Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:03 pm  

Another year for TL

Re: Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:32 pm  

Great news this. He’s gone about his business very effectively this season and has been very consistent. I’d hope to see French & Hastings at 6&7 next season and see Leuluai share the 9 role with Powell.

Re: Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:59 pm  

He’s invaluable in big games and he’s durable as well. He’s probably the ultimate example of a player who just wont be done any justice by looking at stats. There’s no stat for inspiring those around him and there’s no stat for how much energy them chopping tackles take out of the opposition.

Re: Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:36 pm  

No grumbles here. Still performs to high standards and definitely puts the effort in. Good signing.

Re: Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:44 pm  

Hastings
Leaulai
French
Sammut
Sharrocks
Woods
H Smith

Either French isn’t seen in the halves or one/two of these will be moved on surely?

Happy Tommy has signed though.

Re: Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:04 pm  

NSW wrote:

Hastings
Leaulai
French
Sammut
Sharrocks
Woods
H Smith

Either French isn’t seen in the halves or one/two of these will be moved on surely?

Happy Tommy has signed though.

I thought Shorrocks was out of contract at the end of the year but there seems to be conflicting reports. I think he needs to move in for the good of his career. I’d also be surprised to see Sammut here in 2020. He’s clearly not overly fancied by Lam but I think he’s shown in his short spells for us that he could still play at this level or for a very good championship side.

Re: Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:10 pm  

Good decision. Can we just please ban him from kicking? EVER?

Experience is invaluable. Big game player. A good one to have around the camp.

Re: Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:26 pm  

Tommy can kick (see Marshall's first try). He just doesn't have a decent bomb.

Re: Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 9:02 pm  

moto748 wrote:

Tommy can kick (see Marshall's first try). He just doesn't have a decent bomb.

Yet it’s his go to kick for some reason. Nothing quite as infuriating as him rolling it out for the 23rd time in one game.

He does seem to have realised recently though that little dobbers going 15 feet high aren’t going to catch many opposition players out.

Re: Tommy signs new contract : Mon Aug 05, 2019 9:26 pm  

Leuluai's 'bombs' aren't supposed to be difficult to catch - they just give the chase a bit of time to get forward and hopefully trap the winger as close to the corner as possible. We've been doing it for years - a bit dreary but its low risk and does tend to put us in a decent position to defend from.