Tonks : Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:38 am  

Confirmed to Sheffield Eagles. Decent signing for them, but hopefully weve already replaced him with the big aussie prop

Re: Tonks : Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:07 pm  

Dont think we saw his best on Fax, not getting on with the coach probably didnt help in that respect, but I think we have replaced him with better and more importantly players who can do a lot of time on the pitch.

Re: Tonks : Fri Oct 24, 2014 12:12 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Dont think we saw his best on Fax, not getting on with the coach probably didnt help in that respect, but I think we have replaced him with better and more importantly players who can do a lot of time on the pitch.

I do agree about his performance but as you say Karl didn't use him properly.
He is an impact player who should be brought on and taken off at the right time.
A current player suggested to me that 15 mins periods were his limit and that Karl used to leave him on too long.
Can a player who can only play a max of 30 mins a game attract the salary I believe he was on?
Only my opinion by the way.

Re: Tonks : Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:01 pm  

Just about every team has four props who each play half a game. It's just how the game's developed.

Re: Tonks : Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:17 pm  

A good signing for the eagles. Mark Aston's a good coach and will get more out of Tonka than Karl Harrison did.
He looked a better player in his last few games when coming from the bench. The games too fast for someone like Tonks to be in the starting line up, and was found out on a quite a few occasions in defense. Much better to have him as an impact forward

Re: Tonks : Fri Oct 24, 2014 1:33 pm  

n empsall wrote:

A good signing for the eagles. Mark Aston's a good coach and will get more out of Tonka than Karl Harrison did.
He looked a better player in his last few games when coming from the bench. The games too fast for someone like Tonks to be in the starting line up, and was found out on a quite a few occasions in defense. Much better to have him as an impact forward

Exactly as I said.
It seems however in South Yorkshire that 30 mins is half a game.

Re: Tonks : Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:14 pm  

halifaxjohn wrote:

Exactly as I said.
It seems however in South Yorkshire that 30 mins is half a game.

No such place. Part of the West Riding.

Re: Tonks : Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:27 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

No such place. Part of the West Riding.

Correct As an aside, where are you playing next season?

Re: Tonks : Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:24 am  

Hudd-Shay wrote:

Correct As an aside, where are you playing next season?

We'll be playing a game at the Shay, I believe.

Re: Tonks : Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:33 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

We'll be playing a game at the Shay, I believe.

Going off thread for a minute, Chop my fingers of Guardianistas if you want, Gregg, did your beloved Bramall Lane ever stage an international game?
No looking it up!