Ive watched 2 games of Rugby league this week and to be brutally honest both were as boring as watching the grass grow. City Verses County andBrisbane verses Souths. Thesegames contained 2 rep sides, the 2006 Premiers and a supposedly on the up side in the Rabbits. Both games were played with very little imagianation, skill or flair. They were both terribly dour struggles with no one intent on taking risks or using their skills. They relied on one out running down the tracks, dummy half scots, and completing sets. The players pre and post match talked about completing sets and getting to their kick. The players talked about their wonderful defensive performance.
Teams like Sharks, Rabbits and co harp on about their wonderful defence, rubbish I reckon. Both teams are rubbish if all they can go is defend and harp on about completing their sets and getting to their kick. Both sides should stop carrying on about their defence and put together a game plan which contains more then 2 or 3 attacking moves a match. The first time South chanced their arm was in the 80th minute and what do you know they went 70 meters and nearly won the game. With the way the game is set up and the way teams are attacking, Rugby League favours the defensive side. Teams get full sets of six inside the oppostion 20 and they throw in 4 hit ups before they work out what to do.
Geez if I didn't know anything about Rugby League and it was the first 2 games I ever watched you would hardly be coming back for more, you would probably think it was one of the more dour games going around, which it is not.
I might be biased but in 2005 there were quicker play the balls. The tacklers were not allowed to roll over over the tackled player all day long. In 2006 and 2007 the play the ball is painfully slow and the pace of the game is dying. Throw in a lack of invention from the coaches and a lack of quality halves and you have a pretty bloody poor spectacle.
Im not sure if im over reacting, or if this decline in ball movement and skill is to do with rules or lack of quality players, coaches tactics or what. However im finding increasingly difficult to enjoy some games.
thoughts?
Teams like Sharks, Rabbits and co harp on about their wonderful defence, rubbish I reckon. Both teams are rubbish if all they can go is defend and harp on about completing their sets and getting to their kick. Both sides should stop carrying on about their defence and put together a game plan which contains more then 2 or 3 attacking moves a match. The first time South chanced their arm was in the 80th minute and what do you know they went 70 meters and nearly won the game. With the way the game is set up and the way teams are attacking, Rugby League favours the defensive side. Teams get full sets of six inside the oppostion 20 and they throw in 4 hit ups before they work out what to do.
Geez if I didn't know anything about Rugby League and it was the first 2 games I ever watched you would hardly be coming back for more, you would probably think it was one of the more dour games going around, which it is not.
I might be biased but in 2005 there were quicker play the balls. The tacklers were not allowed to roll over over the tackled player all day long. In 2006 and 2007 the play the ball is painfully slow and the pace of the game is dying. Throw in a lack of invention from the coaches and a lack of quality halves and you have a pretty bloody poor spectacle.
Im not sure if im over reacting, or if this decline in ball movement and skill is to do with rules or lack of quality players, coaches tactics or what. However im finding increasingly difficult to enjoy some games.
thoughts?
