Starford To’a #253

[upthetigers]

Lol no. No he has not.

He has a story to tell his kids though, he outplayed Valentine Holmes.

 

[Roar_Power]

Really disappointed in To'a to start the season. He has had the ability to be as good as the likes of Tago, May, Staggs etc but not sure if he has their same level of desire, commitment & work ethic to harness his talent.

We have a few others in a similar boat.

Makes we wonder whether the club should invest in a sports psychologist to help these young guys develop.

Toa is no more than a fringe first grader and we need to be aiming higher if we want to compete. If only Makasini was a couple of years older....

 

[Vicious]

Something to consider is To’a has a big left foot step that we don’t get to see as we always play him on the right.
Of course that doesn’t excuse his missed tackles.

 

[Tucker]

Really disappointed in To'a to start the season. He has had the ability to be as good as the likes of Tago, May, Staggs etc but not sure if he has their same level of desire, commitment & work ethic to harness his talent.

In which universe?
He is a reserve grader.

 

[Tucker]

He has a story to tell his kids though, he outplayed Valentine Holmes.

Yes, he will always have that.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

In which universe?
He is a reserve grader.

Maybe its not a planet - maybe its a star.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Timoko. Never heard of him. Canberra centre. Gets the job done.

 

[Tucker]

Timoko. Never heard of him. Canberra centre. Gets the job done.

He’s a gun

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

My point is - who has been around longer Timoko or Toa?

 

[boonboon]

My point is - who has been around longer Timoko or Toa?

Timoko he is 24, Star is 23

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Okay. Thanks Boonboon. Let me rephrase my question. Who has played more first grade games. Apologies brother.

 

[Tucker]

Okay. Thanks Boonboon. Let me rephrase my question. Who has played more first grade games. Apologies brother.

Timoko but they are pretty much the same

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Fair enough. I would swap them in heart beat. Pretty much different for myself. However respect your interpretation of life.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Was that another try assist for Timoko?

 

[Tucker]

Great try Warriors

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Wrong thread brother. Round 3 discussion.

 

[Vicious]

Fair enough. I would swap them in heart beat. Pretty much different for myself. However respect your interpretation of life.

Timoko is a powerful ball runner.
We are hoping Faatape becomes a similar player to him, time will tell.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Faatape. Now we talking.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Really disappointed in To'a to start the season. He has had the ability to be as good as the likes of Tago, May, Staggs etc but not sure if he has their same level of desire, commitment & work ethic to harness his talent.

If he has the ability to be as good he would be.
He has 61 NRL games under his belt.
He doesn’t have the same ability & it isn’t even close.

 

[gregjm87]

If he has the ability to be as good he would be.
He has 61 NRL games under his belt.
He doesn’t have the same ability & it isn’t even close.

I agree with BWG. I understand not every junior standout kicks on but To'a as an outside back was miles ahead of everyone else in his age group. He debuted early based on his ability, however quickly fell out of favour at Newcastle reportedly due to a very poor work ethic. The hope was a change of clubs might instill a desire to knuckle down and make the most of his talents. Alas, this doesn't appear to be the club for someone to do so.