NRC form is irrelevant now as well?
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It's really just semantics..
Exactly.
Robertson isn't anywhere near Tupou for ball running BUT he has been doing some of that work, and at this stage has the runs on the board.
He has also shown some good work with ball in hand for the Tahs and concentrates on the donkey work.
Tupou's time may come, particularly with Holmes no longer in his way at the Reds. He's got some good minds to grow under including Stiles and that old bloke whose name I've forgotten.
The greatest challenge for all footballers whether of PI heritage or not is complacency
Yep - when you dominate at a young age you haven't necessarily had to work as hard as someone who might be smaller than you.
The Reds have had a shit year to think about, and he should be part of that process. While we're diverting this into a Reds thread: the one thing they need to be wary of at Ballymore is this "dominant young kid at club level" practice that has seen a few crash and burn.
Its good to have some experience back there.