Psycho Doggie
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It's interesting to compare performances by Tolman and Klemmer when they were on the same team, for example the latter part of 2018 when we got some decent wins. Certainly Klemmer got through a lot of hit ups, and would get good post contact metres. But frequently in a game in which Klemmer got a little over 3 post contact metres average per hit up, Tolman would have nearly as many runs, nearly as many metres per hit up, and 2.8 or 2.9 post contact metres average per hit up. On top of that Tolman would have twice as many tackles, a better tackle efficiency, and an average half second faster play the ball.
Watching Tolman today he made good post contact metres a number of times, looked like over 5 metres sometimes. He does it differently to Klemmer though, where Klemmer's post contact is notiecable because he hits the defense and tries to get his legs pumping, Tolman is all about body position relative to the defenders. He uses technique to sneak in some metres, and often manages to control the tackle sufficiently to get up quick for the play the ball. Definitely not as eye catching as Klemmer, which is perhaps why so many punters think he's crap.
