Turbo running style

[Ron E. Gibbs]

He was definitely cautious when getting back to his feet. Looked a bit ginger at times

So did Brad Parker…

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Mate you seem to be the expert on immortals... is this something i missed?

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Hi mate, I was talking to a woman who knows people in the know and apparently they have changed Turbo's running gate so he doesn't place too much pressure on the hammies. So if you've noticed a difference it's because he's been retrained.

Should of consulted teddy years ago

 

[wedgetail eagle]

I didn’t notice anything different about Turbos running style ....... but what about the Saab..... the kid just cruises! He is not even puffed after running 70m to score!

Agree. Whether under instruction or not, it was good seeing Saab looming up to relieve Thomas the Turbo’s hamstrings.

 

[The better Robbo]

Hi mate, I was talking to a woman who knows people in the know and apparently they have changed Turbo's running gate so he doesn't place too much pressure on the hammies. So if you've noticed a difference it's because he's been retrained.

It was also reported that he had a bad "stride" when he went to step which is when he had all his issues. He has definitely been working on his technique but I must say I didn't actually notice. I just hope they have finally figured it out.

 

[wedgetail eagle]

Hi mate, I was talking to a woman who knows people in the know and apparently they have changed Turbo's running gate so he doesn't place too much pressure on the hammies. So if you've noticed a difference it's because he's been retrained.

Retrained his gait like a pacer horse.

 

[John Nicholson]

I thought I saw something different but put it down to my imagination.

It was in his initial push off for a run, where he seemed to take two or three strides before going for pace; that was certainly there and hopefully now protected by a reduction in initial impact on the muscles.

 

[Scorpio]

Mate you seem to be the expert on immortals... is this something i missed?

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Five players were inducted in 2018, Mal was one of them

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

It's kind of a silly name, the Immortals. Do any other sports have that?
I think almost half of our Immortals are already dead

 

[wedgetail eagle]

It's kind of a silly name, the Immortals. Do any other sports have that?
I think almost half of our Immortals are already dead

Agree about name.
I recall Ray Warren referring to one of them as a “living immortal”.

 

[HoldenV8]

I didn't see much difference in his running. The thing for me is that he backed himself from the get-go with his running. He wasn't looking for a winger to take a kick return and was popping up wherever he could in the line. He backed himself against Brimson and won, and his 50 metre run to set up Saab showed confidence in his hamstrings.

Seriously, how good is it finally having speed to burn in the back 3??

 

[40 years an eagle]

It's kind of a silly name, the Immortals.
I think almost half of our Immortals are already dead

Not in peoples' hearts and memories, sort of like my mum and dad are to me. That I believe is the point of them being called Immortals buddy...it is irrelevant if they are alive or dead.

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

Hi mate, I was talking to a woman who knows people in the know and apparently they have changed Turbo's running gate so he doesn't place too much pressure on the hammies. So if you've noticed a difference it's because he's been retrained.

Thanks for the info @qldeagle. Anyone want to guess which day a journo runs this story about Turbo's retrained running style as their scoop from 'a reliable source'? 🙂

 

[globaleagle]

Shut the gate, his gait's been changed!

I didn't really notice... but I did notice when watching the highlights that after he scored his try, making it 16-0, the titans wingers slid heavily into him, deliberately late.

😡

I thought that usual b/s of nailing the guy who just scored a try went out in the 90's (or when slater the cat retired).

Go.... go watch now then return and shower me with praise!


(I said praise ya perverts!)

 

[wedgetail eagle]

Tommy Turbo now lives in a Gaited Community.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Tommy Turbo now lives in a Gaited Community.

#veryclever

 

[manlyfan76]

I Was taught to accelerate by taking small steps initially and let yourself increase stride as you gain speed.
A big first stride is slow.

 

[frank stokes]

No I’m not saying he wasn’t having a go

Haha I know you were not @Mark from Brisbane BUT imagine if you were...

...now THAT would be the ultimate hard task master...

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Haha I know you were not @Mark from Brisbane BUT imagine if you were...

...now THAT would be the ultimate hard task master...

Nah there’s others on here that take that mantle.

 

[frank stokes]

Nah there’s others on here that take that mantle.

Less of them (us?) this week.... maybe? Lol