Past #26: Tarryn Thomas [Part II] - will honor his contract and play on at NMFC in 2024, so says the reality TV manager

[Makeshift Park]

Which is actually surprising. He’s looked really fit in all the off-season stuff floating around Insta.

Its a bit odd. He looks lean as a marathon runner. But his fitness base must be low if they're just making him do laps.

 

[Nylex]

So where do you think Tarryn spends most of his playing time this season? HF? HB? Wing? Mid?

Half back for me as well.
HB line of Goater, Logue, Thomas is very exciting

 

[Makeshift Park]

Half back for me as well.
HB line of Goater, Logue, Thomas is very exciting

I hope that by 2024 Goater and TT have the tanks to be on the wings, and then they stay there creating havoc for the next decade.
But for 2023 I think you're spot on.
That's a killer half back line.

 

[Nylex]

I hope that by 2024 Goater and TT have the tanks to be on the wings, and then they stay there creating havoc for the next decade.
But for 2023 I think you're spot on.
That's a killer half back line.

I’ve always seen Tarryn Thomas like Andrew McLeod in that I think he can play anywhere. I’d make his main role at half back though and potentially move him around in important games as he’s a match winner

 

[Themanbun]

Its a bit odd. He looks lean as a marathon runner. But his fitness base must be low if they're just making him do laps.

It could just show how far back he was starting from. Not sure realistically how much you can improve in 8 weeks.

 

[benbanjo]

I just realized where i have seen his missus before.

 

[Makeshift Park]

I just realized where i have seen his missus before.

Cool story bro.

 

[big_e]

I just realized where i have seen his missus before.

I've just looked her up on Instagram.

Poor bloke is gonna spend his prime years as an Instagram Husband.

 

[Roos1991]

Half back for me as well.
HB line of Goater, Logue, Thomas is very exciting

Pretty sure I heard Brady mention they expect him to play in the forward half with bursts through the middle. Don't mind that as it'd give him a chance to kick a few goals while he works his way up to primarily midfield minutes.

 

[Shermanator]

I dated a girl with lots of tattoos and two kids for nearly five years... She is one of the smartest people I've ever met in my whole life. Y'all need to

R E L A X

So Tarryn is dating your missus?.. and your ok with this NL?..

 

[Dan]

I dated a girl with lots of tattoos and two kids for nearly five years... She is one of the smartest people I've ever met in my whole life. Y'all need to

R E L A X

Same here -

Except it lasted a month, she wasn’t smart and gave me crippling chlamydia.

 

[north_lad]

Same here -

Except it lasted a month, she wasn’t smart and gave me crippling chlamydia.

Hahahaha eww

 

[ferball]

And how would you know her ferbs

That would be telling...

 

[Mjs94]

Has all the tools to make it off half back, including the required mongrel to be able to defend his man.

However forward half he is so so dangerous, that Carlton game in '21 can't be forgotten. Is easily our best shot streaming into F50.

TT getting the ball 20 times a game has to be the goal.

 

[Shermanator]

I’ve always seen Tarryn Thomas like Andrew McLeod in that I think he can play anywhere. I’d make his main role at half back though and potentially move him around in important games as he’s a match winner

We’ve been saying this for the past two years but the “you don’t park a Ferrari in a rundown garage crowd” say otherwise.

His sublime skills and tackling presssure is EXACTLY what we need behind the ball and streaming out of defence, instead he’s been wasted on a HFF..

Clarko will get it.

 

[Kangaroos techno]

I dated a girl with lots of tattoos and two kids for nearly five years... She is one of the smartest people I've ever met in my whole life. Y'all need to

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Yeah but how many times has she ran over your foot? 4 or 5?

 

[DesertRoo]

Has all the tools to make it off half back, including the required mongrel to be able to defend his man.

However forward half he is so so dangerous, that Carlton game in '21 can't be forgotten. Is easily our best shot streaming into F50.

TT getting the ball 20 times a game has to be the goal.

Thing I like about TT playing hbf, is he has a long kick for goal, means teams have to really defend 70m because he gets the ball on the run he could either hit up a target or boom it through.
We get a couple of players that can do it and the forward line opens up.

 

[Mjs94]

Thing I like about TT playing hbf, is he has a long kick for goal, means teams have to really defend 70m because he gets the ball on the run he could either hit up a target or boom it through.
We get a couple of players that can do it and the forward line opens up.

The difference is if he is getting it 20 times off HBF he is putting us in a good position to win. If he is getting it 20 times in the forward half he will completely take over the game.

 

[KangaRooster]

Thing I like about TT playing hbf, is he has a long kick for goal, means teams have to really defend 70m because he gets the ball on the run he could either hit up a target or boom it through.
We get a couple of players that can do it and the forward line opens up.

I’d hoped Polec would be hitting that regularly for us, and totally agree with TT being Uber damaging in that role.

To add on, he’s got brilliant closing speed and lengthy arms, reach and leap, he’ll disrupt and spoil plenty of opposition advances and give the rest of the boys time to get back and set up.

 

[HBFlanker]

Has to play forward. So dangerous and will get the 4th opposition defender

 

[bennymate]

I just realized where i have seen his missus before.

Which club?

 

[KillaKanga]

TT talking to himself in the mirror.

 

[Val Keating]

It’s a bit odd. He looks lean as a marathon runner. But his fitness base must be low if they're just making him do laps.

It’s a long preseason. When I had a quick look at training LDU was doing running drills his first session back.

 

[DuckYeah]

Has all the tools to make it off half back, including the required mongrel to be able to defend his man.

However forward half he is so so dangerous, that Carlton game in '21 can't be forgotten. Is easily our best shot streaming into F50.

TT getting the ball 20 times a game has to be the goal.

He doesn’t need to get the pill 20 times a game. Not if he impacts the game with every disposal he has, which he has the ability to do. He could be 12-15 possession player and be a match winner.

For example, Cyril averaged around the 15 possessions a game. Everything he did was x factor. I think thats where Tarryn needs to be, not off half back, not on the ball, simply as a half forward or forward of centre player. Any other view on where Tarryns best asset is as a footballer is simply wrong.

 

[Val Keating]

He doesn’t need to get the pill 20 times a game. Not if he impacts the game with every disposal he has, which he has the ability to do. He could be 12-15 possession player and be a match winner.

For example, Cyril averaged around the 15 possessions a game. Everything he did was x factor. I think thats where Tarryn needs to be, not off half back, not on the ball, simply as a half forward or forward of centre player. Any other view on where Tarryns best asset is as a footballer is simply wrong.

I was of the same opinion heading into this season, but because it was such a below standard season for him (obviously has excuse) I think getting him behind the ball, giving him the footy as much as possible to build him up, and then, once his confidence is high, move him into the middle and forward.