Tony Williams -- passenger

[El Diablo]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...tres-not-running/story-fniabn13-1226862191043

Bulldogs back rower Tony ‘T-Rex’ Williams expensive when metres not running

David Riccio
The Daily Telegraph
March 22, 2014 11:00PM

TONY Williams boasts the most expensive offload in the NRL.

Certainly Canterbury Bulldogs fans wouldn’t have paid for any of his seven runs, the 59 meters and definitely not the crucial high tackle penalty with three minutes remaining, which is likely to see him face the wrath of the NRL judiciary.

Dogs fans had to wait 65-minutes for the $650,000 back rower, to do basically, anything worth paying for on Saturday night night.

It was Williams’ thumping run and over the top offload which allowed the Bulldogs to claw their way back into the match. The giant had been waken, or so it seemed.

The offload, Williams’ only one of the match, allowed Bulldogs five-eighth Josh Reynolds to crack open the Panthers right side defence, before putting winger Corey Thompson over.

The try locked the scores up at 12-all with more than enough time for Williams to stamp his authority on the match.

But no, that was it from Williams.

Every run prior to that moment from was cumbersome. In fairness, Williams’ sluggish showing mirrored the Dogs opening 20-minutes.

But at least the majority of his Canterbury team-mates got their act together as the match wore on.

If the once devastating back rower was’t running sideways, his next instinct was to pass the football to a flat-footed team-mate.

Running straight and hard happened once - and it led to Thompson’s try.

All that did was frustrate Bulldogs fans more.

If the sight of young Bulldogs prop David Klemmer surging up field, taking more runs (nine) and tallying more meters (104m) in half the time that Williams spent on the field isn’t a wake-up call, then one wonders what is.

No doubt Des Hasler is a quality coach, but figuring out the mystifying form of Williams’ might just be his greatest challenge.

It would be a shame, considering the heights he’s reached in his career, to see Williams join his team-mate Sam Kasiano in reserve grade. But Dogs fans deserve more from a player who just three rounds into the season, appears to be going through the motions.

The frustration, not only just for Dogs fans, is knowing what the man they once called T-Rex can do.

At his best, he’s devastating. A match-winner.

The frustration is that he’s the type of game-breaker the Bulldogs so desperately needed last night.

 

[Snappy]

Still surprised he wasnt put on report. No doubt the MRC will look at it anyway.

 

[Fufu Andronez]

He's been figured out, teams get numbers on him making him ineffective. The real smart move was signing him to $650k over multiple years. Now deal with it.

 

[carlosthedwarf]

One of the few Eels I have no issues with having lost.

 

[aqua_duck]

Still surprised he wasnt put on report. No doubt the MRC will look at it anyway.

God I hope he doesn't get suspended, it's a privilege to watch him play everyweek

 

[Sleep]

Worst signing for big dollars in a long time. Catches the ball flat footed, sticks a hand out and goes to ground. On the odd occasion he catches a ball.

I pray the Dogs extend him for more money. Des will get him back to his best!!! :roll:

Showing his smarts persisting with him in the lineup. Then again, his impact off the bench would be a good laugh.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

I don't think you could have Tony Williams on the bench. It looks like he almost nods off several times a game when on the field. You put him on the bench and there's a big chance you won't be able to wake him up to go on. He'll just sleep through.

 

[dogz08]

can someone please take him

 

[tumbidragon]

Only a Supercoach could turn this lump of excrement into an NRL player. Enter Steve Price...

 

[Tommax25]

He's been figured out, teams get numbers on him making him ineffective. The real smart move was signing him to $650k over multiple years. Now deal with it.

I'm glad. I love it when the cheque book clubs sign an expensive dub. Serves them right. In saying that it served the Roosters well last year with a few key, quality, big name signings to complement their solid core but god its gratifying to see a club get lumped with an expensive dub like this.

 

[Tommax25]

can someone please take him

Yeah no. You poached him, you got what you wanted, live with it. Maybe next time they'll think twice about throwing big money at one season wonders next time (he was merely solid the years before with flashes of brilliance before 2011).

 

[aqua_duck]

can someone please take him

Yeah no. You poached him, you got what you wanted, live with it. Maybe next time they'll think twice about throwing big money at one season wonders next time (he was merely solid the years before with flashes of brilliance before 2011).

Considering they signed Fifita to a 4 year 850k deal I don't think they learnt anything at all. The fact Dessie keeps picking T Flop makes me wonder if Dessie might actually be satisfied with him

 

[Aragorn]

I don't think you could have Tony Williams on the bench. It looks like he almost nods off several times a game when on the field. You put him on the bench and there's a big chance you won't be able to wake him up to go on. He'll just sleep through.

:lol:

 

[Sea_Eagles_Rock]

I'm at a loss to understand why he is still selected. I'd tell him two things...

1. In attack stay out of the line about 5-10m back and run into the gap on EVERY play on your side.
2. You are NEVER to pass the ball without at least 2 players on you.

Get Ennis to go slap him around the ears every time he doesn't do one of those things. If he can't stir the fire up in the big unit, then you need to get rid of him to ESL.

The guy is a beast to look at. Watching him pass for no reason like he did on the weekend a number of times would annoy the crap out of me if I was Hasler. As a Manly fan, it cracks me up.

 

[butchmcdick]

Hey hey

T. Rex has an origin, Tongan, eels, manly, dogs, prime ministers XIII, City and kangaroos jersey plus a championship ring

U think ol T. Rex sold his soul at some point ?

 

[magpie4ever]

I know in the modern game of left and right side backrowers, it can see a player not see as much play/ball as the other side of the field, but Tony Williams looked like that big boy in mini league that doesn't get invoved. His jersey was clean on a muddy night.

The big dude has ability, as seen when playing under Sheens in the Australia side, but he just doesn't know how to get involved.

 

[The Eagle]

I know in the modern game of left and right side backrowers, it can see a player not see as much play/ball as the other side of the field, but Tony Williams looked like that big boy in mini league that doesn't get invoved. His jersey was clean on a muddy night.

The big dude has ability, as seen when playing under Sheens in the Australia side, but he just doesn't know how to get involved.

But Des is such a great coach

 

[thorson1987]

Apparently scored more in super coach than SBW

 

[magpie4ever]

Apparently scored more in super coach than SBW

You must get bonus points for having a clean jersey or passing the ball to your left centre to run it so you don't get tackled.

 

[Peter_phelps]

He played well this week and last, Des 'loves' him as well, so he will leave him in Pritchard's place, and move Frank to where T-Rex normally plays.