Same here & I agree. Although we keep losing we’ve mostly always been in the fight. Problem is we keep shooting ourselves in the foot & our edge defence is ordinary. And with new halves next year they’ll need time to gel so we’ll be starting all over again. I think we’ll get one or two more...
No coincidence that we started our come back with Twal & Blore on last night. They bring impact & energy off the bench. Maybe we need to promote one of them to starting prop?
He does seem to lumber into the defence when returning the footy & would probably be more effective if he sprinted. But he does consistently run over 200m & covers so much ground off the ball so maybe saving his energy? Still learning his trade but the effort is definitely there & that’s the...
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We really need to play with some variety up the middle though, support play, change of angles, etc. And when the opportunity arises give our backs some early ball. 1-5 all have the ability to break tackles so give them a go.
Same. I was thinking of starting with Pole at lock, bring Matamua on after 20-25 mins & from their Pole joins the prop rotation. Simpkin, Twal, Matamua & Blore to make up our bench. Give the kids a go & see if they can make a difference.