Rumours and Stuff

[hineyrulz]

That’s poor coaching. I remember when Brian Smith once beat the Broncos at their best by continually and deliberately stop starting play by kicking out to the sidelines for a scrum.

Worked a treat.

I was at that game, 1998 semi final we bored them to death. It was glorious

 

[Eelementary]

That’s poor coaching. I remember when Brian Smith once beat the Broncos at their best by continually and deliberately stop starting play by kicking out to the sidelines for a scrum.

Worked a treat.

Brian Smith was a deadset footy genius.

Some of the players he was able to transform into valuable contributors blows my mind, tbh.

 

[hindy111]

20 games, 10 TAs, 46mpg, 92% tackling

Sounds like I've been analed by a man with 6hrs deep sleep that thinks a lot

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yes. This is how Penrith gassed us in Grand final. It was all to fast. I always feel the best way to best them is a slow game.
Kick for touch. Talk to reff. Fake cramps and injuries etc. Stop start so there little forwards can't wear you out.

It's their backs that wore us out:

299m To'o
291m Edwards

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It was really frustrating to see Moses continuously kick it to To’o and Edwards who were murdering us on the kick returns

He didn't have a lot of time to get his kick away. Cleary had forever.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

we probably also have those instinctive players too. But if we dont practice it, they wont use it

ffs merkin, we do have them and we see them use it. But in the spine it's only Gutherson. The other ones are Paulo, Lane and Cartwright.

 

[Bandwagon]

Actually the guy I know is a Michael. f**ken bizarre

I know Michael that writes it as Mik, Italian descent, there couldn't be that many about.

 

[84 Baby]

No.

Explain your working.

 

[84 Baby]

I know Michael that writes it as Mik, Italian descent, there couldn't be that many about.

The guy I know is Aussie as.

 

[84 Baby]

You’re referring to your penis aren’t you?

 

[84 Baby]

That’s poor coaching. I remember when Brian Smith once beat the Broncos at their best by continually and deliberately stop starting play by kicking out to the sidelines for a scrum.

Worked a treat.

I pondered and posted this in the lead up to finals. To’o and Dedwards work extra to ensure it’s a fast game but also to get their forwards onside more efficiently. They have a good pack but also overrated/unknown because they did way less dead effort running than every other forward in the game. That allows them to dominate pack defence and support runs.
While kicking to touch doesn’t change that, it means you don’t have to do as much running to counteract their kick return, and also forces their forwards to take more hitups (for a team that dominated, their forwards averaged f**k all hitups).
See how this season pans out but if it matches last year, I’d keep that plan in the back pocket.

 

[hineyrulz]

You’re referring to your penis aren’t you?

 

[hindy111]

Penrith have been dominant for 3yrs now. And playing the same style. It's long enough for opposition coaches to have worked out a game plan that works. I guess at this point they have just been to good.

 

[yy_cheng]

While kicking to touch doesn’t change that, it means you don’t have to do as much running to counteract their kick return, and also forces their forwards to take more hitups (for a team that dominated, their forwards averaged f**k all hitups).
See how this season pans out but if it matches last year, I’d keep that plan in the back pocket.

because kicking it out to touch also means a tap restart but their forwards have to be back for the tap so their forwards have less time to recover. Of course they can take a longer time to get back, but then our forwards get the same length of breather.

 

[yy_cheng]

ffs merkin, we do have them and we see them use it. But in the spine it's only Gutherson. The other ones are Paulo, Lane and Cartwright.

Moses and Dyl aren't instinctive... they are more instinctive than they are structured. But they are told to play structured.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Moses and Dyl aren't instinctive... they are more instinctive than they are structured. But they are told to play structured.

Except all the times that BA has said he wants his players to play eyes up footy...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Penrith have been dominant for 3yrs now. And playing the same style. It's long enough for opposition coaches to have worked out a game plan that works. I guess at this point they have just been to good.

There’s no game plan to beat it. They just have the right players for the current rule interpretations. They were kissed on the dick when Covid brought in a faster ruck.

 

[hindy111]

There’s no game plan to beat it. They just have the right players for the current rule interpretations. They were kissed on the dick when Covid brought in a faster ruck.

 

[84 Baby]

because kicking it out to touch also means a tap restart but their forwards have to be back for the tap so their forwards have less time to recover. Of course they can take a longer time to get back, but then our forwards get the same length of breather.

That’s what I said

 

[yy_cheng]

That’s what I said

oh (i agree with you) i thought i was adding to your statement... soz