EELS BACKLINE

I just saw a replay of Will Smith's try on Thursday where he beat a handful of players to score. The main thing that stood out for me was how menacing and almost Melbourne like our backline looked on that play because our backs were standing very deep. We have guys like Taka, Jennings etc with a good step and show and go and they do their thing better with a bit of space in front of them. In my opinion our backs need to stand deeeeeep, what do you guys reckon?

You need to be a member of 1Eyed Eel to add comments!

Join 1Eyed Eel

Votes: 0
Email me when people reply –

Replies

  • Just make Matagi take a twenty metre run up every time he takes a hit up.not sure who it was that tried to stop him on Thursday but it hurt him.
  • Yeah our backline attack looked more dangerous and harder to handle when they ran from a deeper starting point.

    It should be like that every time we're attacking inside the red zone. If we don't have everyone on their toes running in numbers, we'll just be easy meat for the defenders. Running in numbers AT SPEED puts the defenders in 2 minds about who they're going to commit themselves to in order to try & break down our attacking raid.

    We've gotta make their defenders clueless and basically have to take a guess as to wether player X is gonna try to bust through the line himself to score or wether this & that player are only decoy runners, and also have to worry about a grubber into the in-goal for a try/repeat set, or even a cutout pass to the winger.

    This can only be achieved by having multiple players running at speed and in perfect formation. I just hope that what we saw the other night wasn't the limit to what our attack can produce and that it was just the beginning of even better attacking plays to come on our way to shell shocking the Melbourne storm or whoever our unlucky opponent may be in the 2017 NRL Premiership decider ;))
  • we played the titans who stink relax, theyre getting flogged every week,we got mauled by knights........
    • Always something to complain about

This reply was deleted.

More stuff to read

Hell On Eels’s discussion was featured
 

The free-falling Eels are staring down the barrel of another nail in their season’s coffin. They sit like ducks in the target arrow of the public's microscope just waiting to dissect their ANZAC performance.
Despite the Eagles superior position…
2 hours ago
Hell On Eels posted a discussion
 

The free-falling Eels are staring down the barrel of another nail in their season’s coffin. They sit like ducks in the target arrow of the public's microscope just waiting to dissect their ANZAC performance.
Despite the Eagles superior position…
2 hours ago
EA replied to ParramattaLurker's discussion Round 8 Team List v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (ANZAC Round)
"Sanders defence in the halves is actually better than Hands. NSW Cup stats would back this statement up as well. Hands is actually a poor defender in the halves. He is barely cup quality in cup. Hands is an out and out hooker in my opnion."
2 hours ago
parra supporter replied to ParramattaLurker's discussion Round 8 Team List v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles (ANZAC Round)
"I see hands on the bench as coverage for sanders in case his defence doesn't hold up rather than just to relieve lussick."
2 hours ago
More…