Tommy Talau

[TigerWest]

Tommy needs a few games back in reserves to get his game back.. I find him lazy and when a player gets past him he just watches. No effect to get back and help if needed.. Sorry but for a young bloke he is not putting in like others..

Yep, he seems content just to be in FG, to be fair he is not on his own imo.

 

[Demps]

Tommy needs a few games back in reserves to get his game back.. I find him lazy and when a player gets past him he just watches. No effect to get back and help if needed.. Sorry but for a young bloke he is not putting in like others..

Yep, he seems content just to be in FG, to be fair he is on his own imo.

He looks lost out there.
He is so bad, it's embarrassing.

Marcelo Montoya looked better than him.

 

[tigger19]

Needs to go back to koe and play centre, work on his confidence and effort areas, he has a skillset,good passing,can step,can finish, can possibly kick as well. Needs support in improving in the areas he needs.

 

[bathursttiger1]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He's not worth the investment.
Move him on.

He’s a center not a winger.
He didn't impress at centre either.

Who would you bring through in his place?

Same as we did the other night AD or Mbye until we sign someone better.

What about the wing position? Would you give Fitzgibbon a run? I think I would, couldn’t be any worse than Cini’s last game. Maybe give Cini a chance to redeem himself?

Yeah, I like Fitzgibbon (I thought he has improved a lot from the trials), I think Cini needs another chance, but also Kiah Cooper wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yeah Kiah Cooper is the one that actually stood out for me in all the KOECs I saw. Agreed that Cini needs a chance to redeem himself, it will make or break him. Fitzgibbon is raw, and would need support, which we lack, around him on the field but crikey he is quick.

Have a look at the last try that the Raiders scored today.

 

[mike]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He's not worth the investment.
Move him on.

He’s a center not a winger.
He didn't impress at centre either.

Who would you bring through in his place?

Same as we did the other night AD or Mbye until we sign someone better.

What about the wing position? Would you give Fitzgibbon a run? I think I would, couldn’t be any worse than Cini’s last game. Maybe give Cini a chance to redeem himself?

Yeah, I like Fitzgibbon (I thought he has improved a lot from the trials), I think Cini needs another chance, but also Kiah Cooper wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yeah Kiah Cooper is the one that actually stood out for me in all the KOECs I saw. Agreed that Cini needs a chance to redeem himself, it will make or break him. Fitzgibbon is raw, and would need support, which we lack, around him on the field but crikey he is quick.

Have a look at the last try that the Raiders scored today.

Today?

 

[tigerap]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He's not worth the investment.
Move him on.

He’s a center not a winger.
He didn't impress at centre either.

Who would you bring through in his place?

Same as we did the other night AD or Mbye until we sign someone better.

What about the wing position? Would you give Fitzgibbon a run? I think I would, couldn’t be any worse than Cini’s last game. Maybe give Cini a chance to redeem himself?

Yeah, I like Fitzgibbon (I thought he has improved a lot from the trials), I think Cini needs another chance, but also Kiah Cooper wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yeah Kiah Cooper is the one that actually stood out for me in all the KOECs I saw. Agreed that Cini needs a chance to redeem himself, it will make or break him. Fitzgibbon is raw, and would need support, which we lack, around him on the field but crikey he is quick.

Have a look at the last try that the Raiders scored today.

Describe it for us…

 

[bathursttiger1]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He's not worth the investment.
Move him on.

He’s a center not a winger.
He didn't impress at centre either.

Who would you bring through in his place?

Same as we did the other night AD or Mbye until we sign someone better.

What about the wing position? Would you give Fitzgibbon a run? I think I would, couldn’t be any worse than Cini’s last game. Maybe give Cini a chance to redeem himself?

Yeah, I like Fitzgibbon (I thought he has improved a lot from the trials), I think Cini needs another chance, but also Kiah Cooper wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yeah Kiah Cooper is the one that actually stood out for me in all the KOECs I saw. Agreed that Cini needs a chance to redeem himself, it will make or break him. Fitzgibbon is raw, and would need support, which we lack, around him on the field but crikey he is quick.

Have a look at the last try that the Raiders scored today.

Today?

My bad, but have a look.

 

[Tigerbuck63]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He was one player that made a number of mistakes against the Warriors and did cost us points.
Needs more experience in lower grades.

 

[mike]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He's not worth the investment.
Move him on.

He’s a center not a winger.
He didn't impress at centre either.

Who would you bring through in his place?

Same as we did the other night AD or Mbye until we sign someone better.

What about the wing position? Would you give Fitzgibbon a run? I think I would, couldn’t be any worse than Cini’s last game. Maybe give Cini a chance to redeem himself?

Yeah, I like Fitzgibbon (I thought he has improved a lot from the trials), I think Cini needs another chance, but also Kiah Cooper wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yeah Kiah Cooper is the one that actually stood out for me in all the KOECs I saw. Agreed that Cini needs a chance to redeem himself, it will make or break him. Fitzgibbon is raw, and would need support, which we lack, around him on the field but crikey he is quick.

Have a look at the last try that the Raiders scored today.

Today?


My bad, but have a look.

Found Saturday’s highlights. It certainly was a poor defensive effort from Kiah Cooper. I may need to re-evaluate. I’ll watch closely the next couple of games.

 

[bathursttiger1]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He's not worth the investment.
Move him on.

He’s a center not a winger.
He didn't impress at centre either.

Who would you bring through in his place?

Same as we did the other night AD or Mbye until we sign someone better.

What about the wing position? Would you give Fitzgibbon a run? I think I would, couldn’t be any worse than Cini’s last game. Maybe give Cini a chance to redeem himself?

Yeah, I like Fitzgibbon (I thought he has improved a lot from the trials), I think Cini needs another chance, but also Kiah Cooper wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yeah Kiah Cooper is the one that actually stood out for me in all the KOECs I saw. Agreed that Cini needs a chance to redeem himself, it will make or break him. Fitzgibbon is raw, and would need support, which we lack, around him on the field but crikey he is quick.

Have a look at the last try that the Raiders scored today.

Today?


My bad, but have a look.

Found Saturday’s highlights. It certainly was a poor defensive effort from Kiah Cooper. I may need to re-evaluate. I’ll watch closely the next couple of games.

That made Nofa look good.

 

[bathursttiger1]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He's not worth the investment.
Move him on.

He’s a center not a winger.
He didn't impress at centre either.

Who would you bring through in his place?

Same as we did the other night AD or Mbye until we sign someone better.

What about the wing position? Would you give Fitzgibbon a run? I think I would, couldn’t be any worse than Cini’s last game. Maybe give Cini a chance to redeem himself?

Yeah, I like Fitzgibbon (I thought he has improved a lot from the trials), I think Cini needs another chance, but also Kiah Cooper wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yeah Kiah Cooper is the one that actually stood out for me in all the KOECs I saw. Agreed that Cini needs a chance to redeem himself, it will make or break him. Fitzgibbon is raw, and would need support, which we lack, around him on the field but crikey he is quick.

Have a look at the last try that the Raiders scored today.

Today?


My bad, but have a look.

Found Saturday’s highlights. It certainly was a poor defensive effort from Kiah Cooper. I may need to re-evaluate. I’ll watch closely the next couple of games.

That made Nofa look good.

I thought that he might have been ready for NRL, maybe it was fatigue or just one of those things that WT players are good at. LOL

 

[theraptor456]

Up until last night he’s been fine. Pretty fickle and lacking in general RL knowledge to discard him after one bad game.

Ha ha

 

[Kul]

He's a hard one.

It seems in every game he makes some critical mistake that costs us a try and changes the momentum.

At the same time, he seems to put some great finishes and plays elsewhere.

 

[bathursttiger1]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He's not worth the investment.
Move him on.

He’s a center not a winger.
He didn't impress at centre either.

Who would you bring through in his place?

Same as we did the other night AD or Mbye until we sign someone better.

What about the wing position? Would you give Fitzgibbon a run? I think I would, couldn’t be any worse than Cini’s last game. Maybe give Cini a chance to redeem himself?

Yeah, I like Fitzgibbon (I thought he has improved a lot from the trials), I think Cini needs another chance, but also Kiah Cooper wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yeah Kiah Cooper is the one that actually stood out for me in all the KOECs I saw. Agreed that Cini needs a chance to redeem himself, it will make or break him. Fitzgibbon is raw, and would need support, which we lack, around him on the field but crikey he is quick.

Have a look at the last try that the Raiders scored today.

Describe it for us…

https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2021/05/23/magpies-v-raiders-nsw-cup-highlights-round-11/

 

[BAGNF05]

He's a hard one.

It seems in every game he makes some critical mistake that costs us a try and changes the momentum.

At the same time, he seems to put some great finishes and plays elsewhere.

When players make FG they need to virtually eliminate those howlers as they generally decide close games. We are tolerating school boy errors every week.

 

[isaaktigers]

I feel like Tommy isn't fit enough and surely the club in the off season can get him some coaching from a sprints coach that would do wonders for his career moving forward.

He's not worth the investment.
Move him on.

He’s a center not a winger.
He didn't impress at centre either.

Who would you bring through in his place?

Same as we did the other night AD or Mbye until we sign someone better.

What about the wing position? Would you give Fitzgibbon a run? I think I would, couldn’t be any worse than Cini’s last game. Maybe give Cini a chance to redeem himself?

Yeah, I like Fitzgibbon (I thought he has improved a lot from the trials), I think Cini needs another chance, but also Kiah Cooper wouldn't be a bad option either.

Yeah Kiah Cooper is the one that actually stood out for me in all the KOECs I saw. Agreed that Cini needs a chance to redeem himself, it will make or break him. Fitzgibbon is raw, and would need support, which we lack, around him on the field but crikey he is quick.

Have a look at the last try that the Raiders scored today.

Today?


My bad, but have a look.

Found Saturday’s highlights. It certainly was a poor defensive effort from Kiah Cooper. I may need to re-evaluate. I’ll watch closely the next couple of games.

Ohh jeeze that looked ugly.. couldn’t even get him..

Also Dockar-Clay at the end looked the goods.

 

[TrueTiger]

Let me put things into perspective for you guys although some on here will bag the crap out of me again because I give an honest summation based on experience...
firstly...Tommy has talent but has been riding in the shadows of his father...
secondly he needs to work on his game at NRL level,things just dont happen for you unless your prepared to work on it...
thirdly..the young guys that everyone is screaming to put in the fg side arent READY yet for the 80 min grind and bashing they will get from seasoned NRL players....its that simple..

Last but not least give Hartigan,Madge and the admin guys who deal with the financials and purchases do their job ...we have been a head case for years,let them develop us into a competative team that people will consider for the right reasons not the worst...

 

[happy_tiger]

Let me put things into perspective for you guys although some on here will bag the crap out of me again because I give an honest summation based on experience...
firstly...Tommy has talent but has been riding in the shadows of his father...
secondly he needs to work on his game at NRL level,things just dont happen for you unless your prepared to work on it...
thirdly..the young guys that everyone is screaming to put in the fg side arent READY yet for the 80 min grind and bashing they will get from seasoned NRL players....its that simple..

Last but not least give Hartigan,Madge and the admin guys who deal with the financials and purchases do their job ...we have been a head case for years,let them develop us into a competative team that people will consider for the right reasons not the worst...

Geez Zig you throw yourself on a lot of grenades ...why we lov ya

 

[TrueTiger]

Let me put things into perspective for you guys although some on here will bag the crap out of me again because I give an honest summation based on experience...
firstly...Tommy has talent but has been riding in the shadows of his father...
secondly he needs to work on his game at NRL level,things just dont happen for you unless your prepared to work on it...
thirdly..the young guys that everyone is screaming to put in the fg side arent READY yet for the 80 min grind and bashing they will get from seasoned NRL players....its that simple..

Last but not least give Hartigan,Madge and the admin guys who deal with the financials and purchases do their job ...we have been a head case for years,let them develop us into a competative team that people will consider for the right reasons not the worst...

Geez Zig you throw yourself on a lot of grenades ...why we lov ya

You might have to call me Teflon Tiger from now on...but I still will be good old Zig to my mates...ha ha ha :blush:

 

[TigerBlood93]

The blokes saying to get rid of Talau are kidding, the kid has one of the best try strike rates for us, 21 years old and played about 20 games, most of them out of position, but a few nufties reckon we should get rid of him, the same kid that grew up playing in all the rep teams, been scouted as our best young talent by both players and coaches and even picked in this years emerging blues squad.

I see Remis smith situation similar, had talent and played solid without being great. Dogs let him go and now he’s showing how good he is going to be in a few years. That’s Talau for us, he’s been solid for us out of position on the wing.


But if we have the nufties way, he’ll end up in a top roster and kill it, then the same nufties will make a group named why did we let him go and blame management for it.


Give the kid time, he’s obviously got talent but needs more games and for our team to win some games! The poor kid has won 6 games in his nrl career playing for the tigers, that in itself would stunt a career. Hopefully we see more of him at centre, would have been interesting to see him play at 6 for a few games aswell. Could be similar to greg bird type of role for him.