Now I know that a few of you guy's would of no doubt read this headline and thought this man needs a neurological assessment. :shock: But over the last few weeks I have noticed headlines suggesting we lack muscle up front and other negative thread's related to our forward's. 
And whilst this to a certain degree is true,I think the problem's is in the back line. :shock:
No,im not talking about there attack,we all know they can attack as they displayed by scoring a 95 metre try late in that game against the Storm.
But massive defensive lapses.The game against the Storm certainly exposed this badly.
You see it's not the forward's fault that Benji misses Slater in the first try scored.And it's not the forward's fault that Covell fail's to take Bell over the sideline allowing Bell to throw the ball inside and allow yet another try.
The same way the forward's cannot be blamed for Orford not being shut down when he get's the short ball away for yet another try.That was only the first half. :roll:
Then came the second half. And no one was there to help Benji stop kidwell when he strolled over close to the line not his halfback nor any of the centres.Then there was that shocking pass that Benji nearly through over Prince's head when he was at Dummy half.And certainly the forward's cannot be blamed for the fumble-athon in the in goal when Hodgo missed the ball hence A Kearn's try.But the one aspect that was pleasing was when LaurieDaley said on fox when the score was 30-12 late in the second half "this will test WT if they now pack it in and get smashed or if they pile on point's and make a game of it." :idea:
And they know how to make a game of it alright! ;-)
The major problem is that everyone has worked Benji out when it comes to his defence,It's quite simple run not over the top of him because he IS a good front on defender,but go acrossfield then even the slightest of step's or changes in direction will see him come unstuck.As he lack's technique when the player run's with a quick change of direction, and the quicker he gets that Ken McGuinness defending style out of him the better.But this is not only an attack on Benji but a few of our backliner's.
SO LEAVE THE FORWARDS ALONE!! :evil: :shock:
And whilst this to a certain degree is true,I think the problem's is in the back line. :shock:
No,im not talking about there attack,we all know they can attack as they displayed by scoring a 95 metre try late in that game against the Storm.
But massive defensive lapses.The game against the Storm certainly exposed this badly.
You see it's not the forward's fault that Benji misses Slater in the first try scored.And it's not the forward's fault that Covell fail's to take Bell over the sideline allowing Bell to throw the ball inside and allow yet another try.
The same way the forward's cannot be blamed for Orford not being shut down when he get's the short ball away for yet another try.That was only the first half. :roll:
Then came the second half. And no one was there to help Benji stop kidwell when he strolled over close to the line not his halfback nor any of the centres.Then there was that shocking pass that Benji nearly through over Prince's head when he was at Dummy half.And certainly the forward's cannot be blamed for the fumble-athon in the in goal when Hodgo missed the ball hence A Kearn's try.But the one aspect that was pleasing was when LaurieDaley said on fox when the score was 30-12 late in the second half "this will test WT if they now pack it in and get smashed or if they pile on point's and make a game of it." :idea:
And they know how to make a game of it alright! ;-)
The major problem is that everyone has worked Benji out when it comes to his defence,It's quite simple run not over the top of him because he IS a good front on defender,but go acrossfield then even the slightest of step's or changes in direction will see him come unstuck.As he lack's technique when the player run's with a quick change of direction, and the quicker he gets that Ken McGuinness defending style out of him the better.But this is not only an attack on Benji but a few of our backliner's.
SO LEAVE THE FORWARDS ALONE!! :evil: :shock:
