Rumours and Stuff

[hindy111]

We have a very good side. Last year it was one of our better sides. Problem is Penrith have one of the best sides in a very long time. Storm are also brilliant. In may years gone pass our 2021 side wins the comp.

 

[84 Baby]

Come on Pou, that’s lazy analysis. You’re better than that, or at least I thought you were.

You should probably do some statistical analysis on it. Perhaps his last post was an outlier?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No

They certainly are. Since joining our club he has had to attempt 20+ tackles per game every year until last year when we got much better at hiding him and he attempted just over 15 per game. This year he is at <19 attempts per game but missing so many.

 

[Glenneel]

By the way @Gronk you shouldn’t be working on a Good Friday FFS.

Its alright he ate fish while mowing.

Btw, for catholics in particular, they used to eat fish on every friday and that come about where some pope made it 'law'. It was nothing to do with religion but simply to help the fishermen of Italy.

 

[T-Boon]

This new innovation of 9s playing at lock in scrums signals that the scrum rule changes that came in over the last 2 or 3 years have been a really good and successful idea.
Scrums had become a big nothing but now they are very much something to be contended with for defenses.
There are very few locks in the game over the last 30 years who would have scored that try Cook scored from the scrum last night.
Us rule change advocates can take a bow.

 

[TheRam]

He’s making more of his runs against a retreating defence. That’s why they’re turning into line breaks.

He has physically developed and gotten stronger as a player/man and that is why he is breaking through tackles that a year or two ago he would have been stopped. Also and this is the most pleasing aspect of his game, he has learnt to take the space on offer and take it to the line commit defenders and then pass. This also gives him a better chance to break through the tackle or simply go through because the defenders are still a little spread out and he has a one on one or confused standoffish defense watching and not tackling. This also gives his supports the optimum opportunities to do something if he does pass the ball once the defense has been committed.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

He has physically developed and gotten stronger as a player/man and that is why he is breaking through tackles that a year or two ago he would have been stopped. Also and this is the most pleasing aspect of his game, he has learnt to take the space on offer and take it to the line commit defenders and then pass. This also gives him a better chance to break through the tackle or simply go through because the defenders are still a little spread out and he has a one on one or confused standoffish defense watching and not tackling. This also gives his supports the optimum opportunities to do something if he does pass the ball once the defense has been committed.

He did say "Maybe it's the diet" when questioned about his good form, then got cagey when asked what it was. I wonder.

 

[Twizzle]

There is a feeling about our club at the moment that hasn't been here for many years. It's hard to explain but it's like a positive aura and almost an expectation of inevitable success and glory.

did you wake up with an erection ?

 

[Avenger]

did you wake up with an erection ?

Always, why?

 

[hindy111]

did you wake up with an erection ?

No. Did you?

 

[TheRam]

And dosent leave a tip either.

What tip? He's a communist. He'd pay him with a loaf of bread and 3 grey sausages. Then tell him how wonderful it is that he has a job and doesn't have to line up for his food today.

 

[Twizzle]

Always, why?

you seem rather excited

 

[T-Boon]

This new innovation of 9s playing at lock in scrums signals that the scrum rule changes that came in over the last 2 or 3 years have been a really good and successful idea.
Scrums had become a big nothing but now they are very much something to be contended with for defenses.
There are very few locks in the game over the last 30 years who would have scored that try Cook scored from the scrum last night.
Us rule change advocates can take a bow.

Further to the above does anyone know who gets the credit for the 9 at lock innovation? I'd guess Bellamy but against the field not with any confidence.

 

[Pazza]

Piggy ridell played some lock for us in 05 when marsh came on

 

[hineyrulz]

you seem rather excited

 

[T-Boon]

Piggy ridell played some lock for us in 05 when marsh came on

Okay.
That didn't start a trend (edit: actually it is more than a trend as all 9s play lock in attack now) and was not likely an innovation in response to a rule change.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

This new innovation of 9s playing at lock in scrums signals that the scrum rule changes that came in over the last 2 or 3 years have been a really good and successful idea.
Scrums had become a big nothing but now they are very much something to be contended with for defenses.
There are very few locks in the game over the last 30 years who would have scored that try Cook scored from the scrum last night.
Us rule change advocates can take a bow.

The dummy half has been at the back of attacking scrums for years. This clip shows it was a thing at least as early as 2014:

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Further to the above does anyone know who gets the credit for the 9 at lock innovation? I'd guess Bellamy but against the field not with any confidence.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was Brian Smith.

 

[Pazza]

Okay.
That didn't start a trend (edit: actually it is more than a trend as all 9s play lock in attack now) and was not likely an innovation in response to a rule change.

Are you talking about playing lock or just lining up at lock in the scrum???

 

[Incorrect]

Very pleased to hear Parra are interested in signing Herbie Farnworth according to ABC Grandstand. Dolphins considered favourite's to sign him but Parra in calculations. Maybe Waqa stays wing long-term....