We used to be the champions of the counter attack / quick meter gaining through outstanding ball movement and promotion.
One of the key elements to this is having a large proportion of the team owning a very safe and skillful set of hands.
This year we are hopeless in this regard.The dropped ball over the past month has been diabolical. A quick exchange of passing has resulted in either a spilt ball outright, or the loss of the pill in the eventual tackle…usually when we are looking dangerous.
The other thing in previous years has been the quality of the passing being of a far higher standard, with the obvious exception of Benji's little brainsnaps over the sideline...This may be put down to the fact that the runners are not hitting holes at speed therefore making the balls look more impressive than they actually are.
In general I believe we have lost our way in attack so much that it is effecting our entire attitude towards the games other departments - Defense, Discipline and the Kick chase. These are terrible themselves.
I thought that todays performance was an utter disgrace - not because we were flogged but because we didnt try. Saints and Melbourne would have put 70 - 80 on us today.
So my question is to those who are in the know....what exactly do we do at training? It cant be much ballwork as there seems to be an ever depreciating level of skill in this department. It cant be defensive work as the boys still let simple tries in....Is it all weight sessions and video work??
One of the key elements to this is having a large proportion of the team owning a very safe and skillful set of hands.
This year we are hopeless in this regard.The dropped ball over the past month has been diabolical. A quick exchange of passing has resulted in either a spilt ball outright, or the loss of the pill in the eventual tackle…usually when we are looking dangerous.
The other thing in previous years has been the quality of the passing being of a far higher standard, with the obvious exception of Benji's little brainsnaps over the sideline...This may be put down to the fact that the runners are not hitting holes at speed therefore making the balls look more impressive than they actually are.
In general I believe we have lost our way in attack so much that it is effecting our entire attitude towards the games other departments - Defense, Discipline and the Kick chase. These are terrible themselves.
I thought that todays performance was an utter disgrace - not because we were flogged but because we didnt try. Saints and Melbourne would have put 70 - 80 on us today.
So my question is to those who are in the know....what exactly do we do at training? It cant be much ballwork as there seems to be an ever depreciating level of skill in this department. It cant be defensive work as the boys still let simple tries in....Is it all weight sessions and video work??
