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It's isn't just the tackles that everyone remembers. It's all the littles ones that the opposition win the ptb in and gain momentum. Fans will just look at the winger/centre jamming in on a tackle missing or something like that and blame them for a try whereas the coach will at the entire set starting from zero tackle and how quick that play the ball is.Toelau dropped down the pecking order with his horrific attempt at tackling Wishart in the game vs Melbourne.
Hopefully he improves his defence this year rather than being the next Craig Trindall (on the field not in the kitchen).
Tbf it isn't like he's an absolutely awful defender. It's just Ivan's standards for defense are incredibly high I think. If you watch him and Cole defend and think about what Ivan really cares about I think it's pretty clear why Cole was talked about as maybe nabbing a bench spot.