Is Jake Trbojevic the new 'Igor'

[Bearfax]

Fair dinkum some of Jake's front on tackles looked as if he was cutting the attacker in half. He not only does a huge amount of tackling, he does tackling that I suspects hurts. Having remembered Terry Randall's devastating tackling style, I kept looking at Jake's defence against the Cowboys and thought Igor was back. What are your thoughts?

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

He certainly has an appropriate surname.

 

[BOZO]

Jakes defence is copybook and very affective
Igor was a more aggressive punishing defender

 

[Bearfax]

Jakes defence is copybook and very affective
Igor was a more aggressive punishing defender

Jake looked pretty aggressive last night with some of those front on tackles. Even I cringed.

 

[Wombat Legacy]

Fair dinkum some of Jake's front on tackles looked as if he was cutting the attacker in half. He not only does a huge amount of tackling, he does tackling that I suspects hurts. Having remembered Terry Randall's devastating tackling style, I kept looking at Jake's defence against the Cowboys and thought Igor was back. What are your thoughts?

Yes Yes Yes, he ****ing hurts them alright!

 

[Shnorky]

Fair dinkum some of Jake's front on tackles looked as if he was cutting the attacker in half. He not only does a huge amount of tackling, he does tackling that I suspects hurts. Having remembered Terry Randall's devastating tackling style, I kept looking at Jake's defence against the Cowboys and thought Igor was back. What are your thoughts?

Yes he is the new Igor, good old school copybook bring em down in one go tackling, best I've seen for many years

 

[Harvies elbow]

Jake has one of the best techniques in the game and his timing is perfect.
But Igor was outright devastating, driving in under the ribs and just annihilating his opponent.
Watch the job he does on Dallas Donnelly in fibros vs silvertails.
But Jake will have plenty of ball runners heading in the opposite direction.

 

[nightster]

Is Jake Trbojevic the new 'Igor'
not until he has slapped a few teammates around at half time for not tackling hard enough ... hope he never has to

 

[Harvies elbow]

Is Jake Trbojevic the new 'Igor'
not until he has slapped a few teammates around at half time for not tackling hard enough ... hope he never has to

Or broken a prop and future CEO's nose to fire him up BEFORE they run out.
Can't see that in Jake's nature but it might explain Nate's new found aggression.

 

[nightster]

Northern Eagles ?

 

[Harvies elbow]

Northern Eagles ?

CEO?
That's the man. Big Magilla.

 

[Bearfax]

He's still young and developing. Some may forget that Randall started off as a Wright like centre when he first came into grade. Eventually went into the forwards but took time to develop his fearsome reputation

 

[HappilyManly]

Doesn't have the great man's fear factor, but that's clearly not in his nature. When igor hit, they stayed hit. Still, must be up there as the best tackler in the game today, pretty impressive given his age.

Igor always hit from the side so they stop breathing for a few seconds 😱

Jake is more like OJ Cunningham/ Gillespie style of chunky defender 🙂

May he stay healthy and motivated for another decade

 

[Kevinward777]

Fair dinkum some of Jake's front on tackles looked as if he was cutting the attacker in half. He not only does a huge amount of tackling, he does tackling that I suspects hurts. Having remembered Terry Randall's devastating tackling style, I kept looking at Jake's defence against the Cowboys and thought Igor was back. What are your thoughts?

He cut blokes in half last night, unbelievable technique. The main difference in my opinion between Jake and Igor is that Igor REALLY wanted to hurt people and Jake just REALLY wants to win.

 

[Harvies elbow]

He's still young and developing. Some may forget that Randall started off as a Wright like centre when he first came into grade. Eventually went into the forwards but took time to develop his fearsome reputation

Bearfax I didn't get to see Igor as a centre so I'll have to watch Wright a bit more closely when he plays.
Any other insights into Randall's centre play would be appreciated.

 

[ManlyTragic]

Fair dinkum some of Jake's front on tackles looked as if he was cutting the attacker in half. He not only does a huge amount of tackling, he does tackling that I suspects hurts. Having remembered Terry Randall's devastating tackling style, I kept looking at Jake's defence against the Cowboys and thought Igor was back. What are your thoughts?

That is one massive compliment!

 

[Bearfax]

Bearfax I didn't get to see Igor as a centre so I'll have to watch Wright a bit more closely when he plays.
Any other insights into Randall's centre play would be appreciated.

Randall came into first grade with a couple of other young players at the same time and the three instantly made an impact with a win. As stated he was initially a centre.

He was reasonably fast. I actually went to primary school with him and he was one of the quickest in the school. But in first grade he wasnt fast like Walker or Kelly. But he was solid, always a good defender. Cant recall when he switched to the forwards but it must have been obvious he was better suited there.

His tackling prowess developed over the years and given he was a fast forward he was good at covering. That's where we saw a lot of his side tackles, and they were classic in a Raper/Coote style only harder.

But at Jake's age he wasnt the ruthless tackler that he was to become. But he was still damned reliable and always tough. And that's why I wouldnt be dismissing Jake's potential to be another Igor as he hardens up

 

[HappilyManly]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...y/news-story/dc5f1f2163a205dedccb8aaf596b6e96

It was always a good sign when Terry Randall, coming from down low, went up under somebody's ribcage and left them, moments later, on the ground twitching.
The twitch was good. It meant they were still alive.

"I hit a bloke at Cootamundra one day in a trial," he says. "I thought I'd killed him."

He can't remember the bloke's name or even the team, and forget about the score.

But he remembers every detail about the man.

He was about six-foot-one in the old scale, had a beard and played front row, weighed about 100kg and he had this beautiful upright running style - beautiful for Randall, because it was this bloke's near-fatal mistake.

"I used to love 'em running upright," he says.

"You could get up under the ribcage, using your body as a launch, as a weapon."

This day, nothing moved when the big bloke hit the deck.

He just went thud like a slab of beef would when dropped from a meat truck, and his teammates came in with their chests puffed out as if they were going to do something masculine, when everybody in the opposition knew they weren't, and Randall stood there like men do when they conquer others.

 

[nightster]

I remember playing against him when he was in the centres I think he was playing for Curl Curl under 16s .... I was playing for Forest Ferrets ... he went on to greater things .... I became a hippy surfer on the north coast ...

 

[Harvies elbow]

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It was always a good sign when Terry Randall, coming from down low, went up under somebody's ribcage and left them, moments later, on the ground twitching.
The twitch was good. It meant they were still alive.

"I hit a bloke at Cootamundra one day in a trial," he says. "I thought I'd killed him."

He can't remember the bloke's name or even the team, and forget about the score.

But he remembers every detail about the man.

He was about six-foot-one in the old scale, had a beard and played front row, weighed about 100kg and he had this beautiful upright running style - beautiful for Randall, because it was this bloke's near-fatal mistake.

"I used to love 'em running upright," he says.

"You could get up under the ribcage, using your body as a launch, as a weapon."

This day, nothing moved when the big bloke hit the deck.

He just went thud like a slab of beef would when dropped from a meat truck, and his teammates came in with their chests puffed out as if they were going to do something masculine, when everybody in the opposition knew they weren't, and Randall stood there like men do when they conquer others.

Geez I hope Jake's mum doesn't see that photo and read the comparisons.
If I was Jake I'd get married quick.