Ziggy the God
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Definitely not crucifying our wingers yet.
RTS in particular is a huge talent, and until last night I hadn't seen any major defensive flaws in his game (maybe others have?).
Our biggest issue is discipline putting us permanently on the back foot. As we saw 2010-2012, we can still win games even when we get belted in the penalties - but not against teams as well drilled as Souths and Melbourne. This MUST be sorted if we want to do anything meaningful.
The second issue is our defensive structure out wide. Something needs to change here, the positioning and timing of our backs has been lacking for 2 years. Rushing up at the wrong time, lack of confidence in inside men, and poor positioning for bombs has us bleeding points. NEEDS FIXING.
The timing in the ruck (how long to hold down etc) will come the more they play together, that will cut out a lot of penalties. That is definitely an area that we are good at IMHO.
Further, the wingers will also get the timing right as the year rolls on, especially in regard to trusting their inside man on defence. When SBW is up to speed, I expect him to defend on the edge which will close up that area of the field.