Yeh same. Im not expecting us to become a finals team just because he come over, but he's the first piece of the puzzle. We do need more grunt up front. We still need x factor, a working halves combo and possibly a coach. They are the other piecesAlways like Sterlo’s pragmatic take on things, makes sense and I agree...although I don’t think we’re expecting miracles, I’m personally hoping he has a very positive impact on the team...
I agree there's a lot of pressure on him to live up to the hype and price tag but he's the complete opposite of Tolman as a player.so thompson isn't that big and the ESL isn't as physically as the NRL. What happens if he turns out to be an exact replica of tolman?
Maybe they keep Pay, as interpreter lolPay spent plenty of time around Josh Hodgson and Canberra's British imports when an assistant at the Raiders, and was grateful he could understand Thompson.
Journalistic gold! do these guys get paid? Must’ve been trying to pad-out the word count....or a sly dig at Pay’s intellect?
Thompson on the 3rdso thompson isn't that big and the ESL isn't as physically as the NRL. What happens if he turns out to be an exact replica of tolman?
I’d wait a few weeks he will probably only get a little bit of game time and his price will drop. When he starts games he could be a good option.More importantly, do I add him to my SC team?
Elliot on the 1stThompson on the 3rd
Tolman on the 4th?
So he is exactly like tolmanI agree there's a lot of pressure on him to live up to the hype and price tag but he's the complete opposite of Tolman as a player.
He has amazing footwork, great speed for a prop due to his junior career as a back and he is an athlete. He also scores plenty of tries for a prop. Tolman is none of those things.
Even when Tolman was younger at the Storm he was the same workmanlike player with limited physical attributes. Thompson has a lot more upside than Tolman ever did.
Always like Sterlo’s pragmatic take on things, makes sense and I agree...although I don’t think we’re expecting miracles, I’m personally hoping he has a very positive impact on the team...