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apollosghost wrote:I'd be much more concerned if he only had 5 or 6 carries which was pretty much the norm for some of our props a couple of seasons back
Yeah I’m not trying to say he didn’t play well and I said I thought he had a good game. I was just observing that he didn’t seem to be winning many collisions and doesn’t seem as effective as the guy that left us in 2020. He’s got a great engine and he’s always going to run his blood to water and I feel like whilst his ceiling may not be as high as it used to be, his floor is still higher than most.
The only reason they look up to you is because they chose to kneel.
No matter what Thompson does, there will always be ‘yeah but…’ from opposition fans. He fits perfectly into our rotation doing what he’s doing and when Havard and Walters join him we’ll be looking at major dominance in the middle of the field.
But Thompson has been our best forward this season so far (which is no mean feat either). Very impressed with him. His passion v Salford in driving that player over the touchline which we eventually scored off was great to see.
England honours coming you'd think along with Dupree.
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But Thompson has been our best forward this season so far (which is no mean feat either). Very impressed with him. His passion v Salford in driving that player over the touchline which we eventually scored off was great to see.
England honours coming you'd think along with Dupree.
Dupree has a little way to go IMO yet if he wants to become a regular in the England set up. I really rate him but he hasn't found the consistency yet that Thompson has shown. It's to be expected, he's still quite young and inexperienced and the same goes for guys like Byrne and Havard. The beauty is these guys all add so much to the side but have plenty left to come yet.
The Reaper wrote:Yeah I’m not trying to say he didn’t play well and I said I thought he had a good game. I was just observing that he didn’t seem to be winning many collisions and doesn’t seem as effective as the guy that left us in 2020. He’s got a great engine and he’s always going to run his blood to water and I feel like whilst his ceiling may not be as high as it used to be, his floor is still higher than most.
One thing I wouldn't do is to accidentally downplay Saints defence in all of this. It was unbelievable and has been all season. To break 100 metres as a prop against Saints is no mean feat and if he runs it like that against most other sides, I think you could add 40/50 meters on top. Another thing seemingly being overlooked is that Thompson is still on the comeback trail from a really serious injury and that can take time. To be playing at the level he is already is a testament to how good he is.
NickyKiss wrote:One thing I wouldn't do is to accidentally downplay Saints defence in all of this. It was unbelievable and has been all season. To break 100 metres as a prop against Saints is no mean feat and if he runs it like that against most other sides, I think you could add 40/50 meters on top. Another thing seemingly being overlooked is that Thompson is still on the comeback trail from a really serious injury and that can take time. To be playing at the level he is already is a testament to how good he is.
He's been absolutely superb so far for us.
As I've mentioned elsewhere, it was a match where we were down to 12 for a good portion of it and it's notoriously difficult to make metres when you're doubling up on defence. To put it in perspective Alex Walmsley made 85 metres against Salford.
I really take issue with the assertion that he is "a shadow of the player that left Saints" as I've seen him described, based on 1 game where he was playing in a depleted front row, 6 games back in his return from several injury interrupted seasons and on a heavy pitch and where he still topped 100 metres! He's been phenomenal so far making over 100 metres in most if not all the games he's played and absolutely leading the pack in terms of attitude and professionalism. If he carries on as he's started he'll be a major reason we win trophies this year if, of course, we do.
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