In my opinion that comparison is way off comparing him to Luke Douglas. We knew what type of Player was in being a tough effecient defensive player before he came over, Tai like you say was one of the best 2nd Rowers for all round abilities. Still too early doors yet after 3 games to make final judgements on a player who as already mentioned has not been playing with a regular centre yet to make a partnership, played alongside Percival, Simm and Welsby. We want 4 or 5 games with a Percival/Thompson combo get that and things will look better.
There will be a shift on entertaining value with our new recruits: 1: Iggy 2: Matautia. 3: Thompson. on tougness value 1: Thompson. 2: Iggy 3: Mautatia.
So far this season its a bit of Deja Vu as last year, quite a few players missing which is effecting any attacking structure. The opposition have seen that weakness amd are able to play a spoiling game, in the past years we would have forced the ball to come up with poor ball retention. Under Woolf we are patient, tough and defensive, boring stuff at the moment because, we are only playing around 70% the tonking of teams with an improved attack is going to come later.