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One thing that's weird is the way we use a lot of shape on the left, with Gutherson out the back, but on the right Moses just seems desperate to give Matterson early ball. When Ferguson put in that kick for Mahoney's no try it was the first time I could remember Gutherson attacking on the right this year. Almost like we had practiced it but only decided to use it when we were desperate.
I’m not really sure how rushing up and grasping at thin air is going to help Moses in defence (who has improved a lot in his own right). I don’t question why the opposition sometimes get outside of Jennings and Sivo. We all know sometimes the opposition is going to score. It’s part of the game and not a defensive issue. I agree that the defence of the team is very good for the most part. Doesn’t mean it can’t be better. Our attack was very good last season so it’s rather perplexing as to why it’s not better when we have even more dominance in the forwards.
Because even when he misses it disrupts the attack and gives the cover defenders time to sort their shit out. Support runners need to stop and get back onside of the ball carrier and so on.
That could be a brilliant fix, I bet no coach has even tried it let alone thought of it!
Yes noticed that also, nearly always attacks on the left with long cut out passes. Maybe can't pass left to right?
We need his kicking game, even if he's just a passenger otherwise. A proper rest for that injury could mean he loses too much fitness to play.
It's good advice for kids but first grade features professional athletes who have the fitness to use compressed defences, which are necessary for the wrestle. The way edge defence works in a compressed defence is very different to amateur footy. When there's an overlap you can't just slide, especially on your line.
Maybe if he wasn't such a dickhead.
They do it all the time in union
Massive trackhead. No.
They've been doing it in league since at least the 90s, when it was referred to as attacking 'upside down': inside the red zone teams would run their huge forwards out wide and their nippy runners in the middle. It's so commonplace now that it doesn't even have a name.
Sharpie is gone, mate.
