Pazza
First Grade
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But you need to admit that the game has changed since 2001. Defencive lines are closer together and with the dominate tackle it is very important to be physical in defence.
I dont think there is a problem in the halves. If the forwards provide them with enough room then they are going to get the job done. Halves work much more effectively on retreating and buggered defences than fast in your face defences (due to the fact the forwards haven't done their job). You could have stuck Rodwell and Carter behind that Penrith pack on grand final day and they still would have won. The penrith pack were so dominate that a player like Priddis who no one associates with creativity and spark was able to make 3 line breaks, score a try and set 2 up.
This is what we want parra to be like, give our key players more time to think with the ball in their hands instead of having defences rush up at them all the time because the forwards have been dominated in each tackle in the set slowing our play the ball and allowing the opposition more time to set their defencive line.
I dont think there is a problem in the halves. If the forwards provide them with enough room then they are going to get the job done. Halves work much more effectively on retreating and buggered defences than fast in your face defences (due to the fact the forwards haven't done their job). You could have stuck Rodwell and Carter behind that Penrith pack on grand final day and they still would have won. The penrith pack were so dominate that a player like Priddis who no one associates with creativity and spark was able to make 3 line breaks, score a try and set 2 up.
This is what we want parra to be like, give our key players more time to think with the ball in their hands instead of having defences rush up at them all the time because the forwards have been dominated in each tackle in the set slowing our play the ball and allowing the opposition more time to set their defencive line.