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Thomson Dow
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But adds value in the contest - holding his place atm easily. Looks like he needs to bulk up lest some of the centre monsters snap him in half but is doing ok in the guts which is the weakest area of the ground for RFC.
When he gets injured and needs a rest which he will as a young lightly framed player - sadly we don't seem to have anyone better to replace him, who do we bring in? Ross? RCD? Not obvious is it - and that is RFCs Achilles heel. Lets not talk about Prestia or Cotch being injured and Baker is great but is he really a midfielder?
I don't necessarily think Dow is super quick??, he does have amazing lateral movement and agility and quick hands & feet almost dancing in and out of traffic.
As for straight line speed in the 20m sprint he recorded 3.06 sec, which is about average for a midfielder of his size but not elite which is below 3.
Have to admit that unless you use it on game day it can mean very little, for example Jack Ross clocked 2.95 sec but i have seen no sign of it on game day.
Stays in the team even with Lambert and possibly Martin coming back. Would rather Edwards or Graham get dropped before Dow
Love to see how he goes against the dees midfield - I thought he looked at home on Saturday against the vaunted deep bating high skilled midfield of the doggies.
And what, he has played all of around 10 games now - let’s see how he tracks with another 40 under his belt.
And what, he has played all of around 10 games now - let’s see how he tracks with another 40 under his belt.
Building nicely. Very much like Edwards in that his game revolves around clean hands in a contest, pivoting and sidestepping and finding angles to dish off to team mates. Also like Edwards in his early days, his kicking needs improvement.
Definite grain of salt with any of those times , all different preparations and most importantly there’s no football involved
Yep, I’ve said this before, why do they test kids on non football related tests? Why test a player on a 20m sprint without a ball in his hand? Make it a 20m sprint with ball in hand and having to bounce it once and with someone chasing him.
Because, when you're trying to run down an oppo player ... or running flat out to provide an attacking option ... or running to quickly close down space ... you don't have a ball in your hand.
