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Game was lost in the middle

Posted by Wile E. Coyote on August 17, 2018 at 10:52pm

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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  • Gucci Flip Flops August 17, 2018 at 10:55pm
    Taupau is now available. Just saying.
    • Wile E. Coyote > Gucci Flip Flops August 17, 2018 at 10:59pm

      Hope we get him

  • Darren Munro August 17, 2018 at 11:27pm
    Taupau thanks
  • Longfin Eel August 18, 2018 at 6:25am
    We are down a lot of middle forwards, whuch is a concern. The problem last night was that we weren't getting the offloads. There was no way through the Melbourne defence - we had to go through them
  • Xman August 18, 2018 at 6:38am

    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 

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    • Nitram August 18, 2018 at 7:41am
      It is a good point that regarding the lack of mention regarding our injuries going into the game. I just don't think many journalists actually understand how the game works. But saying that, would having mannah and Alvaro really have changed the result? Sadly I think that's a huge NO.
      • Richard Jackson > Nitram August 18, 2018 at 9:57am

        Astonishingly the Tele's coverage this morning was fair and balanced.

        By Nick Walshaw, check it out.

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