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Rabbitoh forward pack on notice
By Steve Gee | June 01, 2009 12:00am
SOUTHS coach Jason Taylor has put the heat on his international forwards to show more passion and power in tonight's match against Canberra at ANZ Stadium.
The Rabbitohs were beaten up front by Parramatta last week despite escaping with a 16-16 draw and Taylor has demanded his pack step up and bend Canberra's defensive line.
Taylor's men led 10-0 against the Eels, but the coach said that only masked his team's failure around the ruck.
With Michael Crocker and Craig Wing on State of Origin duty, the responsibility will fall on Kiwi Test men Roy Asotasi, Issac Luke and David Fa'alogo.
Taylor said that another lacklustre display would be punished by the Raiders, despite the absence of playmaker Terry Campese.
"They have some players who are so underrated but we certainly aren't underrating them," Taylor said.
"We know what they can do. They are a big team, they carry the ball very strongly and we have to be ready to meet that challenge. They were pretty awesome last week against the Warriors."
Taylor said his players had failed to match the intensity of the Eels.
"We were ahead on the scoreboard early but we were never ahead in the game," he said. "They did last week what we have been talking about Canberra being good at, really carrying the ball strongly.
"(Parramatta) were too passionate in that area for us in the middle of the field, so that would be an improvement area for us."
Taylor said the loss of Wing and Crocker was a blow but the squad would lift.
"You still get to put 17 people out there, so there are no excuses," he said.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...006066,00.html
By Steve Gee | June 01, 2009 12:00am
SOUTHS coach Jason Taylor has put the heat on his international forwards to show more passion and power in tonight's match against Canberra at ANZ Stadium.
The Rabbitohs were beaten up front by Parramatta last week despite escaping with a 16-16 draw and Taylor has demanded his pack step up and bend Canberra's defensive line.
Taylor's men led 10-0 against the Eels, but the coach said that only masked his team's failure around the ruck.
With Michael Crocker and Craig Wing on State of Origin duty, the responsibility will fall on Kiwi Test men Roy Asotasi, Issac Luke and David Fa'alogo.
Taylor said that another lacklustre display would be punished by the Raiders, despite the absence of playmaker Terry Campese.
"They have some players who are so underrated but we certainly aren't underrating them," Taylor said.
"We know what they can do. They are a big team, they carry the ball very strongly and we have to be ready to meet that challenge. They were pretty awesome last week against the Warriors."
Taylor said his players had failed to match the intensity of the Eels.
"We were ahead on the scoreboard early but we were never ahead in the game," he said. "They did last week what we have been talking about Canberra being good at, really carrying the ball strongly.
"(Parramatta) were too passionate in that area for us in the middle of the field, so that would be an improvement area for us."
Taylor said the loss of Wing and Crocker was a blow but the squad would lift.
"You still get to put 17 people out there, so there are no excuses," he said.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegrap...006066,00.html
