Masterton
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@tigerap said:
You are kidding me. Lucky we only had 1 trial.
Nofo injury
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You are kidding me. Lucky we only had 1 trial.
balmain boy
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Um, says who..?
jirskyr
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Problem is that the wing position is, by definition, responsible for covering the decisions of the inside men. Technically, if the front line did their defensive job perfectly, the fullback would never need to make a tackle. But of course with a FB out the back, the opposition always has a potential overlap in attack.
So the winger can't only be responsible for his own patch, he has to make vital decisions when the inside men are challenged, whether it be overlap, mistake, missed tackle etc.
Of course wingers will get beaten regularly, because it's a natural weak point for every team, and which is why wingers usually score the most tries for every team every season.
Nofo turns like an ocean liner and does not have a natural feel for defensive wing work. So in my opinion whilst he is not responsible for all the defensive errors, he creates defensive errors where better wingers don't, and he fails to cover up mistakes from the inside, where better wingers do cover.
Compare him even to Corey Thompson, who is half his size, but has a much better instinct for defending his wing.
That's just what you get with Nofo. Trade off between the good yardage and the higher-than-average defensive lapses.
So the winger can't only be responsible for his own patch, he has to make vital decisions when the inside men are challenged, whether it be overlap, mistake, missed tackle etc.
Of course wingers will get beaten regularly, because it's a natural weak point for every team, and which is why wingers usually score the most tries for every team every season.
Nofo turns like an ocean liner and does not have a natural feel for defensive wing work. So in my opinion whilst he is not responsible for all the defensive errors, he creates defensive errors where better wingers don't, and he fails to cover up mistakes from the inside, where better wingers do cover.
Compare him even to Corey Thompson, who is half his size, but has a much better instinct for defending his wing.
That's just what you get with Nofo. Trade off between the good yardage and the higher-than-average defensive lapses.
Masterton
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@jirskyr said:
It's a fair point. When Addo-Carr was here, he made plenty of errors, but was quick enough to rectify them mid-field.
Danny Blanco
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Fine assessment…
Corey can bootlace tackle 2
Corey can bootlace tackle 2
gallagher
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@Geo said:
Good and bad results. Fonua made 170m but still a try conceded on the rhs.
prattenparkchild
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The good thing with WT at this stage of events, for the first time in a long, long time, we have real competition for almost all positions across the field. Nofo will have to earn his recall when opportunity comes.
