Daniel Tupou

[Guest]

He has only played 6 NRL games so he will have his ups & downs. I think defensively he goes OK. He needs to work on his ball security & positioning when backing up. He was making half breaks & breaking tackles in his runs which was good to see. He needs to be persisted with. Swapping Oldfield for Tupou would not strenghten the team.

[Guest]

If he's used properly as a bomb contesting winger he'll be go good. So far we haven't really given him good quality bombs to contest and that's up to our halves to work out and execute. He's an absolute gun under the high ball which is his major strength. It's not like Oldfield is much better, nor Henry or any other option we have. Give the kid time, he doesn't need to be a yardage player to be effective for us. RTS does that enough and has taken that role from Perrett on the other side. Toups should be used primarily as giraffe under the high ball (like Falou was)

Hey Lantern, what animal would you like him to play like next week. Maybe he could fly like a bird giraffe this time. LOLOL . Somebody help me off the floor, this bloke is killing me. Bahhhhhhhhhhhhahahahaha.

[Funky Chicken]

Toupou is good and is only going to get better.

He is big, strong, fast and great under the high ball - all the things you want in a winger

[Roostarz]

15 runs for 217 metres, 4 linebreaks and 7 tackle breaks. No crucial errors, only one I remember was when he got tackled after a linebreak and was going out and threw it back in. Twice got his toe on a loose ball and gave us possession 30 metres down the field. Should be full of confidence after that.

[Pass the Ball]

He shall be known, as "The Bird Giraffe"...

[born_a_rooster]

he will gain alot of confidence from today's game

[stephenj]

he got better tonight v the eels, lots of carries, nearly bagging several tries but dsid notch up his first in fg should be a big confidence boost for him?

[ROC181]

15 runs for 217 metres, 4 linebreaks and 7 tackle breaks. No crucial errors, only one I remember was when he got tackled after a linebreak and was going out and threw it back in. Twice got his toe on a loose ball and gave us possession 30 metres down the field. Should be full of confidence after that.

One on one he will lose IMO. he gets tackled very easily. For a big guy, his stride is average but why change a winning side?

[Guest]

he got better tonight v the eels, lots of carries, nearly bagging several tries but dsid notch up his first in fg should be a big confidence boost for him?

he got a hat trick in his second FG game..mini's 250th against Tigpies

[The Brain]

He is still learning needs to know when to hold the ball in right hands and use a fend etc-timing etc it will come.

[Guest]

thank god we got rid of parrot and toups has stepped up
way better player and can acutally compete in the air

[Thirteen]

I like 'Giraffe'. He is developing nicely. Once he gets confident he'll be hard to stop.

GO GIRAFFE!

[Geohood]

Haven't watched on tv yet but on ground level when he was on the end of those line breaks, it looks like he could have put the foot down and either scored or drew in the fullback for a try but seemed to kinda jog.. Is he just slow or didn't pin the ears back?

[Guest]

Haven't watched on tv yet but on ground level when he was on the end of those line breaks, it looks like he could have put the foot down and either scored or drew in the fullback for a try but seemed to kinda jog.. Is he just slow or didn't pin the ears back?

Bit of both I would say, doesn't look express for a winger but he seems hesitant in those situations, confidence will come with experience. He looks much more comfortable contesting aerial balls, been close to scoring a few times this season that way.

[roosterproud]

Haven't watched on tv yet but on ground level when he was on the end of those line breaks, it looks like he could have put the foot down and either scored or drew in the fullback for a try but seemed to kinda jog.. Is he just slow or didn't pin the ears back?

saw that too geo.
i would sent moga, toupo, rts and skids to a sprint coach, some one who can teach them to turn on the next level of speed and how to master the balance of running fast.
one of the tries could have been earlier if the ears were pinned back and ran towards the corner and the use of the extra man would haVE SCORED