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Will Brent Tate be successful at the Warriors?

May 31st, 2007, by sportsthought | Rugby League, Warriors

OK, so we signed a current Queensland Origin and Australian test centre in Brent Tate. That in itself is a coup for the Warriors.

But is it a mistake on Tate’s part to play for the Warriors? Let me put on my pessimist’s hat for a minute . . .

You see, in his career to date, he has pretty much always played in strong successful teams - Brisbane, Queensland and Australia.

The service those three teams get from their halves out through the back lines is pretty damm good - think of the ball he’s been getting from the likes of Lockyer, Thurston and Berrigan etc.

In order for him to perform for the Warriors he’ll need quality ball to show his wares. And that my friends is where the problems begin.

With halves currently made up of Witt/Rovelli/Ropati he simply will not get as much quality ball as he’s used to. Should this be the case, then he’ll be an expensive passenger in our backline.

The optimist in me thinks that things could go well for him if our halves start performing with consistency. If that happens we might get some ROI on the (reported) 400k.

What ever the case, expectations will be high. He’s a marquee player and the pressure will be on him to deliver.  The same sort of pressure existed at Brisbane , but of course it’s spread round fellow marquee players such as Lockyer, Hodges and Hunt.

Hope he likes pressure . . . .

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