Tame Tupou [Discussion]

[Spank]

He was at the ground tonight, quite a big buggar… tall and rangy, not as solid as i remember though

 

[Golden]

You're only as good as your last game. :slight_smile:

thats what I alwyas say otherwise we can show clips from shannon Hegaty in 2002 and say hes awsome

 

[anderson_silva]

is he a chance to line up in reggies this year?

 

[mtd]

You're only as good as your last game. :slight_smile:

thats what I alwyas say otherwise we can show clips from shannon Hegaty in 2002 and say hes awsome

as i remember he was in good form before he left australia…
i cant blame anyone for not performing in the coldness of the UK!

 

[beachtiger]

Not trying to be negative about our new signing because I think he is going to be a good acquisition for our club…but...to be fair that collection only showed that he is a good finisher and to be honest I didn't see much more than a winger doing his job and putting the ball over the line on the end of a nice backline movement or broken field play.

I just hope that he finds his way through traffic and knows how to take the ball back to the line off a kick as well as he finds the line.

Just thinking about him on one wing and TNT on the other wing is going to put some fear in our opposition.

 

[matty119]

You're only as good as your last game. :slight_smile:

thats what I alwyas say otherwise we can show clips from shannon Hegaty in 2002 and say hes awsome

as i remember he was in good form before he left australia…
i cant blame anyone for not performing in the coldness of the UK!

I think he was actually going ok in the UK before he got hurt, something like 11 tries in 12 games as Bradford's leading try scorer.

I think its also interesting to not that he played predominantly on the left in that footage, which would mean he would have to work in the off-season (or now whilst he can) to move to the right wing, as TNT has been going so well on the left, it would be stupid to move him. Just develop that left-handed fend and he'll be fine

 

[Marshall_magic]

He can score a try, but he can't stop them being scored down his side.

 

[Golden]

You're only as good as your last game. :slight_smile:

thats what I alwyas say otherwise we can show clips from shannon Hegaty in 2002 and say hes awsome

as i remember he was in good form before he left australia…
i cant blame anyone for not performing in the coldness of the UK!

actually what I remember is he got selected for NZ during a game and played the worst game you have ever seen in your life by a winger.. then eventually got dropped and never to play NRL again

 

[Guest]

is he a chance to line up in reggies this year?

Unliikely. Ink mentioned in another thread that he has to have some more surgery on the knee to get it right.

 

[Danos]

actually what I remember is he got selected for NZ during a game and played the worst game you have ever seen in your life by a winger.. then eventually got dropped and never to play NRL again

I remember he played 2 games during a tri-nations. One he was solid, quite good, but yeah, like you said, in the other game he was horrible. I remember he put an absolute monster hit on his opposite wing/centre though, that sticks out in my memory..

 

[weststigers]

Was just thinking with the Tigers signing all these outside backs, maybe Sheens has him lined up as a wide running back rower.

He's been pushed there before so wouldn't be out of the question. What are your thoughts?

 

[Guest]

Depends how his knee pulls up and whether he has some speed. I'd prefer him on the wing over Brown but Ryan is playing decent football and doesn't look like being dropped anytime soon. Hard to picture him in the forwards given the players the Tigers have there at the moment and some of the juniors coming through such as Dwyer and Schirnack.

 

[Colonel]

Was just thinking with the Tigers signing all these outside backs, maybe Sheens has him lined up as a wide running back rower.

He's been pushed there before so wouldn't be out of the question. What are your thoughts?

I wouldn't read too much into the Tupou signing. I think the Tigers took a punt on a low risk, high reward signing.

I don't think they have any plans for him beyond; if his knee heals and he gets some form and fitness back, that's a nice bonus. If it doesn't, no loss.

 

[fergiefurr]

c'mon….would sheens manufacture a back rower?

 

[palms]

c'mon….would sheens manufacture a back rower?

:neutral_face:
The last bloke he turned into a backrower was Galea, well over a year ago so this call is getting pretty tiresome everytime there is a contract thread…not a dig at you fergiefurr.

 

[supercoach]

Another website said he failed his medical and needs a full knee job and we have pulled out of the deal ????????

 

[jasetiger]

Another website said he failed his medical and needs a full knee job and we have pulled out of the deal ????????

:astonished: :astonished: :astonished:

Link please?

 

[Guest]

This week's RLW magazine says that he won't play this year and is undergoing knee surgery this week. There was no mention of the Tigers letting him go. I assume they will put him through pre-season training and see where his knee is at.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

according to mcdonnell in another post he has not been signed nor liam fulton. make of that what you will.

 

[system]

I was under the impression that he was signed up for match payments for this season with a view to maybe signing him next season