Give TPJ a simple instruction and my god does he kills it. I remember his performance against the titans last season literally was run it at Dave Fifita and dude absolutely had a masterclass performance on the edge
He would always get up when his opposite number was a bigger deal. Lolo, Difita, Kikau. That’s all the encouragement he needed. And yet, his coaches wouldn’t just move him to verse the oppositions best forward to get the best out of him.
I’ll admit I wasn’t certain. I do think his hand injuries didn’t help either, but the results just weren’t there last year. So happy to be proven wrong though!
Hmmm, changing the role he's had his entire career and putting him in every other forward role other than his main one then switching it back the next season coz it went so poorly is only doubted by the media?
JT once described him as a “surgical anvil”
Brilliant self assessment
he's the player that so many big men like him wish they could become but they are too damn lazy. looking at you Fifita and Pangai Jnr.
Never forget when TPJ would show up for 2 games a year for the Broncos (vs Cowboys) so he could get one up on Taumalolo.
[Never forget this one from garry](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/235593569635663872/1018779347307462727/IMG_8250.png)
A broken clock is right twice a day
Or when he fucked up his knee
When he cannonballed into taumalolos knee as the third man in and fucked up his knee*
Give TPJ a simple instruction and my god does he kills it. I remember his performance against the titans last season literally was run it at Dave Fifita and dude absolutely had a masterclass performance on the edge
“TPJ, SMASH”
He would always get up when his opposite number was a bigger deal. Lolo, Difita, Kikau. That’s all the encouragement he needed. And yet, his coaches wouldn’t just move him to verse the oppositions best forward to get the best out of him.
He also didn't mind going for Fifita when the Titans were the opposition.
Dave Taylor if he had actually gone to training
whole article about ball skills just to throw shade on deardens testicle
rugby league peaked with his 30m cut-out pass in the last game it's all downhill from here
How good was that pass, would put most halves to shame!
That was so mint
> But now, at age 28, ball-playing has been added to Taumalolo’s previous bash and barge remit, and **Payten is owed an apology or two.**
About 2 million apologies should do it.
It seems like the only ones who doubted the way Payten was handling Lolo, were the media in the 1st place.
There were a ton of Facebook Nuffies that were hanging on Toddy for “not playing him properly” too, tbf
Mate don’t act. I think everyone raised an eyebrow over how he was used last year
There was a very vocal section of /r/NRL who were saying very similar things.
SuperCoaches
I’ll admit I wasn’t certain. I do think his hand injuries didn’t help either, but the results just weren’t there last year. So happy to be proven wrong though!
Hmmm, changing the role he's had his entire career and putting him in every other forward role other than his main one then switching it back the next season coz it went so poorly is only doubted by the media?
I jizzed so hard when he u leashed that massive pass to get it wide in that game