Opinion Has Thompson been a flop or does he need better halves to work with?

[haytchcbb]

To be honest haven’t seen anything to suggest to me this guy any different to what we already have. I mean seeing his highlights over in the SL compared to what I’ve seen so far him playing here is 2 different cats...

 

[Paul Doolans mirror]

He needs a full pre season to bring him up to speed.

 

[The DoggFather]

Needs a full preseason, a better team and a coach.

 

[Baseball Furies]

I’m a bit worried to be honest...

 

[bradyk]

From the five game sample size I'd say a flop. Isn't a metre eater. Yet to offer anything in attack. It looks like he's playing reserved. Not even sure if he should be in the middle. He's starting to look like a second rower to me. The worry is he's reportedly on 800k so he has to be one of the best forwards in the game on that money.

 

[H-dog]

I would like to see him running lines of Foran, but whilst rfm is running decent lines it would be wasted

 

[B-Train]

6 runs for 47 metres in 50 minutes is unacceptable for any middle forward, let alone one on 800k...

Sure he isn't being used properly and is part of a struggling team but he's not playing well enough plain and simple. Hopefully this game is rock bottom and we see something closer to the player they paid all that money for in the coming weeks.

 

[c-b-b]

I always thought it wouldn't be in his favour joining the club mid year in a disastrous season. I think he would have been better starting fresh in the preseason.

 

[the_insider]

From the five game sample size I'd say a flop. Isn't a metre eater. Yet to offer anything in attack. It looks like he's playing reserved. Not even sure if he should be in the middle. He's starting to look like a second rower to me. The worry is he's reportedly on 800k so he has to be one of the best forwards in the game on that money.

I think you've made a great point being that he isn't a metre eater, he's more of an impact forward who's trying to pick the right moments to run, he needs to roll the sleeves up and just have a run

 

[mr j]

We got ourselves into salary cap player and spending $800k who touches the ball a few times won’t get us out of it. We seem to have a history of going for the wrong players not helping us score points. Our number 1 priority should be on changing our whole spine - only then will we start seeing positive results

 

[GDR]

Coach is using him great though...

 

[Raysie]

Won't write him off this quickly.

He's been in our top 3 pretty much every week since joining.

Give him a full off season, new coach, front row position and time for him to study the opposition players better and he'll come good.

He's exceeded expectations for 2020 as far as I'm concerned.

 

[The DoggFather]

I always thought it wouldn't be in his favour joining the club mid year in a disastrous season. I think he would have been better starting fresh in the preseason.

Myself and a few others got shot down when we weren't happy he is playing this year with these shit c***s.

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Coach isn't using him properly and his has no genuine ball players or quality middle forwards around him with To'Omaga out... some people like Ogden but he's shit too.

 

[The DoggFather]

Coach isn't using him properly and his has no genuine ball players or quality middle forwards around him with To'Omaga out... some people like Ogden but he's shit too.

Stop calling him a coach, he isn't the crusty shit on a coaches arsehole.

 

[Fingal Bay]

From the five game sample size I'd say a flop. Isn't a metre eater. Yet to offer anything in attack. It looks like he's playing reserved. Not even sure if he should be in the middle. He's starting to look like a second rower to me. The worry is he's reportedly on 800k so he has to be one of the best forwards in the game on that money.

He’ll be on his way home before the season is out. He will do another Doug Laughton, leave the hire car at the airport and fly back home before anyone is the wiser.

 

[flamebouyant]

To be honest haven’t seen anything to suggest to me this guy any different to what we already have. I mean seeing his highlights over in the SL compared to what I’ve seen so far him playing here is 2 different cats...

Agreed. I was thinking of making this same thread. He has been solid, but nothing amazing whatsoever.

 

[GA45]

Coach is using him great though...

So much this. Our structure is for Tolman to take 50 hit ups and the rest watch. Fucking shit house

 

[bradyk]

Won't write him off this quickly.

He's been in our top 3 pretty much every week since joining.

Give him a full off season, new coach, front row position and time for him to study the opposition players better and he'll come good.

He's exceeded expectations for 2020 as far as I'm concerned.

How has he been in our top three every week? Maybe one or two weeks towards the bottom of the top three but that's about it.

 

[Natboy]

Myself and a few others got shot down when we weren't happy he is playing this year with these shit c***s.

I still think any NRL experience is helpful for him mate. He’s not a young rookie who will lose confidence