Toddy Payten
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Hes a good off the bench for the fact it gives an opportunity for highno to take a breather, he goes on for 20 highno plays 60 and hes fresh, last week highno had a little break and he was very explosive in the second half. Yes todd did not make any runs but his D was still decent around the ruck made 14 tackles no missed tackles which is good.
If can keep playing this role its good for the semi for highno and also his experience in the squad, if we carry graot into the semi's I wouldnt also have BMM or begavich or fifita due to lack of experience. keep him there.
If can keep playing this role its good for the semi for highno and also his experience in the squad, if we carry graot into the semi's I wouldnt also have BMM or begavich or fifita due to lack of experience. keep him there.
hybrid_tiger
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Of course it is, but there are two sides to the game. You can't carry a player who does not touch the ball in attack, has that ever happened before?
@hybrid_tiger said:
We might be carrying him just to get him some match fitness HT.
I agree it's putting strain on other players, especially since we only run with a three forward bench.
Whatever the reason is I hope he is out there and carting it up this weekend.
tigerbenji
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Hopefully Tod will get a bit fitter & kill them, I would rather toddy there then Fifita who just wants to run sideways & not tackle.
gold_on_black
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Todd deserves to be there IMO…he is just short of a run but will come good...he is just building confidence(he hasnt seen to much football recently) and his versatility is second to none....lets face it we have 3 80 minute backrowers...toddy is a front rower who can play back row also so he is able to give heighno that little break he needs and he can also jump into the front row whilst being a great cover for injury....It is hard to get involved when gareth and liam are dominating right now the way they are...so id be happy to send him on for D only and let the others take care of attack the way they are performing.
I must say Todd is one player i never have any fear about when he plays...i am always confident he wont miss tackles and make silly mistakes.
fifita isn't up to the task....plenty of skill but he runs sideways and drops off tackles all the time
I must say Todd is one player i never have any fear about when he plays...i am always confident he wont miss tackles and make silly mistakes.
fifita isn't up to the task....plenty of skill but he runs sideways and drops off tackles all the time
supercoach
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The body is busted and that great football brain has slowed a second. Sheens has been trying to get him up to speed so he can play a role in the finals series and while we are winning its hard to really protest although I would have thought we needed some strong legs for impact rather than the experience that Todd offers
Mulga_Bill
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@Cultured Bogan said:
Comic genius at work - he won't need to retire after that – brilliant.
Footy_Head_Goodness
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I hate saying bad things about Todd like most of you. In saying that, he's not all there at the moment. The bench is for impact and he hasnt got that at the moment. I assume he is adding to other peoples games mentally in some way cause its not on performance. i didnt notice him at all in the Penrith game till i saw him shaking hands with a pernrith players after the siron.
magpie2tiger
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He will right.A game off being up to speed.You got to remember he has mist a jeep of footy.Toddy will be one of our best in finals.Remember a year ago he saved us against the eels..
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hammertime
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For me, I don't care if he is playing busted. It's his final year and from what he has given the club, he deserves to be at least on the bench for the Finals. We can afford to carry him.
Toddy may be struggling, but he won't let us down.
Toddy may be struggling, but he won't let us down.
Payten has been a great warrior for us, although his best years are definitely behind him. He can be a good back up for injured players and his experience is good for the youngsters, but to be honest if you watch him lately he is slow around the rucks (probably not 100% injury free or maybe it's his ageing body) so hope he doesn't leave any gaps up the middle for guys like Burt or Hayne to run through.
@Duffy_P said:
Sorry I can disagree. That is an absurd statement to make.
Yes he has given plenty to the club but you know what he is more then compensated for that, in fact its his job!!
I am not knocking Todd at all, just this ridiculous statement, we cannot afford to carry anyone if we are going to beat Melbourne, Brisbane etc.
If there are players putting in a bigger effort in the lower grades they should be rewarded over someone who is 'making up the numbers'. I want this team to win another premiership not come 3rd again. In any event if the Tigers win a premiership and he is not selected in the first grade team he still will receive the premiership ring (from memory they give out like 20-25 of the rings now).
