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What's the real difference between #12 and #13?
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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 774330" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>To massively over-simplify things, I think you have 3 basic categories of centre.</p><p>Your bosher - used as a battering ram in attack; to either create some front-foot ball, ideally breaking the defense, and then putting someone else through. Best used at 12, but not exclusively so.</p><p>Your distributor - provides the FH with a second pair of eyes, can call the plays, offer the SH options when the FH is unavailable, or the breakdown is pretty central on the pitch; often a 2nd kicking option. Should be equally effective at 12 or 13, but not all players can do so, especially in defense.</p><p>Your speedster - can often create a little space themselves, but best used when others give him a yard; scares defenses with his pace and should be able to go the length if he gets through. Best used at 13 where it's a little less cluttered, and he's closer to other speedsters to support him on a break.</p><p></p><p>In defense, the difference is pretty large and complex, depending on your defensive pattern.</p><p></p><p>Then the issue is with balance - you pretty much need a bosher in there somewhere - though you can get away with having him on the wing, or by executing the right gameplan perfectly; but you need someone who will attract more than 1 tackler and get you on the front foot off slow/spoiled ball.</p><p></p><p>A "natural" centre ought to have 2 of those 3 principal attributes in attack; and any centre will be asked to take a turn at all 3.</p><p></p><p>Of course, in England we also have a 4th type of centre, with no discernible attributes at all in attack, but pretty awesome in defence. Need to be at the top of their game 100% of the time to be worth considering, and then should generally be discarded anyway. Generally have names like Mike, Jamie or Brad. The English media will generally refer to them as boshers, purely because they are capable of running into people and will occasionally do so without being turned over; whereas they're patently incapable of showing any pace or invention.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 774330, member: 73592"] To massively over-simplify things, I think you have 3 basic categories of centre. Your bosher - used as a battering ram in attack; to either create some front-foot ball, ideally breaking the defense, and then putting someone else through. Best used at 12, but not exclusively so. Your distributor - provides the FH with a second pair of eyes, can call the plays, offer the SH options when the FH is unavailable, or the breakdown is pretty central on the pitch; often a 2nd kicking option. Should be equally effective at 12 or 13, but not all players can do so, especially in defense. Your speedster - can often create a little space themselves, but best used when others give him a yard; scares defenses with his pace and should be able to go the length if he gets through. Best used at 13 where it's a little less cluttered, and he's closer to other speedsters to support him on a break. In defense, the difference is pretty large and complex, depending on your defensive pattern. Then the issue is with balance - you pretty much need a bosher in there somewhere - though you can get away with having him on the wing, or by executing the right gameplan perfectly; but you need someone who will attract more than 1 tackler and get you on the front foot off slow/spoiled ball. A "natural" centre ought to have 2 of those 3 principal attributes in attack; and any centre will be asked to take a turn at all 3. Of course, in England we also have a 4th type of centre, with no discernible attributes at all in attack, but pretty awesome in defence. Need to be at the top of their game 100% of the time to be worth considering, and then should generally be discarded anyway. Generally have names like Mike, Jamie or Brad. The English media will generally refer to them as boshers, purely because they are capable of running into people and will occasionally do so without being turned over; whereas they're patently incapable of showing any pace or invention. [/QUOTE]
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