Alex Twal #206

[Demps]

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Coming from the second in charge of the MCK fan club.

 

[Demps]

I think he lacks agro. He's a consistent performer and is reliable in his play. I don't think he's a dominant tackler and he's not that strong a runner but he doesn't have many errors in his game and with dynamic players like Mikaele, Stefano and Luciano around him, he plays a really important role. Like a prior poster said, when he's paired with Tamou we look too soft and other teams start to dominate. Seems to have a no-nonsense attitude about him and I hope he we sign him to a long term contract.

Watch the Penrith game again.
He showed some agro.


But yeah, he has a few more levels in his game we have yet to see unlocked.

Guys definitely a no nonsense star and we are lucky to have him.

A player, along with AD... the Bulldogs wish they had. We have the premier Lebanese club at the moment Wether u guys like it or not! ??????


No offence meant but i would much rather be the premier Australian club.

Lol, I mean... we are what the doggies wish they were.

 

[hobbo1]

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Coming from the second in charge of the MCK fan club.

#dynamic

 

[balmain boy]

Not sure why people think he doesn't dent the line? Sure he's not knocking people over but he's always carrying defenders and finding his front. In fact he's #1 in post contact metres for our forwards and #19 overall in the NRL for it. (Big Ken is #5 in the NRL for PCM!)

He doesn't dent the line, he walks the line.

How many line breaks does he make a season? Tackle breaks even? He does the old Woods style hitup where he keeps walking in the tackle after contact and often gains an extra 3-5m, but at the expense of a quick play the ball. Allowing the opposition to set their defensive line and continue dominating the ruck.

Denting the line, having opponents backtracking due to his power and quick play the balls just isn't his game. He's a stat machine, like Woods was. And he provides us with value, we just need to surround him with different types otherwise our pack will always get monstered.

 

[Demps]

Not sure why people think he doesn't dent the line? Sure he's not knocking people over but he's always carrying defenders and finding his front. In fact he's #1 in post contact metres for our forwards and #19 overall in the NRL for it. (Big Ken is #5 in the NRL for PCM!)

He doesn't dent the line, he walks the line.

How many line breaks does he make a season? Tackle breaks even? He does the old Woods style hitup where he keeps walking in the tackle after contact and often gains an extra 3-5m, but at the expense of a quick play the ball. Allowing the opposition to set their defensive line and continue dominating the ruck.

Denting the line, having opponents backtracking due to his power and quick play the balls just isn't his game. He's a stat machine, like Woods was. And he provides us with value, we just need to surround him with different types otherwise our pack will always get monstered.

Twal > Woods

 

[4jtigers]

Not sure why people think he doesn't dent the line? Sure he's not knocking people over but he's always carrying defenders and finding his front. In fact he's #1 in post contact metres for our forwards and #19 overall in the NRL for it. (Big Ken is #5 in the NRL for PCM!)

He doesn't dent the line, he walks the line.

How many line breaks does he make a season? Tackle breaks even? He does the old Woods style hitup where he keeps walking in the tackle after contact and often gains an extra 3-5m, but at the expense of a quick play the ball. Allowing the opposition to set their defensive line and continue dominating the ruck.

Denting the line, having opponents backtracking due to his power and quick play the balls just isn't his game. He's a stat machine, like Woods was. And he provides us with value, we just need to surround him with different types otherwise our pack will always get monstered.

Twal Woods

sorry Demps I disagree - Woods can offload in his early years playing the game, I've never seen Twal constantly do this - Twal does his hit ups but I've never seen him be a dynamic player who can offload

 

[earl]

Not sure why people think he doesn't dent the line? Sure he's not knocking people over but he's always carrying defenders and finding his front. In fact he's #1 in post contact metres for our forwards and #19 overall in the NRL for it. (Big Ken is #5 in the NRL for PCM!)

He doesn't dent the line, he walks the line.

How many line breaks does he make a season? Tackle breaks even? He does the old Woods style hitup where he keeps walking in the tackle after contact and often gains an extra 3-5m, but at the expense of a quick play the ball. Allowing the opposition to set their defensive line and continue dominating the ruck.

Denting the line, having opponents backtracking due to his power and quick play the balls just isn't his game. He's a stat machine, like Woods was. And he provides us with value, we just need to surround him with different types otherwise our pack will always get monstered.

Twal Woods

sorry Demps I disagree - Woods can offload in his early years playing the game, I've never seen Twal constantly do this - Twal does his hit ups but I've never seen him be a dynamic player who can offload

I prefer Twal over Woods. Woods offensively was better but his defense isn't very good whereas Twal's defense is good.

 

[4jtigers]

Not sure why people think he doesn't dent the line? Sure he's not knocking people over but he's always carrying defenders and finding his front. In fact he's #1 in post contact metres for our forwards and #19 overall in the NRL for it. (Big Ken is #5 in the NRL for PCM!)

He doesn't dent the line, he walks the line.

How many line breaks does he make a season? Tackle breaks even? He does the old Woods style hitup where he keeps walking in the tackle after contact and often gains an extra 3-5m, but at the expense of a quick play the ball. Allowing the opposition to set their defensive line and continue dominating the ruck.

Denting the line, having opponents backtracking due to his power and quick play the balls just isn't his game. He's a stat machine, like Woods was. And he provides us with value, we just need to surround him with different types otherwise our pack will always get monstered.

Twal Woods

sorry Demps I disagree - Woods can offload in his early years playing the game, I've never seen Twal constantly do this - Twal does his hit ups but I've never seen him be a dynamic player who can offload

I prefer Twal over Woods. Woods offensively was better but his defense isn't very good whereas Twal's defense is good.

same and I agree - Woods didn't do himself any good either while being captain of the club - "it is what it is" - sad case he is

 

[bigsiro]

Not sure why people think he doesn't dent the line? Sure he's not knocking people over but he's always carrying defenders and finding his front. In fact he's #1 in post contact metres for our forwards and #19 overall in the NRL for it. (Big Ken is #5 in the NRL for PCM!)

He doesn't dent the line, he walks the line.

How many line breaks does he make a season? Tackle breaks even? He does the old Woods style hitup where he keeps walking in the tackle after contact and often gains an extra 3-5m, but at the expense of a quick play the ball. Allowing the opposition to set their defensive line and continue dominating the ruck.

Denting the line, having opponents backtracking due to his power and quick play the balls just isn't his game. He's a stat machine, like Woods was. And he provides us with value, we just need to surround him with different types otherwise our pack will always get monstered.

Twal Woods

No chance. At his peak Woods, despite not being out-of-this-world was practically at the top-tier of front-rowers, playing 14 origins and 18 tests (thanks wikipedia 🙂 )
Nowadays he is nowhere that form, but it really wasn't that long ago that he was.
Look, I completely loathe the guy and would never want him back, but he was so superior to Twal that it's no contest.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Would be nice if he could develop a passing game.

That’s the key to his future success.
He gets himself in good positions but then seems to just submit to the tackle. Perhaps our ball runners are just not yet on the same page.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Not sure why people think he doesn't dent the line? Sure he's not knocking people over but he's always carrying defenders and finding his front. In fact he's #1 in post contact metres for our forwards and #19 overall in the NRL for it. (Big Ken is #5 in the NRL for PCM!)

He doesn't dent the line, he walks the line.

How many line breaks does he make a season? Tackle breaks even? He does the old Woods style hitup where he keeps walking in the tackle after contact and often gains an extra 3-5m, but at the expense of a quick play the ball. Allowing the opposition to set their defensive line and continue dominating the ruck.

Denting the line, having opponents backtracking due to his power and quick play the balls just isn't his game. He's a stat machine, like Woods was. And he provides us with value, we just need to surround him with different types otherwise our pack will always get monstered.

Twal Woods


No chance. At his peak Woods, despite not being out-of-this-world was practically at the top-tier of front-rowers, playing 14 origins and 18 tests (thanks wikipedia 🙂 )
Nowadays he is nowhere that form, but it really wasn't that long ago that he was.
Look, I completely loathe the guy and would never want him back, but he was so superior to Twal that it's no contest.

Yes it’s hard to forget that our captain chose to bale out when he was most needed.
Still unsure though that at a right price he could still provide leadership / mentorship and reasonable form to assist us during the transition period for our young crop of forwards.
Suppose it all depends on how Madge and Hartigan view it?

 

[mikey]

Not sure why people think he doesn't dent the line? Sure he's not knocking people over but he's always carrying defenders and finding his front. In fact he's #1 in post contact metres for our forwards and #19 overall in the NRL for it. (Big Ken is #5 in the NRL for PCM!)

He doesn't dent the line, he walks the line.

How many line breaks does he make a season? Tackle breaks even? He does the old Woods style hitup where he keeps walking in the tackle after contact and often gains an extra 3-5m, but at the expense of a quick play the ball. Allowing the opposition to set their defensive line and continue dominating the ruck.

Denting the line, having opponents backtracking due to his power and quick play the balls just isn't his game. He's a stat machine, like Woods was. And he provides us with value, we just need to surround him with different types otherwise our pack will always get monstered.

Twal Woods


No chance. At his peak Woods, despite not being out-of-this-world was practically at the top-tier of front-rowers, playing 14 origins and 18 tests (thanks wikipedia 🙂 )
Nowadays he is nowhere that form, but it really wasn't that long ago that he was.
Look, I completely loathe the guy and would never want him back, but he was so superior to Twal that it's no contest.

I never saw what was special in Woods but the selectors loved him. I think he and Twal are very similiar and do think Twal will develop - he has started offloading and his dragging players forward and then getting a quick play the ball does provide opportunities as someone mentioned.
Not to mention he isn't a dog (or is that a gummy).

 

[TheDaBoss]

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/08/18/tales-from-twally-town/

 

[WT2K]

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/08/18/tales-from-twally-town/

Needs his own talkshow

 

[TheDaBoss]

https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/08/18/tales-from-twally-town/

Needs his own talkshow

regular segment pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Krammy]

Would be nice if he could develop a passing game.

That’s the key to his future success.
He gets himself in good positions but then seems to just submit to the tackle. Perhaps our ball runners are just not yet on the same page.

I would like to see players like Laurie and Brooks or Liddle for that matter trailing some of these blokes like Twal, Luc and Tuki. I have seen a number of times where Luc has an arm free with the ball, but no-one to pass it to.

 

[mikey]

@ Demps. Is they way Twal pronounced Doueihi's name the 'real' way it's meant to be pronounced?

 

[Demps]

@ Demps. Is they way Twal pronounced Doueihi's name the 'real' way it's meant to be pronounced?

Yeah I remember AD explained it on one of the shows.

Doo-whey, traditionally but they've adopted the Dewey. Easier I guess.
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I hear Madge saying Twal as Tw-arl...
Where most say Twal, T-wall.

 

[mikey]

@ Demps. Is they way Twal pronounced Doueihi's name the 'real' way it's meant to be pronounced?

Yeah I remember AD explained it on one of the shows.

Doo-whey, traditionally but they've adopted the Dewey. Easier I guess.
.
I hear Madge saying Twal as Tw-arl...
Where most say Twal, T-wall.

Cheers - just interesting how names get adjusted to the pronunciation of the country a person lives in.