Luke Thompson has been hailed as “the best prop in the world” by many, but the great rugby player Peter Sterling has warned that he cannot turn the Bulldogs season on his own.
Canterbury is currently bottoming out the rest of the leaderboard with just one win this season. Thompson has the chance to make his debut this weekend after moving into the Super League from St. Helens.
After his 14-day quarantine in Australia, Thompson was called up to the 22-man squad to face South Sydney Rabbitohs on Sunday. old a lot of time to regain his fitness.
People like Sam Burgess have sung Thompson’s praise, but Sterling is careful about putting too much expectation on his shoulders and doubts he’s the type of player who triggers an immediate change.
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“I’m not sure if he will make his debut for the Bulldogs this weekend, but I hope the expectations that he will come to the NRL are reasonable,” he said in Wide World of Sports.
“Sam Burgess talks about him in bright words, but he’s a good striker, an honest striker, but he won’t come and only transform the Bulldogs by his presence.
“He will work hard, he has some quality, good footwork, can also use the footy, but he is not a Sam Burgess.
“He’s Luke Thompson who can come and do a job for the Canterbury team, but he won’t reverse their season. It will only be a very valuable addition to them. I hope expectations remain reasonable. “
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