i hope you're right, mate. i just think the tigers actually wanting to win a game of footy will be enough for them by itself. we've got a 1 way ticket to 16th booked... i honestly can't see a situation in which we win a game of football at the moment. i bet it's going to be the most ugly game of football ever seen if we do manage one soon.
I'll check the stats tonight, but I'm pretty sure the Knights are ahead of the Tigers in Metres gained, line breaks and have less missed tackles.
A simple game plan executed around the forwards is all thats needed to win against tigers.
Smash em up the guts for 20 mins, you'll score 2 tries, then focus on Benji.
Game over, knights win.
I've seen lesser teams in the past and this year dominate the Tigers doing exactly this. Too many teams play wide against the Tigers and it's stupid.
Also, if Moltzen is listed at Fullback and Utai and Tuqiri on the wings, end of every set, no matter where you are, put up a bomb for them.
Tigers (with Ryan at Centre) would have the worst back 3 under high balls in the comp (and slowest)
Tigers need Farah for direction and structure. Without him, they have none.
Tigers need Fulton to strengthen the defence in the middle, without him, the edges become open gates because Blair tackles like a princess and Heington allows attackers to get away quick play the balls. Fulton tackles low and hard for a bloke his size. slowing the play the ball down. Farah does the same.
Ayshford at 6 also means that our attacking options are limited to Moltzen and Benji. If Moltzen is at Fullback then he won't get too involved in the attack til the second half.
Iosefa, if he plays and Farah doesn't, is fat and slow, but loves a run from dummy half. Second marker needs to be all over him.
Tigers forward momentum comes off the back of our dummy half runs. Our kicking game is shit, so if you shut down dummy half runs, you stop the momentum and will get an easy kick straight to a back in good field position.
