Bring it on , this is all so repetitive now and we have the
Pro DCE posters , butting heads with the
Anti DCE posters ( yet again )
None of us know the true story.
I can’t wait until this season is finished , any joy I used to get has been completely sucked out now.
Incredibly gifted individual player. No one doubts this. His effect on morale (or not ) I'll leave for another conversation,
But the one thing that is hard to refute is his absolute inability since he signed the mega deal to dominate and manage a game against elite opposition when it really mattered.
I remember vividly being at the Covid final v Souths ( which Tom played ) at Suncorp and leaving thinking this guy will never take us to the promised land. Under pressure, against elite opposition, in matches thst really count he just does not have it. That is why , amongst most observers of the game , he will be remembered as a very good player but not a great one, despite his longevity and representative games.
Nothing I've seen over the last decade has ever led me to think i'm wrong. None of the truly elite halfbacks have panic football in their DNA - with DCE he is defined by incredible individual brilliance,brain fades and a proven record of never really managing a game that matters under pressure.Regardless of the players around him great players maintain their cool even in defeat. He doesn't.
In any case he is gone , comparing him to anyone is simply futile re the future.
Great contributor to a once great club but will never be spoken of in terms of our legendary Eagle greats , all of whom had that steel that defines greatness.
