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<blockquote data-quote="ranger" data-source="post: 387239" data-attributes="member: 40555"><p>I think the canes desperately need Cruden back in there. They have always had a loose and soft forward pack but the backs have been able to work with it in the past, largely due to the attack from anywhere gameplan. The main problem i have with Kirkpatrick in this regard is that he doesn't really threaten the defense, you can really afford to drift off this guy, couple that with the pedestrian running game of both Keats and Eaton and you have one stagnant backline from the get go. With 9 and 10 not drawing defenders in, all they are doing is congesting the midfield and leaving Nonu and Smith with no holes or seams to work with. They are great attackers but the opposition can afford to mark them out of the match.</p><p>Cruden has his flaws but one thing he can do is run the football. </p><p></p><p>I really can't see the advantage of sticking with Kirkpatrick, or even selecting him for the entire squad in the first place. On the subject of dodgy appointments, whose idea was it to give Hammett the job anyway? I thought i guy like Dave Rennie would be a better bet than a recently retired player from another cachement who has never been a head coach before..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ranger, post: 387239, member: 40555"] I think the canes desperately need Cruden back in there. They have always had a loose and soft forward pack but the backs have been able to work with it in the past, largely due to the attack from anywhere gameplan. The main problem i have with Kirkpatrick in this regard is that he doesn't really threaten the defense, you can really afford to drift off this guy, couple that with the pedestrian running game of both Keats and Eaton and you have one stagnant backline from the get go. With 9 and 10 not drawing defenders in, all they are doing is congesting the midfield and leaving Nonu and Smith with no holes or seams to work with. They are great attackers but the opposition can afford to mark them out of the match. Cruden has his flaws but one thing he can do is run the football. I really can't see the advantage of sticking with Kirkpatrick, or even selecting him for the entire squad in the first place. On the subject of dodgy appointments, whose idea was it to give Hammett the job anyway? I thought i guy like Dave Rennie would be a better bet than a recently retired player from another cachement who has never been a head coach before.. [/QUOTE]
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