He is affectionately known by dogs fans as 2 yard tolman..
I would much rather promote 3 young blokes than sign Tolman...we dont need to be that club anymore. Moonface scarred us with the geriatrics he signed and set us back for years
Kearney had a aging squad, we don’t.
it’s not about signing him as a definite top 17 player or to prevent a junior playing (BA has shown he is willing to pick a rookie to replace a senior player if they are better, for example Kafusi / Stefo).
it’s about replacing the middle experience we are losing this year, Peni / Evans / Gower........we already Hughes joining the squad and there is a chance Duggan / Hollis could pick up development contracts, that’s potentially 3 rookie middles already in the squad. How many more rookies do we need?
Yes, Tolman isn’t a super star and is past his best, but he appears to be a good leader and is still averaging 130 m / 39 tackles a week. But it really comes to price. If we was willing to accept a cheap deal (like $150k), I reckon he wouId be a great addition to the squad for a year.
Got to remember our top 13 is signed and we are ulikely to be able to pay good money for new players. The key to keeping this squad competitive for the next few years is look for those “cheapie” signings , along with junior development (already doing this).