OFFICIAL James Tamou [Discussion]

[hobbo1]

He seems to be a well grounded individual with no off field indiscretions that have made the front page of the Australian. That has to be worth a tick.

Caught drink driving in 2013
Could’ve killed someone

 

[pawsandclaws1]

He seems to be a well grounded individual with no off field indiscretions that have made the front page of the Australian. That has to be worth a tick.

Caught drink driving in 2013
Could’ve killed someone

He appears to have learnt from that. I can't recall him being in the media for the wrong reasons.

 

[supercoach]

All the good sides have a player like Tamou. They plug the middle, take dirty hit ups, seldom make a mistake and show the way for others to follow. Agreed he is at the back end of his career, but two year contract on reasonable money has to equate to a very good signing. Iam not expecting his Penrith stats with us as he will not have the quality around him but he is better than anything we have

 

[Tim Sheens]

He’ll always be labelled a plodder, that’s just how he plays. Doesn’t mean he’s bad he’ll do the 1% stuff, tough carries, work hard to make his tackles, find his front.

The big question is how will he hold up in a much weaker team. His experience will be invaluable but more important is how he goes on the field. I don’t think he will provide the same stats he has this year which is my worry but hopefully he gets us a good 100 metres or more a game.

At least we know he’s a hard worker. He won’t slack off that’s for sure

Cannot agree with the first of that, as I remember Tamou as a very different beast when he came into grade, with impact and pace that he hasn't possessed for a long time. Didn't he have a neck or back injury that changed him?

Edit; sorry, misread the first bit.

 

[JC99]

He’ll always be labelled a plodder, that’s just how he plays. Doesn’t mean he’s bad he’ll do the 1% stuff, tough carries, work hard to make his tackles, find his front.

The big question is how will he hold up in a much weaker team. His experience will be invaluable but more important is how he goes on the field. I don’t think he will provide the same stats he has this year which is my worry but hopefully he gets us a good 100 metres or more a game.

At least we know he’s a hard worker. He won’t slack off that’s for sure

Cannot agree with the first of that, as I remember Tamou as a very different beast when he came into grade, with impact and pace that he hasn't possessed for a long time. Didn't he have a neck or back injury that changed him?

I meant by people on here. I don’t think he’s a plodder at all but a lot of people just want props to smash people otherwise you’re a plodder. Even last year he scored some nice tries and made line breaks.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

He seems to be a well grounded individual with no off field indiscretions that have made the front page of the Australian. That has to be worth a tick.

Caught drink driving in 2013
Could’ve killed someone

He appears to have learnt from that. I can't recall him being in the media for the wrong reasons.

something we cannot say about JAC, stright out of Mandine /LM school!?

 

[Tim Sheens]

He’ll always be labelled a plodder, that’s just how he plays. Doesn’t mean he’s bad he’ll do the 1% stuff, tough carries, work hard to make his tackles, find his front.

The big question is how will he hold up in a much weaker team. His experience will be invaluable but more important is how he goes on the field. I don’t think he will provide the same stats he has this year which is my worry but hopefully he gets us a good 100 metres or more a game.

At least we know he’s a hard worker. He won’t slack off that’s for sure

Cannot agree with the first of that, as I remember Tamou as a very different beast when he came into grade, with impact and pace that he hasn't possessed for a long time. Didn't he have a neck or back injury that changed him?

I meant by people on here. I don’t think he’s a plodder at all but a lot of people just want props to smash people otherwise you’re a plodder. Even last year he scored some nice tries and made line breaks.

Sorry, you seem to have gotten in before I re-read and edited my post above.

He is a whatever signing to me at the mentioned dollars, which I see little risk in working out as a plus or a minus. If he excels, great, we got a bargain, does his job, fine, if not, oh well, only two years at middle of the road money.

 

[JC99]

He’ll always be labelled a plodder, that’s just how he plays. Doesn’t mean he’s bad he’ll do the 1% stuff, tough carries, work hard to make his tackles, find his front.

The big question is how will he hold up in a much weaker team. His experience will be invaluable but more important is how he goes on the field. I don’t think he will provide the same stats he has this year which is my worry but hopefully he gets us a good 100 metres or more a game.

At least we know he’s a hard worker. He won’t slack off that’s for sure

Cannot agree with the first of that, as I remember Tamou as a very different beast when he came into grade, with impact and pace that he hasn't possessed for a long time. Didn't he have a neck or back injury that changed him?

I meant by people on here. I don’t think he’s a plodder at all but a lot of people just want props to smash people otherwise you’re a plodder. Even last year he scored some nice tries and made line breaks.

Sorry, you seem to have gotten in before I re-read and edited my post above.

He is a whatever signing to me at the mentioned dollars, which I see little risk in working out as a plus or a minus. If he excels, great, we got a bargain, does his job, fine, if not, oh well, only two years at middle of the road money.

Yeah I completely agree. There’s a low chance he turns out to be a bad signing which is a good thing for us.

 

[Tigers_Tale]

So, let's see - 60 run metres, 14 tackles, 10 hit ups. Looks pretty average to me.
Like I said, its not all about stats - leadership is important. However, they are not great statistics for a starting front rower, and when you are only on the field for about 40 minutes, how much leadership are you really providing?

So you are basing your assessment on one game?

When the going gets tough he plods ...
he’ll fit right in amongst our plodders ..

When the Pamfers get on a roll players like Yeo, Fisher-Harris , Leota and Martin carry him .

Plodder

Tamou was only on for 26 minutes, at the start when its hardest to make the metres, the Roosters also had more possession at that time and Tamou missed no tackles.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

So, let's see - 60 run metres, 14 tackles, 10 hit ups. Looks pretty average to me.
Like I said, its not all about stats - leadership is important. However, they are not great statistics for a starting front rower, and when you are only on the field for about 40 minutes, how much leadership are you really providing?

Lol try again, averages for the year are better than any of our current forwards.... Josh comes the closest to him and about 40-60m average less is the gap to the rest of our plodders.

534 tackles at 95.9% tackle efficiency
142.7 meters per game

Average line breaks & penalties conceded reduced by 56% when he is on the park

Better than anyone in our starting pack.

 

[yeti]

So, let's see - 60 run metres, 14 tackles, 10 hit ups. Looks pretty average to me.
Like I said, its not all about stats - leadership is important. However, they are not great statistics for a starting front rower, and when you are only on the field for about 40 minutes, how much leadership are you really providing?

Lol try again, averages for the year are better than any of our current forwards.... Josh comes the closest to him and about 40-60m average less is the gap to the rest of our plodders.

534 tackles at 95.9% tackle efficiency
142.7 meters per game

Average line breaks & penalties conceded reduced by 56% when he is on the park

Better than anyone in our starting pack.

If he is able to achieve these sorts of numbers leading our pack, I will be absolutely delighted - AND surprised. Believe me, I want nothing more than for Tamou to step up and rip in and lead our forwards in such a fashion that they become a genuinely respected unit. I just don't think he has it in him.
We will see.

 

[tiger_one]

20 pages, eh.

 

[tigerbill]

On Tamou's efforts last night, we'd have been better off keeping Huth. Same player, just cheaper.
Having said that, I have no idea about his leadership qualities, but most seem to think him an excellent captain. At any rate, 2 years ain't too onerous. (Well, not compared to Packer/Reynolds/McQueen et al).

The Fact we have signed the Captain of the team that won the Minor Premiership and is likely to win the premiership will go a long way to Signing up other top line players
I think it was a very smart move
Its a little like when we signed Todd Payten

If only he also had half the skill of Payten.

He’s a lot better than Payten.

Don’t see that myself

Tamou has played for Australia and NSW. Payten wasn’t even in the discussion for origin at any point. That says it all.

Maybe because he was in the team that won the comp, people’s memories fade.

Why do people keep bringing up past accolades to justify recruitment? Today he's a plodder, don't buy him.

Yep, starting prop and captain of the best team in the comp, has lost ONE game all year. Definitely a plodder.

I’m not going to bother arguing this one any further.

And you do it again, you don't speak of his performance just of the teams he's in. The Panthers are letting him go, you're aware of that right?

 

[weststigerman]

On Tamou's efforts last night, we'd have been better off keeping Huth. Same player, just cheaper.
Having said that, I have no idea about his leadership qualities, but most seem to think him an excellent captain. At any rate, 2 years ain't too onerous. (Well, not compared to Packer/Reynolds/McQueen et al).

The Fact we have signed the Captain of the team that won the Minor Premiership and is likely to win the premiership will go a long way to Signing up other top line players
I think it was a very smart move
Its a little like when we signed Todd Payten

If only he also had half the skill of Payten.

He’s a lot better than Payten.

Don’t see that myself

Tamou has played for Australia and NSW. Payten wasn’t even in the discussion for origin at any point. That says it all.

Maybe because he was in the team that won the comp, people’s memories fade.

Why do people keep bringing up past accolades to justify recruitment? Today he's a plodder, don't buy him.

Yep, starting prop and captain of the best team in the comp, has lost ONE game all year. Definitely a plodder.

I’m not going to bother arguing this one any further.

And you do it again, you don't speak of his performance just of the teams he's in. The Panthers are letting him go, you're aware of that right?

I suppose you think the Broncos are letting Fifita go too?

 

[tigerbill]

On Tamou's efforts last night, we'd have been better off keeping Huth. Same player, just cheaper.
Having said that, I have no idea about his leadership qualities, but most seem to think him an excellent captain. At any rate, 2 years ain't too onerous. (Well, not compared to Packer/Reynolds/McQueen et al).

The Fact we have signed the Captain of the team that won the Minor Premiership and is likely to win the premiership will go a long way to Signing up other top line players
I think it was a very smart move
Its a little like when we signed Todd Payten

If only he also had half the skill of Payten.

He’s a lot better than Payten.

Don’t see that myself

Tamou has played for Australia and NSW. Payten wasn’t even in the discussion for origin at any point. That says it all.

Maybe because he was in the team that won the comp, people’s memories fade.

Why do people keep bringing up past accolades to justify recruitment? Today he's a plodder, don't buy him.

Yep, starting prop and captain of the best team in the comp, has lost ONE game all year. Definitely a plodder.

I’m not going to bother arguing this one any further.

And you do it again, you don't speak of his performance just of the teams he's in. The Panthers are letting him go, you're aware of that right?

I suppose you think the Broncos are letting Fifita go too?

What you're telling me the panthers are fighting to keep Tamou like the Bronc want to keep Fifita?

 

[weststigerman]

The plodder is killing it so far tonight

 

[TheDaBoss]

He got really unlucky with the penalty against him

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

we all praise Aloia and Twal etc Tamau is a winner and will help with transforming us into a competitive pack

 

[momo_amp_medo]

The plodder is killing it so far tonight

I’ll take a number of these kind of plodders any day.
Some critics of the guy on here are just full of it.
Really no idea.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

He is the most important signing for us since Gareth Ellis