dubairl wrote:
tuson is very much like Hansen when he first broke through, but Hansen looked to have a better frame.
I think that's a fair comparison although Hansen seemed to have more potential back then that Tuson does now.
Comparing Tuson with the current back row forwards is perhaps a bit misleading though because I think he's much more of a loose forward than a second row. I can't say I've been too impressed with his run selection or ability to go through gaps out wide when compared to Farrell, Hughes or Lloyd but he seems better running down the middle where he's more likely to make a break.
I prefer Hughes to Tuson out wide because I see Hughes as a wide running back row, he runs better lines and is more dangerous with ball in hand.
Tuson seems to do better at loose forward and I'm pretty sure that's his preferred position. Comparing the players statistically is probably inaccurate too because most of the time Tuson's short time on the field is spent at loose forward or prop rather than second row.
I think Tuson is a decent player and my biggest criticism of him is that he doesn't make the most of the skills he has during games and tends to be a bit of a head down, run straight sort of player but he doesn't have the build for that.
In the future I think Hughes and Connor Farrell will become better players than Tuson while Lloyd is looking very promising too. When I doubt Tuson's long term future it's mainly because I see some of the younger players becoming better.
If I was given a choice between Tuson leaving or Hughes leaving; firstly I'd wonder why I was expected to make this decision instead of someone at the club, and secondly I'd go for Tuson leaving purely because Hughes has more potential.