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@madge said in [Tommy Talau](/post/1446257) said:@demps said in [Tommy Talau](/post/1446250) said:@jrtiger said in [Tommy Talau](/post/1446247) said:@madge said in [Tommy Talau](/post/1446241) said:@jrtiger said in [Tommy Talau](/post/1446233) said:Talau is incredibly frustrating. shows glimpses but makes the easy look incredibly hard.
great front on contact but struggles at times to make the correct read. manages to draw the centre and winger but then throws a forward pass to his winger. it's a guessing game with him every single week. willing to give him another pre-season and I think he'll start in the centres Round 1 2022, but that all hinges on HSS and whether or not Kepaoa is 100% come Round 1. personally I wouldn't have him there, would much rather Kepaoa.
I really liked that role he played against Canberra to start the year. Came on and added a bit of spark. Although our we wouldn't be getting the most out of our bench if we had him and a hooker on the bench at the same time.
I've got a mate who had a bit to do with Tommy over the years and he reckons he's made for the 14 role. not sure what the club plans to do with him, but it's certainly not out of the question. in saying all of that though I think either Simpkin or Hastings will play 14 next year.
Good post.
Makes sense.
MCK style.
Too slow for the backs, too small for the pack.
Has some ball playing skills apparently from coming through as a half.
He does mate - everyone coming through wanted to be a 6 because it was the fun position, fullback as well. Tommy enjoyed it. That was mostly because he was toying with kids at a younger age. The position requires a lot more strategical nous to it and in the NRL I don't think he'd cut it in the halves. A centre, backrow or roaming lock off the bench is how I see him moving forward. Not sure how the club view him at this point but it could be either one of these.
Edge back rower . He’s clearly got the potential to be as good as someone like schuster , or Curtis Sironen .