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4 Nations Final New Zealand v Australia
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF Mr Fish" data-source="post: 689712" data-attributes="member: 20892"><p>Is it just me or to teams seem to make a lot more ground when they actually pass the ball a bit during regular sets? It almost seems like players are afraid to pass the ball unless it's tackle 4 or 5, when it really seems to be quite effective.</p><p></p><p>The other thing I notice whenever I watch league is that players always tackle around the upper body, and it usually takes two or three men to bring down the ball carrier. I get that this is partially to prevent offloads but it seems to me that they do this a bit too often, especially given how fearful players seem to be when it comes to offloading the ball. For one of the tries it was a one on one and the defending player tackle the ball carrier around the lower shoulders - unless he completely knocked him off his feet there was no way he was going to stop a try being scored because it was only a couple of metres away from the try line - the defender needed to cut him down around his legs to stop his momentum.</p><p></p><p>I only watch league rarely, however, so feel free to enlighten me if I'm making erroneous claims <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF Mr Fish, post: 689712, member: 20892"] Is it just me or to teams seem to make a lot more ground when they actually pass the ball a bit during regular sets? It almost seems like players are afraid to pass the ball unless it's tackle 4 or 5, when it really seems to be quite effective. The other thing I notice whenever I watch league is that players always tackle around the upper body, and it usually takes two or three men to bring down the ball carrier. I get that this is partially to prevent offloads but it seems to me that they do this a bit too often, especially given how fearful players seem to be when it comes to offloading the ball. For one of the tries it was a one on one and the defending player tackle the ball carrier around the lower shoulders - unless he completely knocked him off his feet there was no way he was going to stop a try being scored because it was only a couple of metres away from the try line - the defender needed to cut him down around his legs to stop his momentum. I only watch league rarely, however, so feel free to enlighten me if I'm making erroneous claims ;) [/QUOTE]
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