Jonotallica
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I said two weeks ago that the biggest thing this team was missing was a leader and an organiser. I can't remember who said it but someone disagreed saying defense was what this team was missing and that 26 points was enough to win a game. They had a point.
Well.. They fixed the defense up tonight and good on them. But at 12-12 with 15 or so to go.. It was obvious that the biggest problems were general play kicking, and organisation from the halves. Silly mistakes also cost the team but when there was a completed set the kick found Hunt on the full every time. Even though it was 12-12 it was hard to believe that we were any shot of winning, without any scoring opportunities inside the Broncs 40 metre line.
It's a moot point because everyone knows how good Noddy is, and everyone knows that he won't be back for a few weeks, so there isn't much point talking about it. But in the meantime I'm not sure what can be done. Sully is fantastic but he is only good enough to be a second option for play kicking - someone to talk the focus off the halfback, once every few sets. He is great at what he does, but he isn't a first option halfback, and he isn't good enough to be first option for clearing kicks.
So I don't know how you solve the problem, but until Noddy comes back it's going to haunt us in close games against decent teams. It hurt us against the Bulldogs, and it's hurt us tonight.
In short... COME BACK NODDY.
Well.. They fixed the defense up tonight and good on them. But at 12-12 with 15 or so to go.. It was obvious that the biggest problems were general play kicking, and organisation from the halves. Silly mistakes also cost the team but when there was a completed set the kick found Hunt on the full every time. Even though it was 12-12 it was hard to believe that we were any shot of winning, without any scoring opportunities inside the Broncs 40 metre line.
It's a moot point because everyone knows how good Noddy is, and everyone knows that he won't be back for a few weeks, so there isn't much point talking about it. But in the meantime I'm not sure what can be done. Sully is fantastic but he is only good enough to be a second option for play kicking - someone to talk the focus off the halfback, once every few sets. He is great at what he does, but he isn't a first option halfback, and he isn't good enough to be first option for clearing kicks.
So I don't know how you solve the problem, but until Noddy comes back it's going to haunt us in close games against decent teams. It hurt us against the Bulldogs, and it's hurt us tonight.
In short... COME BACK NODDY.
