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Since Melbourne started the wrestle in the mid-2000s the comp has been dominated by teams who win by dominating the ruck or rock solid defence. Apart from a few teams (Tigers 05, Eels 09) the top teams have been primarily defence-oriented, with recent years seeing teams deliberately cheating the rules to dominate the ruck and 10m.
Good defence is good to watch, but the lack of attacking flair becomes boring, especially when 90% of teams try to copy the Storm and most attacking play is ultra-structured training drills consisting of block plays and not much else. Damien Cook has been a breath of fresh air and the penalty crackdown saw some entertaining attacking play by the Dragons, Warriors and Tigers rewarded with wins but with the media whinge and Greenburg backing down we've seen the same old play from the Storm and Roosters dominating again.
Are teams like the 05 Tigers and 09 Eels a thing of the past or will the trends change and the great attacking teams return?
Good defence is good to watch, but the lack of attacking flair becomes boring, especially when 90% of teams try to copy the Storm and most attacking play is ultra-structured training drills consisting of block plays and not much else. Damien Cook has been a breath of fresh air and the penalty crackdown saw some entertaining attacking play by the Dragons, Warriors and Tigers rewarded with wins but with the media whinge and Greenburg backing down we've seen the same old play from the Storm and Roosters dominating again.
Are teams like the 05 Tigers and 09 Eels a thing of the past or will the trends change and the great attacking teams return?