I know I harp on about it a lot, but why the hell would you want to replace him with Ponga?
Our entire gameplan revolves around physically beating the shit out of the opposition.
Ponga is never going to do that.
Ever.
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I know I harp on about it a lot, but why the hell would you want to replace him with Ponga?
Our entire gameplan revolves around physically beating the shit out of the opposition.
Ponga is never going to do that.
Ever.
But if you kick it long, you're defending another set of 6 anyways?
I think teams have stated it's no harder defence wise to be defending on your line, or 30m out (or something to that effect).
Kick 50m they run back at 30m and make you do 10m+ shuttle runs for 5 more tackles to pull the trigger at tackle 4-5 when you're fatigued. Like a 7 tackle set.
Vs drop out with 50/50 chance of winning the ball back, and at worst avoid 10m+ shuttle runs and stop opposition from gaining momentum
Short drop outs are the way to go unless you have few seconds left like the Pompey Raiders brain fart lol
Vs drop out with 50/50 chance of winning the ball back, and at worst avoid 10m+ shuttle runs and stop opposition from gaining momentum
Short drop outs are the way to go unless you have few seconds left like the Pompey Raiders brain fart lol
Something else I noticed more on Sunday and I think it has been mentioned before on here is that Berry, Capewah and Clarke are very good at the kick chase (Del is ok as is RTS).
They may not make a complete tackle but are doing enough in slowing the ball carrier up to allow the cavalry to arrive. This makes a huge difference and may not reflect fairly in the tackle count.
They may not make a complete tackle but are doing enough in slowing the ball carrier up to allow the cavalry to arrive. This makes a huge difference and may not reflect fairly in the tackle count.
Yeah definitely, it's probably something we need to practice maybe.
Exactly Rick. That's why I don't have much faith in stats. Same as hit ups off your own line are worth more than in the opposition 20.
Just my opinion
Agreed. People will point to Capewell having 6 or 7 missed tackles and say he's a bad defender, which in reality those 'missed' tackles were actually enough to knock the fullback off balance in his own 20 after catching a kick.
The undeniable truth though is that the 4 point stat is irreversible. Unless Kasey Badger is in the bunker
I've been thinking about that brilliant Trell pass to AJ and how you could stop the try, it's almost impossible to defend once it's out past our centre. Kempy makes a good point, ironically if Dal had fucked up his positioning and jammed in he might have been able to shut it down or intercept.
Could be stopped quite easily by the officials declaring it forward
The first of the second half tries AJ scored off a Trell pass was OK.
The second one when we let the kick bounce left the hands on an obvious forward trajectory and continued.
Seems the referee was tricked by Trell continuing to run forward and stay ahead of the ball.
As was mentioned on another post.
The touch judge can call a 50/50 small toe on the line from 30 metres away but not a clear forward pass when right in line.
The second one when we let the kick bounce left the hands on an obvious forward trajectory and continued.
Seems the referee was tricked by Trell continuing to run forward and stay ahead of the ball.
As was mentioned on another post.
The touch judge can call a 50/50 small toe on the line from 30 metres away but not a clear forward pass when right in line.
Either Latrell is just a savant who sees the game in 4 dimensions, or it was half a metre forward, nothing else makes sense.
Like Idiot Savant? I think he's more schizophrenic than anything. Like a lot of league players, one good game, five bad ones. Oh, and he has a bit of OCD in being a grub.
Wahs supporters show all the signs of manic depression. Hard to shake after 30 years of abuse
Wahs supporters show all the signs of manic depression. Hard to shake after 30 years of abuse
Charnze to Centre, Ponga Fullback. easy. Not even a debate imo if he became available.
Charnze has been awesome this year for yardage carries and grunt work, but has only scored 1 try and has 2 try assists in 10 games, which is far too low for a pivotal position like fullback, not singling him out but could be a big reason we’re struggling for points this year, bar the weekend.
Metcalf needs help creativity wise.
Ponga is a top 3 fullback struggling for form right now because his team is shit, put him in our side and we can still physically beat the shit out of the opposition and have a real threat out the back who will unlock our outside backs as well.
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it’s a debate cos at the moment CNK is awesome and Ponga is rubbish.
Tell me, what constitutes a good fullback - in your opinion.
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