Tom Amone

Grechy21 said:
I remember bagging the shit out of the chin (Cleary) a few years ago saying how crap he was………
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I hope I'm wrong - but I see him as another Luke Thompson, Ryan Sutton or Possa - BUT I really hope I'm wrong.
 
rexest said:
You just named 3 props that are totally different to each other lmao
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Yes your right they are different to each - but the outcome of each is exactly the same - lots of hype but delivered very little
 
Sutton has had no chance since arriving at the club ..... injured virtually his entire time and was on the "fringes" of the Topine incident. Wasn't viewed in the greatest light by many at the club ... Interesting to see if all is forgiven.

I think he is a handy player at his best .... no world beater but a wholehearted worker who fits our MO.

Also think we never saw the best of Thompson and agree about Possa.
 
billy beane said:
Sutton has had no chance since arriving at the club ..... injured virtually his entire time and was on the "fringes" of the Topine incident. Wasn't viewed in the greatest light by many at the club ... Interesting to see if all is forgiven.

I think he is a handy player at his best .... no world beater but a wholehearted worker who fits our MO.

Also think we never saw the best of Thompson and agree about Possa.
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i agree about thompson, and personally i think he was a good player that we purchased at the wrong time. to be a grandfinal winning player and then coming to the dogs at the time he did wouldve been awful to say the least. however thomspon in our 2024-2025 team wouldve been much better for him and great to see
 
The unheralded and underrated recruits who could turn the 2025 NRL season
As the NRL pre-season rolls on it's the big singings that sell papers, drive traffic and capture the imagination of footy-starved fans dreaming of better times.

But each and every year there's a score of players who arrive with far less fanfare only to make a name for themselves once the campaign begins and Canterbury's Tom Amone is fixing to be one of them.

Trainspotters might recall Amone's previous stint in the NRL, where he played 17 matches as a bench prop during stints with South Sydney and Wests Tigers from 2019 to 2021, but it's alright if you don't — Amone himself admits there wasn't much to remember.

"I was kind of just happy to be there. There were players like Sam Burgess and John Sutton, I was just like a fan, I was so starstruck because I'd looked up to them when I was playing junior footy and I was just happy to be around them," Amone said.

"My off-field stuff wasn't good. I wasn't preparing well for games, I was a bit overweight, I wasn't in the best physical or mental state I could be in."

Opportunities in the NRL dried up so Amone signed with English club Leigh, which was languishing in the second division at the time.

From there, everything changed. Leigh earned promotion back to Super League with an undefeated season and Amone began to play the best football of his life.

He returns to the NRL as one of the best props in England, with a berth in the competition's team of the year in 2023 and a Challenge Cup final victory — Leigh's first for over half a century — to his name.

"Everyone there felt like it was their last chance. We wanted to try and win a comp together before we all left but a team being promoted and then making the semi-finals twice in a row, that was a big deal. Normally teams that get promoted have to fight just to stay up," Amone said.
We just connected, we all believed in what we were trying to do. It was the best three years of my life, going there helped me grow as a player and a person and I'll be grateful to Leigh forever for that."

Under the coaching of Adrian Lam, who described Amone's development with the Leopards as "phenomenal", Amone averaged 32 tackles and 135 metres per game and shapes as a welcome addition to a Canterbury forward rotation that needs some extra muscle.

Returning to the NRL was always the goal for Amone, who is 13 kilograms lighter than he was during his time with the Tigers, and he's hell bent on making the most of it.

"I want to make sure this is third time lucky, I don't want to leave a stone unturned, I want to give it my best shot," Amone said.

"Being in the 17 every week, that's the best way to make a name for myself. I did that in England, but this is next level.

"Stephen Crichton and Viliame Kikau, the way they train, the way they go about their business, that's why they're the best.

Seeing what they put themselves through, if I want to play NRL every week that's what I need to do as well.

"I know it'll be a challenge, I'm still trying to learn the system, which is hard but once I get it I'll be sweet and the rest will be up to me."
 
I like what he has to say, and sounds like he has the right attitude....BUT...words are cheap

If he really puts in, he has a big opportunity in front of him for the taking

If he takes that opportunity he will certainly fill a big hole in our team and could really have a positive impact on our team
 
Jackson_1994 said:
The unheralded and underrated recruits who could turn the 2025 NRL season
As the NRL pre-season rolls on it's the big singings that sell papers, drive traffic and capture the imagination of footy-starved fans dreaming of better times.

But each and every year there's a score of players who arrive with far less fanfare only to make a name for themselves once the campaign begins and Canterbury's Tom Amone is fixing to be one of them.

Trainspotters might recall Amone's previous stint in the NRL, where he played 17 matches as a bench prop during stints with South Sydney and Wests Tigers from 2019 to 2021, but it's alright if you don't — Amone himself admits there wasn't much to remember.

"I was kind of just happy to be there. There were players like Sam Burgess and John Sutton, I was just like a fan, I was so starstruck because I'd looked up to them when I was playing junior footy and I was just happy to be around them," Amone said.

"My off-field stuff wasn't good. I wasn't preparing well for games, I was a bit overweight, I wasn't in the best physical or mental state I could be in."

Opportunities in the NRL dried up so Amone signed with English club Leigh, which was languishing in the second division at the time.

From there, everything changed. Leigh earned promotion back to Super League with an undefeated season and Amone began to play the best football of his life.

He returns to the NRL as one of the best props in England, with a berth in the competition's team of the year in 2023 and a Challenge Cup final victory — Leigh's first for over half a century — to his name.

"Everyone there felt like it was their last chance. We wanted to try and win a comp together before we all left but a team being promoted and then making the semi-finals twice in a row, that was a big deal. Normally teams that get promoted have to fight just to stay up," Amone said.
We just connected, we all believed in what we were trying to do. It was the best three years of my life, going there helped me grow as a player and a person and I'll be grateful to Leigh forever for that."

Under the coaching of Adrian Lam, who described Amone's development with the Leopards as "phenomenal", Amone averaged 32 tackles and 135 metres per game and shapes as a welcome addition to a Canterbury forward rotation that needs some extra muscle.

Returning to the NRL was always the goal for Amone, who is 13 kilograms lighter than he was during his time with the Tigers, and he's hell bent on making the most of it.

"I want to make sure this is third time lucky, I don't want to leave a stone unturned, I want to give it my best shot," Amone said.

"Being in the 17 every week, that's the best way to make a name for myself. I did that in England, but this is next level.

"Stephen Crichton and Viliame Kikau, the way they train, the way they go about their business, that's why they're the best.

Seeing what they put themselves through, if I want to play NRL every week that's what I need to do as well.

"I know it'll be a challenge, I'm still trying to learn the system, which is hard but once I get it I'll be sweet and the rest will be up to me."
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Talking about the system being hard makes you wonder why CC picks what player to suit his system.
 
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Yougra said:
I like what he has to say, and sounds like he has the right attitude....BUT...words are cheap

If he really puts in, he has a big opportunity in front of him for the taking

If he takes that opportunity he will certainly fill a big hole in our team and could really have a positive impact on our team
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What he's said here pretty much matches what his former coach said about him. Basically that upon arrival Amone knew he needed to improve and that he lifted his work ethic massively to do so. It would appear that if work ethic can get him close to the standards required and rakent takes him the rest of the way, he'll force his way into the team.

I've only seen highlights reels of him. But he looks like he's got good footwork close to the line. Given that his stats say he was averaging 135m and 30+ tackles a game, he backs that footwork with plenty of participation on game day. So I'm expecting he'll earn a spot.
 
Will wait and see with Amone. He was in the top 3-4 props in super league last season, the number 1 prop was Luke Thompson. Between him, Suluka-Fifita, Sutton and Todd, even if we can get just one to become a regular 40-60 minute middle we are ahead of where we were last year.
 
dogbone said:
Will wait and see with Amone. He was in the top 3-4 props in super league last season, the number 1 prop was Luke Thompson. Between him, Suluka-Fifita, Sutton and Todd, even if we can get just one to become a regular 40-60 minute middle we are ahead of where we were last year.
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agreed just need one and a bonus two to make a jump along with Sitilli then we are better off than last year.
 
Rarely do props who weren't good enough for the NRL come back and make an impact. Few exceptions are Sam Moa. I think he'll be another Poasa and be a mainstay in reserve grade. Hope I'm wrong..
 
Moedogg said:
Rarely do props who weren't good enough for the NRL come back and make an impact. Few exceptions are Sam Moa. I think he'll be another Poasa and be a mainstay in reserve grade. Hope I'm wrong..
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No way, have you seen any of his games? lol
He was like 20 when he left.
 
Regardless of what happens we are streets ahead of where we were at the same point last offseason. We can very confidently name our starting pack with Sitili and Curran taking 2 out of the 4 bench spots. Given we know Curran can play middle that leaves room for another prop, one of Amone/Sutton/Suluka-Fifita and then you have Hayes/Hayward/Salmon fighting it out for the last bench spot.

We played matches last season where at certain stages our middles were Curran, Morrin and Hayward. I think our balance and depth this season will be much improved. I'm really looking forward to seeing how Cirro rotates the bench this season.
 
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