NRL New Importance of the Second Row

[The Warrior Waka]

To clarify -

When I say Tohu has no xfactor I mean right now

He had it before but has since lost it with age and being overused

A well rested Tohu with less minutes and pressure on his plate he might get some of it back but time is running out

Rest and a haircut. Those different variations of barbie hairdos drives me nuts.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Rest and a haircut. Those different variations of barbie hairdos drives me nuts.

We could simply release a line of Tohu figurines such as beach Tohu. Astronaut Tohu. Tina Turner hair Tohu. Man bun Tohu. Crew cut Tohu. The income might temper the pain of the the shithouse performance our team is producing currently

 

[BabylonPink]

We could simply release a line of Tohu figurines such as beach Tohu. Astronaut Tohu. Tina Turner hair Tohu. Man bun Tohu. Crew cut Tohu. The income might temper the pain of the the shithouse performance our team is producing currently

Oh oh oohhhh mum can I have Alpha Tohu pleaaassseeee. Look at his awesome Mohawk!!!!

 

[Beastmode]

Oh oh oohhhh mum can I have Alpha Tohu pleaaassseeee. Look at his awesome Mohawk!!!!

Homeless Tohu has really grown on me … he’d look weird with a normal haircut

 

[Juno]

Rest and a haircut. Those different variations of barbie hairdos drives me nuts.

Jealous much?

 

[Juno]

To clarify -

When I say Tohu has no xfactor I mean right now

He had it before but has since lost it with age and being overused

A well rested Tohu with less minutes and pressure on his plate he might get some of it back but time is running out

Like he was used last year.
Quality minutes with quality output.
Agree he's overused to his and the teams detriment but Webby (and Tohu) have been between a rock and a hard place this year with injuries.

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Jealous much?

Can't believe you went there? You know how Jonah Lomu had that little peice of bum fluff in the middle of his hairline ? That was a fashion statement. For me, It's just life. The surrounding hair has retired(Retreated, Gone into hibernation). So yes, You are correct

 

[John Nick]

Can't believe you went there? You know how Jonah Lomu had that little peice of bum fluff in the middle of his hairline ? That was a fashion statement. For me, It's just life. The surrounding hair has retired(Retreated, Gone into hibernation). So yes, You are correct

Dont worry .I have worn my hair out on the headboard of our bed.

 

[Juno]

Dont worry .I have worn my hair out on the headboard of our bed.

That's your story and you're sticking with it?

 

[BabylonPink]

That's your story and you're sticking with it?

Solar panel for a sex machine?

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Homeless Tohu has really grown on me … he’d look weird with a normal haircut

Tickle me Tohu? Sorry. I've been arguing with myself for hours to not post this

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Back on track with the original topic.

Second rowers need to compliment the power of the front row by being dynamic as a slower centre and as powerful as a middle runner.

They are as important a link as the halves and centres so need to be intelligent enough to know the plays. Brave enough to run lines that risk getting smashed and committed enough to tackle the oncoming galoots who that come their way. A confidence to communicate and organise is a bonus but not necessary

 

[Mr Drag]

With the speed of the game increasing and the top teams emerging, a theoey I'm playing with is the second rowers, 11,12, and 13 are playing an over sized role in the game at the moment. The base of the theory it is the second rowers are required make dominant tackles and slow the ruck more than anyone, and they have to have enough speed to scramble and shut down the edge runner exploiting the space.

Looking at the top teams

Sharks
Nikora / Wilton / McInnes

Panthers
Garner / Martin / Yeo

Storm
Blore / Katoa / Loiero

Dolphins
Kaufusi / Aitken / Plath


Conversely

Tigers have the worst 2nd row, with Warriors and Rabbits close behind. The outlier is the Titans, but now Fafita/Fermor/Hass are together, they are starting to win. Anyway I could be completely wrong and talking shit, but let me know what you think.

Tohu good defender but no speed! You need players like Walker instead

 

[hornbybrown]

I have been saying to people I work with that our 11,12,13 are all slow, high but not very effective work rate guys.

We need a point of difference player in that group. No X factor

 

[Worried2Death]

Laban looks decent but he has the same demeaner as Tohu

He's tall but still a raw skinny youth, could dominate at 2nd row in 3 or 4 years with his full man's body.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Going to get flamed for this, but in hindsight we should have keep Katoa and got rid of Tohu...

 

[Cces]

Going to get flamed for this, but in hindsight we should have keep Katoa and got rid of Tohu...

We don't make Top 4 last season without Tohu, let alone the 8.
Long term you could well be right but I'd hate to think where the club would be if we had another failure last year

 

[MrFrankWhite]

We don't make Top 4 last season without Tohu, let alone the 8.
Long term you could well be right but I'd hate to think where the club would be if we had another failure last year

I get the point but’s it’s tbh it’s horseshit. Far too many variables to account for. We may have done better.

 

[Cces]

I get the point but’s it’s tbh it’s horseshit. Far too many variables to account for. We may have done better.

We'll never know. We can definitely say we won just 1 of the 4 games he missed however

 

[MrFrankWhite]

We'll never know. We can definitely say we won just 1 of the 4 games he missed however

Exceedingly fair. However by the same token we are 3/9 with him so far