But only 3 players (who play similar minutes to him) make more meterage....
We would all love to see 100m+ every game, but you are judging him unfairly if only 3 blokes in the entire league can do better...
Look, metres as good an indicator as they are are one thing. but many players can take hitups and make 7, 8, 10m metres at a time to get their numbers up. What I'm referring to more then just his metres is the quality.
I initially pointed out the lack of metres because they were so consistently pathetic. He has somewhat improved those numbers, but his impact with his carries I find disappointing to date.
When was the last time he broke the line and ran freely. He is a wide running back rower. This is what I expect from a massive unit backrower like him. He is hitting the line and maybe making 1 to 3m most times after impact and then getting laid out.
I'm hoping this is because he is still a newbie and will learn like all good wide running forwards to run at the midget halves, use a step or two at pace at the line and cream them on the way through.
Now if he shows that kind of running at least 2 or 3 times a game, then I will be praising him no end.
Look at the Chairman, he is smaller then TM, but he runs very hard, then puts on a step and can get around a defender before he either offloads or breaks free on many occasions. He is a classic example of a man that knows how to use his natural born talents.
All I am saying, for all the early hype on this kid, he so far only gets a 6.5 out of 10 score card from me thus far.