Run Koula Run

[Remy]

Made a clean break a minute into the game. Electric player. Big strike weapon to have.

 

[manlyfan76]

Let's hope he gets a few linebreaks this week at fb

 

[Dion Johnson]

Let's hope he gets a few linebreaks this week at fb

He made the most post contact meters against the Vermin, he just hasn’t had quality ball at left centre, will be interesting with his turn of foot how much room he can create for others on the edges.

Hopefully a few set plays that expose the speed of Vailea and Feldt.

 

[bringbackbeaver]

He made the most post contact meters against the Vermin, he just hasn’t had quality ball at left centre, will be interesting with his turn of foot how much room he can create for others on the edges.

Hopefully a few set plays that expose the speed of Vailea and Feldt.

He looked good at 1 when we played the broncos (I think it was them?)
His speed makes him a similar 1 to Walsh.
He should get turbo some good ball in a bit of space . Or show and go himself .
Keen to see this

 

[maxta]

I think Koula is best with both sides of the field to work in and throw in the middle in that back 20m of each half.
Should open up the right edge also, especially with the threat of Tom T on the left and if Garrick can get his passing game on we could see Saab get into more space than we have got a while.....look forward to see how we go this week

 

[LeonardCohen]

Koula should definitely adopt a run first attitude from fullback. I’m not suggesting for a second that he has Edwards or Tedesco’s endurance but they are both running fullbacks and we don’t need Koula to overplay his hand as a ‘link man’. It’s not his go. His best contribution will be made running the ball.

 

[Rafferty]

I like the idea of Tolu being able to run off Turbo at centre, we’ve been playing across the field side to side pretty much all season, Tolu’s speed and Toms ball playing should provide a new dimension, hopefully Tom looks to turn Tolu back through the middle occasionally, a few inside balls, keep the defence second guessing, really looking forward to seeing how this plays out, hopefully Seibs gives it a fair go.

 

[XV-1]

I thought Koula was one of, if not the fastest NRL player over 100 metres.
He was easily run down by the Cows defence last night.

 

[Eagles4Life]

I thought Koula was one of, if not the fastest NRL player over 100 metres.
He was easily run down by the Cows defence last night.

His knee was heavily strapped, and he couldnt run freely. He copped a knock early in the game.

 

[manlyfan76]

I thought Koula was one of, if not the fastest NRL player over 100 metres.
He was easily run down by the Cows defence last night.

For Saab's Thurs try?
They cover had a fair start on him

 

[Bearfax]

I thought Koula was one of, if not the fastest NRL player over 100 metres.
He was easily run down by the Cows defence last night.

A fit Koula is easily one of the fastest in the game. In his final GPS games, he broke several records in the same meet from 100 metres to 500 metres. He ran 10.58 seconds in the 100 metres. The Australian record is 10.01. Saab is probably a little faster than Koula, but Saab is considered probably the fastest in the game at present.. I remembered watching Koula's GPS tape of those performances. The competition didn't even get near him.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I thought Koula was one of, if not the fastest NRL player over 100 metres.
He was easily run down by the Cows defence last night.

Sack him.

 

[silvereagle]

I thought Koula was one of, if not the fastest NRL player over 100 metres.
He was easily run down by the Cows defence last night.

I think he was definitely hampered with that knee injury, but I thought he would have got to the line himself had he kept going. Obviously took the smart option when he saw Saab looming up in support. I feel that Tolu lacks that bit of extra confidence in his own ability to step and burn his opposition. I am sure his coaching is addressing but I would like to see him focus wholly and solely on stepping and burning the opposition. Don't ruck the ball....run it into space.....ANY space. That should be his focus....not post contact metres.

 

[HK_Eagle]

I think he was definitely hampered with that knee injury, but I thought he would have got to the line himself had he kept going. Obviously took the smart option when he saw Saab looming up in support. I feel that Tolu lacks that bit of extra confidence in his own ability to step and burn his opposition. I am sure his coaching is addressing but I would like to see him focus wholly and solely on stepping and burning the opposition. Don't ruck the ball....run it into space.....ANY space. That should be his focus....not post contact metres.

I’m not so sure. I don’t think Talau has that top line pace. I wish they would move him to centre.

 

[silvereagle]

I’m not so sure. I don’t think Talau has that top line pace. I wish they would move him to centre.

I was talking about Tolu (Koula) not Talau (Tommy). The former certainly has that top line pace while the latter does not. Two different guys!!!

 

[HK_Eagle]

I was talking about Tolu (Koula) not Talau (Tommy). The former certainly has that top line pace while the latter does not. Two different guys!!!

Oh, my bad, SE

 

[maxta]

I thought Koula was off balance when he burst through, but then actually outran the cover and would have scored himself..the quicks chasing including Holmes, who had dived and may have tagged him but I agree the cover had angles both sides and Koula felt he was going to get caught, but a great try in the end to Saab

 

[Will on the hill]

I thought Koula was off balance when he burst through, but then actually outran the cover and would have scored himself..the quicks chasing including Holmes, who had dived and may have tagged him but I agree the cover had angles both sides and Koula felt he was going to get caught, but a great try in the end to Saab

If he had no support he would've put his head down and just made it. It only looked like he was getting run down because he slowed to position Saab.

 

[maxta]

If he had no support he would've put his head down and just made it. It only looked like he was getting run down because he slowed to position Saab.

Exactly that- plus the fact he had defenders closing in right and left which will ALWAYS close the gap in a big way, but he still gets there though they may have called "touch " 🤣

 

[Hibyemama]

I thought Koula was one of, if not the fastest NRL player over 100 metres.
He was easily run down by the Cows defence last night.

the cows defenders had a shorter distance to get to Koula, but I thought he could have scored himself