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gaffer

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They might be 50 out when they catch the kick, but the 1st tackle would be made closer to the 30. By 3rd tackle they'd almost be at the 10. So I guess it's a trade off of 3 less tackles on your line vs a chance at getting the ball back
but with a team like Parra their defence is shit so why put youself under the pump on a 50/50 chance you might get the ball
 

Poupou Escobar

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We sometimes see Junior play exactly the way he needs to - why only sometimes and how do we get him to do that more often?
He plays different roles, seemingly dependent on the opposition. So he might run out wide if there’s an edge worth targeting whereas against a team with two strong edges he will stay in the middle and maximise his yardage game.

But his attacking effectiveness really depends on his workload in defence. If we don’t hold the ball, Paulo becomes a non factor.
 

Poupou Escobar

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That is a great question, and is for the coaching staff to answer, but I would think it starts with a good defensive coach teaching the team a system that works for them and they can trust. Where they can make a defensive decision and know if it doesn’t work that they have a backup.

once we get that and the side is defending better you might see big hits form our forwards.
The quality of your edge defence is largely dictated by the effort from the inside defenders.
 

lucablight

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He plays different roles, seemingly dependent on the opposition. So he might run out wide if there’s an edge worth targeting whereas against a team with two strong edges he will stay in the middle and maximise his yardage game.

But his attacking effectiveness really depends on his workload in defence. If we don’t hold the ball, Paulo becomes a non factor.
We’ve had superior possession to the opposition in our last five games and won one of them. Against the Storm it was 50-50 but we got whacked 48-16. Even having superior possession isnt enough in recent times.
 

Poupou Escobar

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Brian Smith basically started the JETS programme, he was always around the junior set up and never hesitated to promote juniors. Plus he was very active in signing players, knew his stuff
That was the head coach’s job back then because there was nobody else to do it. These days head coaches have a more limited role.
 

DaveMc

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