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NRL Thread

Son Of Coco

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BoyBrumby said:
TBF Union has pretty much nicked League's spread defence. Everywhere you look there's ex-League guys like Edwards, Larder, Anderson & Ellis coaching in Union now.
If they've nicked league's spread defense, they need to practice it a bit more! :p
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Son Of Coco said:
If they've nicked league's spread defense, they need to practice it a bit more! :p
You just concentrate on sorting your "scrums" out!! :D

Seriously tho, there'll always be a bit more space in Union sometimes 'cos blokes get sucked into rucks & mauls.
 

Son Of Coco

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BoyBrumby said:
You just concentrate on sorting your "scrums" out!! :D

Seriously tho, there'll always be a bit more space in Union sometimes 'cos blokes get sucked into rucks & mauls.
See, this is exactly what I expect to happen, yet rarely do they use the expected overlap. Running back into the area where the original ruck & maul occured seems to be much more the norm.

Our scrums are fine! Every time you see a win against the head you feel like you've witnessed a miracle :D
 

KennyD

International Vice-Captain
Son Of Coco said:
See, this is exactly what I expect to happen, yet rarely do they use the expected overlap. Running back into the area where the original ruck & maul occured seems to be much more the norm.
Because usually there is not an overlap, except perhaps for the fullback in the line. All there is is extra space.
 

Son Of Coco

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KennyD said:
Because usually there is not an overlap, except perhaps for the fullback in the line. All there is is extra space.
Fair enough, although I could have sworn to have seen a number of occasions where there's more defending players involved in the maul, yet the ball's still brought back into the ruck...but then I understand that you're trying not to get isolated or whatever.

I'd just like to see more running in the 'running game'.

On a sidenote, I've always found it amusing that my old school (in Northern NSW) won the NSW State Schoolboys rugby title a couple of years running with a team made up purely of league players taught how to play rugby a few months beforehand.
 

KennyD

International Vice-Captain
Son Of Coco said:
with a team made up purely of league players taught how to play rugby a few months beforehand.
Lol, sounds like my school...except for the bit about winning all those state championships. :p
 

age_master

Hall of Fame Member
Union goes through Phases of defense and attack, thanks to England, we are now in a defensive phase with not as many tries being scored, give it a couple of years and the high try scoring games will be back.
 

Mister Wright

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BoyBrumby said:
& friggin' Matt Cooper is playing!!!!

All week all talk has had him out for a fortnight, so I dumped him from my fantasy team!! :@

I reckon it was just merde to make certain he wasn't selected for the Country-City thing.
When it comes to any of the St. George players you have to pick them even if they sit out a rep game, they have amazing abilities to recover in a short period of time to play for the "Big-Red V". It happened to me a lot in VNRL last season.
 

Simon

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Mister Wright said:
Broncos have to be premiership favourites now. That was a great win against the Dogs. :D :D :D
we were premiership favs before today anyway...
 

Simon

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Cloete said:
I got 6 too, missed the Raiders. Didn't know Smith and Woolford were back!
maybe u should pay more attention!

howcome u tipped parra against cowboys considering u go for nth qld...
 

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