When do we call time?

[Poupou Escobar]

My argument was that the Total Tackle Break Stat is useless as a barometer for quick play the balls, because it doesn't accurately demonstrate how those tackle breaks occurred, which you have alluded to above. As you've suggested, there is no reason to suggest that tackle breaks by backs leads to quicker play the ball and an advantage for go forward. Around half of our tackle breaks on the weekend were from backs.

I've got no issue with your examples that "a particular tackle break" can lead to "a quicker play the ball", but in the most I would say that total tackle breaks in a match is not an indicator of quicker ruck speed overall across the game, which is exactly what you were basing your evidence on that we had quick play the balls on the weekend. I think that was incorrect and in the most we had slow play the balls across the course of a match, particular inside the Panthers 20 metres.

Well Penrith were warned to stop illegally holding down. But if the ref has used up his sin bins for the match and we refuse to kick for goal why wouldn’t Penrith keep holding down? To our credit we adjusted and slowed their play-the-ball as well. Their single line break and try proves that.

But the point is that our forwards broke more tackles and played the ball quicker than theirs. Our three line breaks are testament to this.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

BA should be sacked already,absolute plodder

 

[El Diablo]

he should quit if this continues and not just hang around waiting to be sacked so he gets a pay out

 

[strider]

Im sure everyone here would just had in their resignation if their company wasnt do so well

 

[hindy111]

Im sure everyone here would just had in their resignation if their company wasnt do so well

Or fake an injury and get workers comp

 

[lingard]

What if we come last?

We will come last. So be it.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Well Penrith were warned to stop illegally holding down. But if the ref has used up his sin bins for the match and we refuse to kick for goal why wouldn’t Penrith keep holding down? To our credit we adjusted and slowed their play-the-ball as well. Their single line break and try proves that.

But the point is that our forwards broke more tackles and played the ball quicker than theirs. Our three line breaks are testament to this.

What I also liked yesterday was our commitment to rise to the challenge when Penrith lifted. Our nemesis has always been an inability to lift defensively when the opposition ups the tempo. Even last season we were not great in this regard.
Yesterday we were. A highlight for me.

 

[amitropo]

We will come last. So be it.

We’ll finish above bulldogs at least

 

[jason taylor]

There's only one solution.

Sack BA and hire Poupou as his replacement.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I would just ask other coaches for their opinion.

 

[hineyrulz]

There's only one solution.

Sack BA and hire Poupou as his replacement.

I like the look of that option.

 

[Happy MEel]

I would just ask other coaches for their opinion.

...and then argue with them.

 

[El Diablo]

I like the look of that option.

i heard Pou is bald

 

[hineyrulz]

i heard Pou is bald

Well I don’t like the look of that option.

 

[hineyrulz]

...and then argue with them.

And then tell them why they’re wrong.

 

[TheParraboy]

There's only one solution.

Sack BA and hire Poupou as his replacement.

Would he unbuild, then rebuild the side?

 

[hineyrulz]

Would he unbuild, then rebuild the side?

Our stats on LBA’s would be the best in the NRL.

 

[T.S Quint]

Our stats on LBA’s would be the best in the NRL.

Not really.
But our compiling of those stats would be.

 

[El Diablo]

f**k this bald merkin off NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gary Gutful]

Let replace him with an inanimate carbon rod.