Re: Tommy : Sat Feb 12, 2022 11:57 am  

The Whiffy Kipper wrote:

Meh

Thank you for your informative and constructive contribution to the conversation - As ever.

Re: Tommy : Sat Feb 12, 2022 2:20 pm  

Pie Eyed wrote:

Thank you for your informative and constructive contribution to the conversation - As ever.

Thank you, it means a lot

[Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy]

Re: Tommy : Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:02 pm  

"absolutely fantastic"

Re: Tommy : Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:33 pm  

I was very critical of Tommy last year but I thought he had a strong game last night. He seemed much more willing to run with the ball rather than just shipping it on, as shown by the metres made stats. I also really liked his disguised run into 2nd receiver in the build up to Marshall's try. We barely saw him at 2nd receiver last year, never mind off the back of a late movement. Maybe that's the Briers effect or maybe it's just the players coming up with their own ideas in training.

Defensively he was outstanding.

Re: Tommy : Sun Feb 13, 2022 11:28 pm  

Tommy's kicking game is not so bad generally, as long as there's no bombs! But he really showed the best of the rest of his game on Friday. It does strike me that it's remarkable that someone who had such an obvious weakness in his game (certainly in his preferred position) ever ended a World champ, and I guess that says a lot about the guy.

Re: Tommy : Mon Feb 14, 2022 12:09 pm  

Cherry.Pie wrote:

I was very critical of Tommy last year but I thought he had a strong game last night. He seemed much more willing to run with the ball rather than just shipping it on, as shown by the metres made stats. I also really liked his disguised run into 2nd receiver in the build up to Marshall's try. We barely saw him at 2nd receiver last year, never mind off the back of a late movement. Maybe that's the Briers effect or maybe it's just the players coming up with their own ideas in training.

Defensively he was outstanding.

Do you not think that a lot of that was to do with Hastings wanting to be conductor, piano player, lead violinist and trumpet player? He was (is) a great player but I got the impression that he wanted to do everything, this team looks a lot more balanced.