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Pompey was either anonymous/outclassed till the flick pass.
got characteristically burned in the lead up to the DCE try
Pompey was either anonymous/outclassed till the flick pass.
Im starting to think this is coached into them because RTS is a smart player. They all do it bar none.I absolutely cannot give points to RTS, words can't describe how infuriating it was to watch him scooting off and leaving Saab unmarked. It happened a dozen times, it was insane! If a couple of passes stuck + Turbo stayed on, these were gifts. Smart teams will figure this out and kill us.
Im starting to think this is coached into them because RTS is a smart player. They all do it bar none.
So someone please explain to me the pros and cons of leaving the winger unmarked. Is it to take out the bigger threat of the centre if he beats his tackler one on one, opening up the inside AND outside channels?
We were playing a rushing, up and in defensive game yesterday, getting up in manly’s faces and putting numbers into the tackle. That probably does tend to leave us short on the edges if the wingers man up or leaves gaps if they stay out- I assume Roger was taking the punt on cutting off the play assuming he’d just leave a gap for Turbo if he didn’t.Im starting to think this is coached into them because RTS is a smart player. They all do it bar none.
So someone please explain to me the pros and cons of leaving the winger unmarked. Is it to take out the bigger threat of the centre if he beats his tackler one on one, opening up the inside AND outside channels?
yeh, thats what i thought he was upto as well. But when they got skinned on the outside the second time, he turned around and started waving his arms around like he was expecting someone to cover him. Pompey was left for dead both times by Saab.We were playing a rushing, up and in defensive game yesterday, getting up in manly’s faces and putting numbers into the tackle. That probably does tend to leave us short on the edges if the wingers man up or leaves gaps if they stay out- I assume Roger was taking the punt on cutting off the play assuming he’d just leave a gap for Turbo if he didn’t.
He’s an enigma, obviously capable of doing a job at a high level, without any obvious big talentCapewell’s best game in a while. Handled Olakau’atu capably
I think it's a reactionary thing, that you only overcome when you're confident in the position and can trust your inside. The default setting, by the looks, is to race in and shut down the ball, but that can lead to big issuesIm starting to think this is coached into them because RTS is a smart player. They all do it bar none.
So someone please explain to me the pros and cons of leaving the winger unmarked. Is it to take out the bigger threat of the centre if he beats his tackler one on one, opening up the inside AND outside channels?
yeh, thats what i thought he was upto as well. But when they got skinned on the outside the second time, he turned around and started waving his arms around like he was expecting someone to cover him. Pompey was left for dead both times by Saab.
Tuaupiki is a waste on wing or FB he needs to be in the halves, not getting smashed taking high kicks and kamikaze hit ups to start the set. He is a rare talent running and kicking and passing.03: Clark - Set the platform for our spine players. In my opinion the 13 is part of the spine even though it's not traditionally seen as such. He also helped our middles and took on the workload so Barnett could stay out there longer.
02: Barnett - Respectable long shift to ensure we don't go backwards once we bring on our bench players. Love his hard work ethic. Respect to the co-capo.
01: Egan - Knows the right options to take and shows his best work when we have the opposition on their heels.
HM: The team as a whole showed so much energy and an attitude adjustment from Round 1. I was confident after we let in that first try. They didn't hide in their shells and went on with the job.
Note: RTS being shown up on the wing shows us that his rightful position should be fullback. I know Tuaupiki is our #2 fullback option but he's doing fine on the wing. Webster please do the rightful thing and put Roger at #1. He is wasting away on the wing as CNK is declining despite being OK this game.