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Rugby league continues to regress where too many features of it tend towards a rough demonstration game rather than a competitive sport. Now hold…
When is the Australian sporting public going to show some moral fibre and be selective about who and what they support? I refer in…
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You can defer to the so called highly paid experts if you like. But the fact of the matter is that it is extremely rare to see a game where multiple tries are not scored because of wingers coming in and deserting their post. I will let you in on a secret, the defensive team also has a fullback.
Impressive-looking, not hard-fought: Trend toward the flashy is eating away at what rugby league ought to be
The fact that Rugby scrums are broken too does not change the argument. Rugby scrums could be fixed easily by going back to the old law of props outside foot up. They could not collapse then. Then make them put the ball in the middle. Union would benefit tremendously from that. But here we are talking about League.
Why have scrums at all when they don’t bother packing in at all, and they don’t put the ball in the middle.
Impressive-looking, not hard-fought: Trend toward the flashy is eating away at what rugby league ought to be
what happened to my comment
Quade Cooper added to Wallabies squad as 'mentor' but available to play in Bledisloe Cup
Do you recall when the Wallabies really started to go down hill? It was when Quade Cooper started playing with them. He can’t tackle and that should be enough said, but wait there’s more. He had a jink and a step and that looks good for a bit, but eventually the opposition works you out and they did. But Cooper was regarded as the go to kid, with everyone forgetting that it is a team game. That is not just a sentiment, Rugby Union is a team game and if it is not played that way then the team is doomed. And it was and is still trying to recover. Be it under 12s or test level these things occur regardless. The go to kid gets all the ball. The rest of the backs become starved of possession and opportunities and begin to wander in search of action. Don’t ask me where a backline goes when it disappears, but it goes somewhere. The backline loses shape in attack and if they also have a weak or non existent defender then it is only a matter of time. The players are obviously on the field but there is very soon no backline of any decent shape to be seen. But no matter the kid with the jink scores tries and everyone thinks that good football is being played. Until the surprise magic starts to crumble and then what is left in its place is a big fat nothing. The players are roughly there but there is no effective team based fully functioning backline. Results start to slip further and further. Everyone tries harder and harder but the results continue to decline. Then the forwards who are trying to make up for the unexplained losses become frustrated, lose their composure and things deteriorate into a seemingly bottomless pit. You can observe this through juniors to club and further. How else can you explain the decline in the Wallabies. The kid doesn’t deserve all the blame, but the coaches and selectors who were dazzled by fool’s gold.
You need to root out all of that erroneous thinking and build afresh. Brad Thorn obviously knew that and that is what he did and with the expected results. You wouldn’t want Quade Cooper in the team or anywhere near the team. And any players who thought that style of football to be good would need to become educated quick smart or else they should be gone also. Bad football. You need to think and be impressed by good football.
Regarding character grounds. Professional footballers have contracts torn up for drink driving and domestic violence. Quade Cooper allegedly was a burglar and a thief stealing a student’s computer. If true wouldn’t that bring the game into disrepute. I am not defending drink drivers or domestic violence, but there is always the chance that they might have thought they were ok to drive and allegations of DV are not always true. But breaking and entering and stealing doesn’t have that possibility of wriggle room.
I guess I will have to go back to having the All Blacks as my favourite team, as I did in the Quade Cooper years.
Quade Cooper added to Wallabies squad as 'mentor' but available to play in Bledisloe Cup
Who would want Walker oops Warner in their team. No one with any self respect or integrity. He got sledged and had to go for a walk. Gives it out but can not take it. Hallmark of a bully. Of all people, Warner should have taken everything that Jason Hughes had to say without so much as a whimper. Then who gives the umpires the right to operate outside the laws of the game. Not only was Warner out but also the next batsman coming in for not appearing in time. Regardless of the umpires, Warner should not have gone back out to bat. Why would he accept special treatment? Then has his missus trying to defend him. What a man NOT.
Candice Warner opens up about David's 'walk-off' incident
1 The Wallabies rarely kick for goal at penalties. Two late penalties in easy kicking distance would have won the game.
2 How often do Genia kicks get charged down and it costs highly. Once again A Genia kick charge down resulted in a try that was the difference between a win and a loss.
These are two regular costly things that could be easily changed.
The woeful Wallabies and their rubbish rugby
1 Take the kick at goal for penalties. If they had done so for the last two penalties of this game they would have won. A penalty goal is an unopposed play worth nearly half of a converted try. It has to be a no brainer.
2 Pick Phipps at half. If they insist on Genia fine him $5000 every time he kicks.
3 Tell Quade Cooper that he is not now and never again needed.
Roar Forum: What changes should the Wallabies make for Italy?
There was a massive amount of cheating in scrums. Simple solution to penalise and send off for repeated infringements. Now get back to legal contested scrums. Running and passing was a major part of the game but not by any means the only one. Excitement for both the players and the fans comes from build up of pressure, both in attack and defense. If you are happy the way they are then good for you, what I an saying is that pressure and excitement is not there like it used to be. Now we see running and tackling, some good, some not so good. If you haven’t experienced it then it might be difficult to see my point of view. But the modern game has degenerated and we are missing out. As for unattended wings. I have been part of games where highly credentialed coaches have threatened wingers with being dragged off the field if they come in. It is an attempt to solve a problem which leads to a greater problem, being a backline losing structure and purpose.
Impressive-looking, not hard-fought: Trend toward the flashy is eating away at what rugby league ought to be