We did not dent their middle at all. None of the middle forwards made close to 10m per run.
Without go forward down the middle it is hard to blame pathetic game management or coaching as not much would work. No set move, no changing back line is going to work until we push them back in the middle. Parra game management did seem like a problem gambler upping the risks every time he loses.
Moeroa is not a Prop. He made a lot of metres but off a lot of runs. He may be able to defend in the middle but he does not run like a prop. He is an edge forward.
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Hope we get him
Agree but also not helped by the effectiveness of Melbourne’s wrestle, we always were on our back and slow play the balls where as we struggled to turn them on their back, heck we even struggled to turn smith let alone their props. Then we stopped offloading and went for the easy option side to side which they ate comfortably
Astonishingly the Tele's coverage this morning was fair and balanced.
By Nick Walshaw, check it out.