just needs to be played in the middle consistently and be given an impact player role.
 
Aloai is too heavy and needs to work on his fitness.
He is an edge forward that is too big to play out wide.
He gets tired and drops balls and gives away penalties.
If he works hard he could be our best backrower but being used in the middle which I think is wrong.
 
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Aloai is too heavy and needs to work on his fitness.
He is an edge forward that is too big to play out wide.
He gets tired and drops balls and gives away penalties.
If he works hard he could be our best backrower but being used in the middle which I think is wrong.
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Are you talking about Aloiai or Sue
 
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I think Aloiai is a better back rower than Sue. Twal is a middle forward
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Sue isn't good in the backrow. Maybe we could play one of those two in the backrow but play them in the middle and not the edge.

They are both better in the middle though.
 
Hmm has everyone forgotten Aloiai played nearly every game last year at 2nd row and did a great job? Not sure what happened over the break but he put on 5-6 kgs. Taylor must of told him hel put him in the middle. Ridiculous. The kid was developing nicely.
 
New recruit Alex Twal says his decision to move to Wests Tigers for the next three-and-a-half years simply came down to the ability to move his career ahead.

A standout through the junior grades at Parramatta, Twal was originally signed to Wests Tigers for the start of the 2018 season through to the end of 2020, but was this week confirmed on a mid-season transfer that will see him don his new colours this weekend.

Coach Ivan Cleary has already named Twal in the extended NRL squad for Friday’s clash against the Gold Coast Titans despite the 20-year-old only joining the Club on Tuesday.

“It’s good to be here now and have my future all settled,” Twal reflected.

“To be here for the next three years, I think it’s a real big honour for me with this Club’s history, and I can really see myself being a big part of the future here.

“Knowing what’s ahead, I’m really looking forward to it.”

Billed as one of the best young forwards in rugby league, Twal’s quick rise through the ranks saw him feature in a myriad of junior representative sides — featuring for NSW at an U/16, U/18 and U/20’s level — before being promoted to the Junior Kangaroos side in 2015, despite the Parramatta City Titans junior only being 18 years old at the time.

Entering the full-time squad at the Parramatta Eels, Twal’s dynamic frame and impressive work ethic had many excited about his future, but despite back-to-back pre-seasons, was unable to crack the first-grade side and make his NRL debut.

And for Twal, seeing teammates in those junior representative teams go on to establish themselves as regular first-graders made him determined to continue a similar path.

“For me, I think the biggest reason why I wanted to come to Wests Tigers was that you see a lot of young players develop in to very good NRL players,” he said.

“You look at guys like Luke Brooks and David Nofoaluma — these are young guys that have developed in to first-class NRL players. And when I looked at that, and how they’ve been able to progress, it was really a no-brainer for me to come here.

“I’ve had a bit to do with JJ Felise and Jacob Liddle before with the Junior Kangaroos and Blues, and I think looking at Jacob, you know, he’s a regular first-grader now and someone who has really taken that next step in his career. He’s only the same age as me, but he’s been able to work his way in to the starting side, and I’d like to think that I can hopefully following in someone like his footsteps in the near future.”

Likely to line up for Lebanon at the end of the year in the 2017 World Cup, Twal said it was a meeting with the then Lebanon Coach Ivan Cleary that led to his interest in Wests Tigers — particularly once Cleary was appointed Head Coach of the Club back in April.

“I had a really good with Ivan at the Lebanon World Cup introduction not long ago when my future was still up in the air and I really liked his approach to football,” Twal said.

“I just really liked the way he spoke to everyone and just his presence in the room.

“The big thing was that I could see myself really fitting in under him, and once he was the Coach here, I wanted to be a part of that. If I can build under him over the next few years, hopefully I can become someone who not only takes that next step as a player, but also someone who helps build this Club up to something special.

“It’s not just Ivan too,” he added. “They’ve got a brilliant coaching staff here.

“I worked with Andrew Webster a lot in the NSW U/20’s and I really like what he brings.

“I also think it’s a good chance for me to learn from some of those forwards like Sauaso Sue who have come through system and are used to playing in the NRL each week.

“So there’s a lot for me to look forward to, and I’m really excited by it.”
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