Yes Thomo has football in him and that’s what you need in your players, when you look at the WT players,90% of them don’t want to tackle or run the ball ,they have nil interest or football in them.
Another issue with the modern game is the so called
athletes in the game that have no f##king idea about basic skills eg. Draw and pass to an unmarked player, which sounds simply ,but is beyond most players in the NRL, the butchered try on the last by the Titans was a perfect example.
That’s right, there’s always at least a 10% chance of most players over-estimating their skills and abilities at any given time.
Your factory knock-on from a decent pass that your 12 year old could have caught is one of my favourite blunders.
The mighty miss from directly in front.
Or the winger who misses half of the defence careening down on him to put him into the third row.
The low percentage play in its many guises.
That ridiculous offload that was never on.
Kicking straight down the throat of the fullback or winger who already has a run up.
The pass to the guy in front of you or when he’s not ready. That look of surprise when the ball bounces to the defence and is picked up one handed by their fastest player and fired out to a massive centre at 100mph.
The beloved hospital pass.
The careful intercept, mm perfect for the opposing centre.
The pass that’s ankle level, seconds wasted or a fumble.
The basketball pass into row 14
The defensive collision or the ball bounce that usually ends up in the hands of their best player
The slipping over for no reason on a dry paddock
Losing control of the ball trying to score a try
The defenders knocking each other out in a tackle.
The acl from some mundane factory tackle-usually occasioned in a match where the result has been known for 20 minutes beforehand and the player is vying for origin.
The disappearing limp
The magical recovery after a penalty for a dangerous tackle that’s taken the medical profession by storm and worries big pharma.
And we hope in vain for better games and higher standards.
Buts its first class rugby league, a cruel and heart breaking sport.
Still, we can only have one mistress!