Tommy Talau

[Merlot]

leg speed is not one of his gifts

 

[brian]

Still better than Ross Conlon 😂 someone has to make norfa look good

 

[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.

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

Also Dockar-Clay at the end looked the goods.

Dockar-Clay looks good.

 

[TigerWest]

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.

You may well be right, but time is one thing we don't have.

Let him learn in reserves.

 

[Demps]

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.

The blokes saying To keep Talau are kidding their selves.
He's fallen over the line a few times but he is painfully slow and is a poor defender.

Mediocrity is ingrained in the team and he's a perfect example.

He is not a first grader and should be delivering pizzas for @happy_tiger's pizzeria.

Another flop living off his name.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

TT isn’t a winger and is playing way out of position.

I can cop dropped bombs under pressure & being out paced because of that or thumbles low to the ground off grubbers but the majority of his errors aren’t all positional based - dropped balls in tackles, missed tackles, poor defensive reads.

I do think he will become a very good edge backrower but he needs to remove the errors from his game.

 

[rihannafan1]

He really lacks focus. The howler in Magic Round is a prime example.

I think he has also found the step to NRL far more difficult than anything before it. He plays with the confidence of someone who has achieved at a high level and is able to do some remarkable things but seems to be caught off guard at times by the speed and strength of the opposition.

He needs time but also hopefully he's got very clear instructions on what he needs to develop.

 

[theraptor456]

Agree. "oh but he scored tries at a good rate he must be good". Just about every single one of his tries is him falling over the line where anybody on this forum could have likely got the job done. Please dont kid yourselves with his "try scoring ability" its laughable.

 

[jrtiger]

we need to stop playing him on the wing. it's destroying his confidence. he's a centre. if that means he goes back to KOE Cup to work on things that's fine, it's probably what he needs at this stage.

 

[Devon Head]

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.

Tigers were given the chance to swap him for The Fox as well and turned it down.

 

[Demps]

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.

Tigers were given the chance to swap him for The Fox as well and turned it down.

Mistake of the decade.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

we need to stop playing him on the wing. it's destroying his confidence. he's a centre. if that means he goes back to KOE Cup to work on things that's fine, it's probably what he needs at this stage.

He starts in the centres every time ahead of Leilua. Time for WTs to find winger.

 

[TheDaBoss]

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.

Dockar-Clay looks good.

I genuinelly think dockar can secure a utlity rolr on the bench..... imho simpkin still needs more development in kOe, he has been on off

 

[Demps]

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.

Dockar-Clay looks good.

I genuinelly think dockar can secure a utlity rolr on the bench..... imho simpkin still needs more development in kOe, he has been on off

Doubtful

 

[Milky]

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.

Get over yourself and learn how to express yourself without trying to talk down on others...

 

[the_third]

we need to stop playing him on the wing. it's destroying his confidence. he's a centre. if that means he goes back to KOE Cup to work on things that's fine, it's probably what he needs at this stage.

He starts in the centres every time ahead of Leilua. Time for WTs to find winger.

That will happen after we decide to activate the year or not. 3 weeks or so I think

 

[cktiger]

we need to stop playing him on the wing. it's destroying his confidence. he's a centre. if that means he goes back to KOE Cup to work on things that's fine, it's probably what he needs at this stage.

He starts in the centres every time ahead of Leilua. Time for WTs to find winger.

We need to stop playing him in first grade... just too many mistakes.

 

[Demps]

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.

Get over yourself and learn how to express yourself without trying to talk down on others...


 

[TigerBlood93]

Agree. "oh but he scored tries at a good rate he must be good". Just about every single one of his tries is him falling over the line where anybody on this forum could have likely got the job done. Please dont kid yourselves with his "try scoring ability" its laughable.

People who say this are always the ones who shouldn’t make suggestions, stupid to imply he just fell over for a try. His magic round try was great, he made it look easier than it was. If anyone could score at his rate, why haven’t we had others scoring at his rate?? Nofa is great finisher, but who else ?

 

[tony soprano]

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.

Get over yourself and learn how to express yourself without trying to talk down on others...

Probably not the best way to start your sentence to express your point