Aiden Tolman

[AucklandDog]

Aiden definitely aint no attacking steamroller, nor does he intimidate the opposition, but there is no frontrower in the club like Aiden who tightens the middle and covers every hole and loose ball.

People will be in for a surprise next year.

It happened with Hodkinson
It happened with Ennis
It happened with Reynolds
It happened with Graham
It happened with Morris Brothera
It will happen again with Tolman

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Suprise? Our defence is shit with and without Tolman.

 

[Scoooby]

New era needed.

 

[AucklandDog]

Suprise? Our defence is shit with and without Tolman.

Our attack is shit with and without Tolman, but our defence through the middle is horrible without Tolman.

I understand everyone wants to see a new and exciting structure (greatly atrack), and we have a general idea of the style Barrett wants to play, and unfortunately we havent got the crop to play that style. We would need to bring in an almost entire new squad barring RFM, Thompson and Jackson(must be in the 13)

 

[Typical dog]

We have way more issues to worry about than not having Aiden Tolman in our team

 

[Nasheed]

Nasheed heee,
Pleased add 'it will happen with Holland' too

and yes I agree OP wit chu sentiment

 

[bradyk]

The only player on that list that I wanted us to get rid of is Tolman. Not the same :P .

 

[Trafford10]

So soft in the middle, no point even naming the softcock forward who missed the tackle.

 

[Kiwipup]

JWH from the Roosters has been the same this year.

Has gone downhill in attack and is doing a truckload of tackles and plugging holes.

Napa, Toomaga, Ogden wont be doing what Tolman has been doing for years.

Napa should be the one leaving and not Tolman

 

[AucklandDog]

Nasheed heee,
Pleased add 'it will happen with Holland' too

and yes I agree OP wit chu sentiment

Holland along with all our outside backs at the club are terrible

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Our attack is shit with and without Tolman, but our defence through the middle is horrible without Tolman.

I understand everyone wants to see a new and exciting structure (greatly atrack), and we have a general idea of the style Barrett wants to play, and unfortunately we havent got the crop to play that style. We would need to bring in an almost entire new squad barring RFM, Thompson and Jackson(must be in the 13)

Our defence is no better with Tolman, seriously. Our defence is shit because our conditioning is terrible and the systems in place are horrendous and a single player does not change that.

 

[B-Train]

He won't be missed.

 

[CeeEss]

Tolman plugs a lot of holes and mops up a lot of shit. He gets in the way in attack but he’ll be missed.

 

[Phalangist]

Get over that love affair that we need Tolman

he is a myth and is shit

plenty of players that can plug the middle

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Tolman OUT ✔
Foran OUT ✔
Sue OUT ✔
Holland OUT ✔
Montoya OUT ✔
Lewis OUT... pending
Smith OUT... pending
JMK OUT... pending
DWZ OUT... pending
Cogger OUT ✔
Meaney OUT... pending

 

[youoboys]

Bulldogs fan here: no more 4th and tolmans.... he was a good player, last 4 years have been hard and he is face of it.

 

[AucklandDog]

Our defence is no better with Tolman, seriously. Our defence is shit because our conditioning is terrible and the systems in place are horrendous and a single player does not change that.

I disagree - Elliott, Tolman and RFM go at it the full 80 week in week out. Are these players training in a different group to the others?

What are the systems in place? The powderpuff forwards who cant get back in line and when they come out, they come out staggered leaving holes big the Jenna Jamesons mut, forcing our edges (Jackson and RFM) to cover the middle, leaving an overlap on the outside on the next play?

 

[Kiwipup]

Get over that love affair that we need Tolman

he is a myth and is shit

plenty of players that can plug the middle

Absolutely, look at those players and holes plugged this afternoon

 

[c-b-b]

He's not irreplaceable and has no special skills. He's also 31 years old. There's also no other club that's signed him despite him being on the market since 1 November 2019 and despite us making it clear he wasn't in our plans.

 

[Juicydog]

Our attack is shit with and without Tolman, but our defence through the middle is horrible without Tolman.

I understand everyone wants to see a new and exciting structure (greatly atrack), and we have a general idea of the style Barrett wants to play, and unfortunately we havent got the crop to play that style. We would need to bring in an almost entire new squad barring RFM, Thompson and Jackson(must be in the 13)

Wait for the meltdowns next season because we aren't playing like the Panthers and Roosters.

Next year, is going to be exactly the same shit as this year minus the tight defence through the middle.

Get numbers in the tackle when Cotric, RFM & Thompson have the ball and its good night