Vs Cowboys ANZ Stadium,Saturday 7.30pm

[alien]

i understand what you're saying but lote sometimes comes in and commits himself to the tackle when he doesnt have to. sometimes its better to slide and give a bit of time for your inside man to come across instead of coming up and in

 

[alien]

anyway the difference was 2 tries and the cowboys were awarded a try that shouldn't have been given (obstruction) and souths had a try disallowed that should have been awarded (the one where he got the ball down just before the dead ball line). souths were also unlucky that reynolds went down. cowboys played their best. jt was great setting up tries with his passing game and keeping the pressure on souths by superb kicks that made souths do drop outs. souths were nowhere near their best, so i dont think its panic stations. souths just need to have a good performance against the dogs to get back on track...

 

[Rabbits20]

From memory the last try came about because Gavin Cooper (I think) ran at Dylan Walker, spun once Walker had committed to the tackle which allowed a quick cut out pass to the try scorer. Defending on the wings and in the centers is about communication, decision making and working with your winger and your other inside defender. Your right in saying that wingers needs to come in but that wasn't the problem. Unfortunately, it was Dylan Walker who is probably most at fault as he should have wrapped the ball carrier up quick and prevented him from getting away that pass. In saying that, it was a well executed set move. The try could also be put down to a lack of numbers on that side of the field. When your defending your try line you should never allow the opposition team to have more numbers than you on the open side; to be truthful you should actually try and match the attacking teams numbers e.g. if they have 6 attackers on the open side, you should have at least 6-7 to match them.

Yeah that's right when Dylan rushes up he has to make the tackle and not allow an offload. It is the same for Auva'a as well otherwise the opposition get more numbers from an offload on our edge and Lote and Johnston get caught out. Getting caught out wide with less numbers is not the wingers fault the whole team needs to make sure there are enough numbers and match the oppositions. Sliding of defence is obviously important as well.

I will say though this year Merritt came off his wing a lot when we had the numbers advantage. He came in for no reason at times and the opposition even if they had less numbers on that side attacking found him out.

 

[hurricane57]

Read somewhere, Souths won the second half 10 - 6.

That to me, is very interesting. That tells me that Souths where able to lift their intensity when down and playing against a red hot outfit, in this case the Cowboys.
We all agree that the Cowboys were deserved winners, they played an outstanding game, so, in those circumstances Souths did well notably in the second half.

Looking at the game now, it may be the best thing to happen to that team because it may just highlight to Souths just how easy it is to return to the losers circle.

Boy, do we want that premiership.

 

[Newcastlerabbit]

Greg Inglis unconcerned by Rabbitohs loss to Cowboys

League News South Sydney Rabbitohs
Date August 26, 2014 - 1:00AM
Greg Inglis insists South Sydney's defeat by North Queensland on Saturday is no cause for concern and says the Rabbitohs' tough final two games of the season are perfect preparation for the NRL finals.
After five successive victories, Souths were brought crashing down to earth by the Johnathan Thurston-inspired Cowboys who chalked up a surprise 22-10 win at ANZ Stadium.
A win over Paul Green's side would have put the Rabbitohs on top of the ladder following Manly's loss to Parramatta on Friday.
Michael Maguire's men now face fifth-placed Canterbury on Thursday before taking on in-form Sydney Roosters in round 26.
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Defeats in both could potentially put the Rabbitohs out of the top four.
However, Inglis said there was no sense of panic as the club looked to end a 43-year premiership drought.
"I wouldn't say it was a wake-up call, but anyone can be beaten on the day and we didn't turn up to play," he said.
"The simple matter is they played better than us. The last two games are going to be hard but we've just got to concentrate on the Dogs.
"They've been in the finals so many times before and we have prepared as well as we can for them."
The NRL ladder is the tightest it has been for many years – 11 teams are still in with a shout of playing finals football later this month.
Souths have already booked their spot and Inglis said there was no way they could ease off the pedal at this stage of the season.
"When you look at the table there is not much in it, we still have a big job to do," he said.
"It's a short turnaround for the Bulldogs game but we have done that before and won, and we can do it again ... only if we prepare well and do our jobs. But you expect tough games at this time of year and it will do us good heading to the finals."
The Rabbitohs have been boosted by the news that halfback Adam Reynolds has been given the all clear following a hamstring injury and will be free to face the Bulldogs.
Star prop George Burgess is also back following his two-match suspension for a chicken wing tackle but he said the loss to the Cowboys had nothing to do with the team not being allowed to wrestle in the forwards battle.
Souths have come under fire for their defensive tactics in recent weeks. Five players were placed on report in two games but Burgess said they did nothing different to other teams.
"I don't think teams can stop us from wrestling, it's the way the game goes," he said.
"There are moments in a game that can win or lose you the match. It can come down to not kicking well, not completing sets and getting repeats.
"The wrestle is important to every team, it's part of the game but it's not the be all and end all."



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