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Cumberland Eel

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But wait, there’s more.

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hindy111

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Or just unlucky on the day

Well it isn't just luck you f**king rabbit. Of course it helps but also does tactics. You make out there is no tactics in rugby league. That's ridiculous.
Did you watch Penrith last night. They kep good structure,line speed ,turning the ball on inside.
Considering they played the side in 3rd away in humid conditions it was a solid effort. Come down to players knowing what to do, structure,fitness and being well prepared.
Our NSW CUP side got pasted by another NSW cup side coached by the fullback. They looked clueless. 5 hitups amd bomb. Wtf are you expecting to win playing that rubbish.

Yes bounce of ball and luck helps but so does coaching along with players executing. We aren't idiot. We understand it isn't all the coaches fault. BA is getting them motivated at the buisness end. That's great. I applaud him for that.
Now let's go out and win a finals game. We can't be that unlucky all the time.
 

Soren Lorenson

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That article about Sualii is exactly why the Rabbitohs moved him on. Basically a merkin close to the family making threats of him leaving unless he gets what he wants. The Roosters might tell him to f**k of.
 

hindy111

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bring it, shit weather outside and I've watched all the replays

Well I am in Newtown and going to buy a donut to cheer myself upm

I bought Dad a 75 inch TV for the coast. I was expecting him to say thanks but I'll pay half. He just took it and said Thanks that was a good gift now hurry up and set it up for me.
I'm shocked and gutted. You do something nice for someone and all you get is a THANKS? How about giving me some money for it. I wasn't planning a $1,500 gift.
 

Poupou Escobar

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Well it isn't just luck you f**king rabbit. Of course it helps but also does tactics. You make out there is no tactics in rugby league. That's ridiculous.
Of course there's tactics but everyone knows the tactics. Every coach, as well as most players and many fans are all as tactically savvy as each other. It's not a complicated game so there isn't much room for tactical brilliance to make a difference. The secret is getting a team with enough talent and leadership that your chances of winning any given game are as high as they can be. Then you let the law of large numbers do its thing and hope for some luck.

From a tactical perspective every coach knows what is likely to work for his team and what is likely to work against the opposition. If your strengths match the opposition's weaknesses then there's no decision to make. If you need to get away from your attacking strength to target an opposition weakness well now you have a juggling act. The point is it's about playing the percentages. At the end of the day you need players who can translate that from a generalised game plan (e.g. when we shift we want to go to our strong left side attack about half the time and target the opposition's weak left side defence the other half of the time). But the players aren't out there counting how many times they've gone left or right. They're balancing the game plan with what's unfolding on the field, defensive adjustments and so on. Tactics are overrated by footy nerds and Bennett said as much.

Tyson said it best: everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
 
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