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OT - OTHER GAMES 2024

DJDL

First Grade
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WTF is going on with the Donkeys’ left edge? The Dogs are getting around them with ease.
 

Eion

First Grade
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@Ozzi_78 is right, all teams do it, but the Storm seem next level.
It's not just that they don't play it properly, it's the force at which they roll the ball.
It's borderline passing it back to Harry. Particularly Paps, as you pointed out.

That extra split second of getting the ball clear of the ruck can make quite a difference in how much the defensive line can move up. Do that every tackle for a full set and you have maybe an extra 5 metres or so of advantage.
Do it for 80 minutes and it adds up.

This is another thing that pisses me off with the modern game and officiating - there was a crackdown on this not so long ago (the start of last year maybe).
As usual it gets penalised for a couple of weeks, then the usual suspects start bleating on about "too many penalties" and "ruining the game" and the refs cave.
Next thing it's forgotten.

I'm ok for crackdowns.
But for the love of God, weather the storm when it comes to moaning.
Pretty soon they'll stop doing it.
Then it's been addressed and we can move to the next issue.
But don't forget this one in the meantime.
As soon as it creeps back in, penalise it.

The clubs will soon learn.
What odds the sharks are the first team to be penalised for it disruptor style
 

Weaponhead

Coach
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Was thinking the same.
I was sure there was talk in the pre-season of the work he’s done with Roger Fabri and how fast he was looking.
He looks yards slower to me.
He was lightning when he burst onto the scene. Looks very average now.
 

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