Buttface
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ThanksNo i dont know, but certain coaches like their dummy halves to play in a box so to speak while attacking in your opponents 10-15 zone, it enables the dummy half to pick up the ball and retreat, so you can can gauge movement and direction from the A defender either side of the ruck, this in turn gives you options on whether to lay off a runner on the play or to go at a particular A defender for whatever that reason my be, " it may be a fullback is at A and predominant low defender etc..... it also allows the dummy half to retreat a little before kicking the ball into the in goal, but as he's retreating the defence is moving forward, making it harder for the defence to turn, spoil, chase back on the kick etc....., there are other reasons , but i wont bore you with variations and how this affects the directness in regards to first pass, second pass in this area of attack and how it especially targets the 3 man in defence.