Past #26: Tarryn Thomas - Roo until end '24

[Hearts to hearts]

I imagine we’ll hear a lot less “overpaid at that pick” talk as we see more of him. Skilled, smart and big - it’s a great combination.

 

[Bigeasy]

He is way more ahead than I expected. I'm not sure what position he will end up playing but he has options.

 

[King Corey]

Not Polec, but Zurhaar is clearly from that long line of mad Freo Croats who have a great footy history, something that can only be a good thing.

Very touching except that Zurhaar is of Dutch background.

 

[The Warlord]

Very touching except that Zurhaar is of Dutch background.

There you go.

 

[DesertRoo]

I imagine we’ll hear a lot less “overpaid at that pick” talk as we see more of him. Skilled, smart and big - it’s a great combination.

I know, we got screwed picking him up for a few picks in the forties....

 

[ferball]

Dont make me do it! Dont make me get his tackle averages per game!

Welssy averages 2.6
Tarryn is averaging 3

Wellsy laid 39 tackles in his first season.. Tarryn will lay 60+

I felt I had to point out his 2016 tackling. He averaged nearly 4 and 1/2 tackles a game that year. And in the first half of the year he had only 2 games with less than 6 tackles! In the first 11 games of the year he had 55 tackles. We won 10 of those games. I remember being shocked about it.

I essentially agree with what you're saying tho. If Wellsy was as hard around the ball as TT he'd have been an all time great.

 

[King Corey]

I felt I had to point out his 2016 tackling. He averaged nearly 4 and 1/2 tackles a game that year. And in the first half of the year he had only 2 games with less than 6 tackles! In the first 11 games of the year he had 55 tackles. We won 10 of those games. I remember being shocked about it.

I essentially agree with what you're saying tho. If Wellsy was as hard around the ball as TT he'd have been an all time great.

Wells was a defensive beast when he started, chasedowns, smothers - the works.

Excepting the patch you mentioned not sure what happened.

 

[Themanbun]

giantroo somewhere between 15:30-16:00 left on the clock during the first quarter, there was a beautiful little tap from Thomas to Dumont in the middle of a bloody pack. Everyone missed it. There was also another one later on I'll get the time for.

This kid is a Pendlebury clone in traffic. Has more time than anyone on our list.

 

[the flying ham]

Dont make me do it! Dont make me get his tackle averages per game!

Welssy averages 2.6
Tarryn is averaging 3

Wellsy laid 39 tackles in his first season.. Tarryn will lay 60+

Massive sample size

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[DuckYeah]

Massive sample size

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Thomas is looking to have a very promising career.. more so than Daniel Money Wells

 

[Flawed Genius]

Just watched the over the head handball again

1:39 left in the third quarter giantroo

Magic

 

[Bigeasy]

giantroo somewhere between 15:30-16:00 left on the clock during the first quarter, there was a beautiful little tap from Thomas to Dumont in the middle of a bloody pack. Everyone missed it. There was also another one later on I'll get the time for.

This kid is a Pendlebury clone in traffic. Has more time than anyone on our list.

It was a thing of beauty and is why Cyril was a star. Deft touches and knock ons don't show as a disposal but are just as if not better than a disposal as it usually breaks open the contest.

What I am liking about Thomas is that he seems to be an accumulator as well as having composure, awareness and smarts while being able to execute
He has shown these traits in all of our losses so he doesn't need to be hand fed. If he keeps working hard then we will have a star.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Just watched the over the head handball again

1:39 left in the third quarter giantroo

Magic

This needs immediate giffing.

 

[Snake_Baker]

I wouldn't swap him for any other player in last years draft.

 

[bennymate]

LDU and this bloke in a few years will be a scary duo.

 

[Forever North]

This kid could end up an absolute bargain... seems to have an excellent footy brain. Hopefully he can become the top liner we are all hanging out for.

 

[DuckYeah]

LDU and this bloke in a few years will be a scary duo.

Captained by Bailey

 

[darko]

I wouldn't swap him for any other player in last years draft.

Really? I'd take Walsh, Rankine, Lukosius and Rozee over TT in a heartbeat.

 

[Uber Roo]

Really? I'd take Walsh, Rankine, Lukosius and Rozee over TT in a heartbeat.

I guess we’ll know in 3 years


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[Snake_Baker]

Really? I'd take Walsh, Rankine, Lukosius and Rozee over TT in a heartbeat.

I figure you must be another superdoopercoacher.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

lol @ his biology class non attendance now.

 

[darko]

I figure you must be another superdoopercoacher.

Nah just someone who has seen Walsh and Rozee play.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Nah just someone who has seen Walsh and Rozee play.

I have seen them play too, I just don't rate players based upon the pitch in Dwayne Russel's voice.

 

[ferball]

You wouldn't say Walsh was better based on that game. Tho he was in a struggling side.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Very touching except that Zurhaar is of Dutch background.

There goes the 50% extra exposure that comes with being born aboriginal. CZ has lucked out.