04-15-2023, 06:05 AM
(04-15-2023, 04:54 AM)Mav link Wrote:The point is that Plowman has never been seen as a hard man and yet he has had at least 1 hard act to his credit. Same goes for Bryce Gibbs as he was hardly a Mitch Robinson clone yet he knocked out Robbie Gray in an alleged sling tackle for which he was rubbed out. And yet we’re supposed to accept Stocker was a raging bull because he executed a garden-variety shepherd and did his shoulder applying a bump …Dont think Stocker needs to show he is a hard nut, just has to do his job and prove he is a competent senior footballer and not the write off that his previous club made him out to be and tried to fool the supporter base that he was a hopeless case not worth persisting with as a player on the senior list.
I checked out Stocker’s highlights on YouTube and he had a grand total of 2 tackles in it. On the other hand, Nick Newman in an admittedly larger highlight package had 14 tackles including one where he had his opponent’s head in a leg lock. Newman tamed Toby Greene a couple of weeks ago which requires decent courage and application. Cowan nailed Shai Bolton in a tackle in his first game.
Stocker now has a chance to show he’s a tough nut this week. Surely he can rough up Fish or small Durds, if he can catch them. Let’s see how he goes.