How good is Armo's tackling

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How good is Armo's tackling

Post: # 1227751Post Cairnsman »

Gee he's hit hard tonight. Coming along very nicely. Can he be elite?


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Nice to see him do it at another ground. Don't underestimate the improvement in his disposal either. Probably right up there in efficiency for the Saints.


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Coincidence our 3 best tacklers (Lenny, Armo and Gilbert) are all from the Northern states?

But f*** I love watching him play


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Very good.

Gilbert's tackle on young Matera was a ripper. Snapped him in half.


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Old Mate wrote:Very good.

Gilbert's tackle on young Matera was a ripper. Snapped him in half.
He has his deficiencies Gilbo, but he puts the body in


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Teflon wrote:
Old Mate wrote:Very good.

Gilbert's tackle on young Matera was a ripper. Snapped him in half.
He has his deficiencies Gilbo, but he puts the body in

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Armo only had 4 tackles according to the stats.

Blake with 8, Sippos with 6 and Hayes with 5 had the most for the saints.


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Phenomenal tackling. But the best thing, he's now played 3 really good games in row. Starting to get some consistency.


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Saintersss wrote:Phenomenal tackling. But the best thing, he's now played 3 really good games in row. Starting to get some consistency.
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Teflon wrote:
Old Mate wrote:Very good.

Gilbert's tackle on young Matera was a ripper. Snapped him in half.
He has his deficiencies Gilbo, but he puts the body in
i think he is better playing near the centre and forward of the game, like he been doing recently (except when we have been deficient in the backline) then being i Half back line player! especially with the way he tackles and his kicking into the forward line and his occasional goal


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Thought he was our most composed player tonight..top game


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Post: # 1227906Post Scollop »

Jacks Back wrote:Armo only had 4 tackles according to the stats.

Blake with 8, Sippos with 6 and Hayes with 5 had the most for the saints.
Glad you mentioned the tackle numbers. I was going to say that Blakey laid plenty...stuck nearly all and a couple of them went unrewarded when their blokes definitely had prior. Armo was a beauty with his contested work tonight and he is working well as an outside option too. Disposal also looked A grade tonight


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Kicking is good with Armo also. Uses his left to advantage!


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Armo come along really well. Great bond for us he is hard as anyone and hs decision making is getting very good. He will be a champ


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Armo come along really well. Great bonus for us he is hard as anyone and his decision making is getting very good. He will be a champ


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He's always been hard at it, what I'm loving is his run and spread. He's significantly improved his outside game. His disposal is quite good and he's finally found some consistency.


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Armo was good - Gilbert layed the best 2 tackles of the night


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Love to see him go head to head with Thompson next Friday.


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Post: # 1228065Post Eastern »

So, who laid the better tackle?

Armo on Brennan; or

Gilbo on Matera !!


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Armo laid a tackle on no 3 for the Suns right in front of us. We all cringed, it was seriously bone crunching. He played awesome last night and Gilbo was much better also. Roo, what a superstar. We had fabulous seats and it was so good to see live footy, one of the best games I have been to in a very long time. Just love stress free footy.


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Post: # 1228103Post gringo »

saint6709 wrote:Armo was good - Gilbert layed the best 2 tackles of the night

Rugby league really teaches the Queensland and NSW boys to tackle like a vice. Gilbo's awesome when he flies horizontally into someone and clamps them down same with Dave. It is a real team lifter when they smash the air out of an opposition ball carrier.


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mick13 wrote:Coincidence our 3 best tacklers (Lenny, Armo and Gilbert) are all from the Northern states?

But f*** I love watching him play
that is an interesting point. i dont think there is any doubt kids that grow up with league develop a better tackling technique.


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Re: How good is Armo's tackling

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Eastern wrote:So, who laid the better tackle?

Armo on Brennan; or

Gilbo on Matera !!
Do we have to choose?


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