So the supercoach has come up with run hard,tackle hard.The play book for any U13 dad coach.No shape,no defensive structure and no attacking plays at all.In the first time since watching the game 1977 I have turned a Parra game off.Ryles offers absolutely nothing on either side of the ball and definitely not attracting players to the club.Even the basket case Dragons have signed Keo, Drinkwater and Sami.WTF are we doing.Pretty much the same as Arthurs with no offloads.Rubbish.Not even close to adapting to the way the game is played now.Sack Ryles.
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Chiefy, two things.
1) Are we sure that Walker's short balls inside are about creating a linebreak? I'm not sure they are, however counterintutitive that migth sound. I think they're about compressing the defence? The Walker short ball is setting up the next attacking play? My curiosity question is whether these short (inside) balls are an adaptation to having lost Doorey & Hopgoode, who were the two main beneficiaries of Walker, Paulo etc short balls to the outside (not inside). Remember those tip on plays amongst the forwards, late 2025, which often moved defences latterally? Take out those two middles and I think the goal has become to compress the defence and generate space the other side of the ruck?
2) Is it light stepping outside backs at Panthers that generate good yardage? Its seems this year the Panthers are using quick shifts to Talagi and McClean especially. Both are legit ball-running threats that drag defenders in. Defence has to commit to those two, generating either space to Jenkins if the on-pass, or space next tackle. On the other side To'o is two tree stumps at high RPM not twinkle toe stuff, and it's normally To'o generating a bit of space for Alomoti. If we look at the Eels stats, the past two weeks have seen both Penisini and Kelly run 20+ runs each game for 165+ (Dogs) and 200+ (Manly) each, and both with high play-the-ball speed. They're battering rams. But if we were making analogies with Penrith's backfield running, wouldn't it be that the Eels are just not playing as smart? Russell & Fox are not battering rams. They should not play as battering rams? To'o/Alamoti are not like Talagi/McClean and neither combination tries to be something they're not. They play to their strengths. I think the Eels have to be smarter: how to better capitalize on Penisini or Kelly getting post-contact metres? Right now the Eels basically try a 1-2 same-same strategy on their right flank and defenses are kind of reading it. On the left flank I'm convinced Fox is playing busted but once he is over that, Russell and Fox are quick and it's unclerar why the Eels are asking them to play battering ram not more evasively?
The SIX Again are killing Parramatta,with three six agains in one set is a deliberate strategy by the ref ,probably by NRL instructions
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