Deserves a special mention. He's been outstanding this year and must be one of the most complete centre's in SL. A class act. Great work by the club getting him signed up for another 2 years.

Think her currently my favourite Hull player. As much as I liked Yeaman, everybody knew his limitations and Carlos is now showing us all what we've been missing in that left centre position for so long.
Carlos is in great form and it's showing in the fact that Talanoa is right up near the top of the try scoring charts.

Was going to start a thread about him yesterday. Strong in defence and class in attack

Talanoa is joint top with Ben Barba on 9. Not bad for a player some wanted dropping.

Well, one of them was Bumpy.


Great strength to bulldoze his way over yesterday.
His leaping salmon act was also pretty spectacular the week before.

Fantastic in the air too. Carlos is such a classy player. Superb business by the club to get him secured.

You must have been reading my mind with my edit.

The quiet man,doesn't say much just gets on with it.Very classy centre who is such a pleasure to watch.Not many good centres about,hope he's with us for a long time

I’m just relieved you’re still alive. Imagine the liver’s taken a battering in the last 21 hours.

Could always see he had some class about him. Really showing his class now.
He's benefitted from finding a position that really suits him, and he's made it his own.
What I'm impressed with is how strong he is. As good as he is offensively, his defence isn't too shabby either.

Haven't been there since me and my mate had to fight our way out of Robins Nest a few years ago (the day it lashed it down and Webster got the drop goal winner, 11-10, if memory serves).
Got smashed watching it in pub mind. Did 13 solid hours in there as a means of celebration.

He's got such a good range in how he can finish his trys. He can pluck high kicks out of the air, and he can acrobatically dive for the corner. These are things most wingers in the league are getting pretty good at, but Ryan Hall may be the only other so far who can bump off 3/4 defenders in the corner like Talanoa can. Great upper body strength.