Dane Tilse

[Chachi]

Dane Tilse is a guy who has copped an absolute flogging on this (and the GH) forum. A lot of that criticism has been dished out by me.

This is a thread to say what a great job he has done in the past few weeks. He is no longer getting smashed and bent back in attack and he is becoming far more mobile in defence.

Top shelf work Tilsey, IMO you and Thommo are giving us a great platform each week and it's great to watch.

 

[Mick_63]

Fair call Chachi.

I too have heaped scorn on Tilse.

No doubt at all he is improving,i still reckon he would be of more use coming into the game after 25-30 minutes where he could get his offload working.

 

[edabomb]

I used to hate the guy, now I bloody love him.

 

[Raider_69]

Ive spent alot of time with skeepe defending him, even when he wasnt lacking visual impact, statistically he was our best front rower. The bloke is a top class front rower and will only get better. He will represent his state and country before his career is done.

 

[gorilla with a shotgun]

Dane Tilse is a guy who has copped an absolute flogging on this (and the GH) forum. A lot of that criticism has been dished out by me.

This is a thread to say what a great job he has done in the past few weeks. He is no longer getting smashed and bent back in attack and he is becoming far more mobile in defence.

Top shelf work Tilsey, IMO you and Thommo are giving us a great platform each week and it's great to watch.

I like the idea of starting Thommo and Tilse and bringing on Logan and TLL(not anymore) after 20 mins. Thommo and Tilse are normally mistake free solid players which is what teams need at the start of the match. When the oppositon starts to get tired on come TLL and Logan who can be devastating to opposition teams.

 

[edabomb]

I like the idea of starting Thommo and Tilse and bringing on Logan and TLL(not anymore) after 20 mins. Thommo and Tilse are normally mistake free solid players which is what teams need at the start of the match. When the oppositon starts to get tired on come TLL and Logan who can be devastating to opposition teams.

Yea it works really well they way they're doing it at the moment. Thommo and Tilse lack the impact of Logan and TLL, but they're mistake free and allow us to get on the front foot so those blokes can really do some damage when they get on.

 

[The Gambler]

What ever happened to Cy Lasscock?

 

[RaiderRhino]

Must say I couldn't agree more. One of the many reasons were going so well. How long will TLL be out for? Is Butts back next week? Hopefully he is and maybe a straight swap for the big fella, with Thurlo or Miller comming off the bench with the same impact.

 

[gorilla with a shotgun]

Yeah Butriss was only mean to be out for a week so he should be right. i think TLL will probably be out for 4-6 weeks

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Always had complete faith in his ability. Great to see him proving critics wrong and forcing them to change their tune.

 

[Mal Meninga]

His criticism was warranted and his praise is deserved. He's improved out of sight the past 2.5 months.

 

[roopy]

The big guy has been the same since he was 15 - starts every season slow and the more gametime they give him and the harder they work him the better he gets.
Most really big guys are the same - you can't train them into fitness - they have to get match fit.

 

[canberra_raiders2k2]

his offloading has really sparked our attack, so many plays start cause of him finding a a way to throw it around.

 

[Brimmer]

Always rated him.

 

[Bay56]

His criticism was warranted and his praise is deserved. He's improved out of sight the past 2.5 months.

Ditto

I think he read my thread "Tilse is a powderpuff" and decided to take on my advice and improve his game ... :lol:

notice how he doesnt get up from a tackle looking like a truck just swiped him broadside

Well done Tilsey ... your game has improved 50% since about the same time the team has been showing consistency ... the sort of consistency that results in big Dane not having the ball thrown to him on the 6th tackle

 

[paulquinn49]

Better than that slug Weyman, dang he sucked.

 

[mongoose]

Better than that slug Weyman, dang he sucked.

I think we will be regretting the loss of weyman after next year. bennet will turn him into one of the premier front rowers in the comp imo.

 

[Chachi]

His criticism was warranted and his praise is deserved. He's improved out of sight the past 2.5 months.

Agreed. If a player plays like sh*t (even if they have the most potential in the world) then they deserve to be criticised. If they manage to turn that around and display that potential they deserve to be praised.

Same goes with Purtell, Kelly, Goodwin, Withers and any other player in the same boat. I think just about every person on these forums have given certain players an absolute spray at times. I always saw potential in Tilsey too (being a giant of a man) but he never showed it with consistency. I also said it would be years before we saw the best in him, being a front rower.

It has happened faster than I thought it would and I just thought his improvement and contribution needs to be recognised.

Go Big Fella!!