Leeds Rhinos • Re: 2022 | RL World Cup
I went to the final and it was an enjoyable afternoon/evening.
Australia are an incredibly disciplined and ruthless side. They score when they have the chance and they have a really good defensive shape and effort.
One thing that stood out for me from the game is something I have seen a lot of over the last couple of years is the number of defending players in the tackle and if those players are all really having an impact on the tackle. The simple answer is no not all of those players are impacting the tackle. On almost every tackle australia have three players in the tackle, the third player very rarely is making a tackle, rather adding weight and slowing the play the ball down. The defensive line then resets and it becomes rinse and repeat.
Wild idea I know but I think the way we look at flopping needs to be addressed. I actually would prefer a rule that the number of players in the tackle must all stand at marker which would in theory make more space out wide. Overall I just felt the play the ball and ability to create any kind of momentum was stopped and to people not overtly familiar with the rules it does make watching a bit more difficult.
But congrats to australia a very good and disciplined team that I really don’t think England would have got anywhere near.
Australia are an incredibly disciplined and ruthless side. They score when they have the chance and they have a really good defensive shape and effort.
One thing that stood out for me from the game is something I have seen a lot of over the last couple of years is the number of defending players in the tackle and if those players are all really having an impact on the tackle. The simple answer is no not all of those players are impacting the tackle. On almost every tackle australia have three players in the tackle, the third player very rarely is making a tackle, rather adding weight and slowing the play the ball down. The defensive line then resets and it becomes rinse and repeat.
Wild idea I know but I think the way we look at flopping needs to be addressed. I actually would prefer a rule that the number of players in the tackle must all stand at marker which would in theory make more space out wide. Overall I just felt the play the ball and ability to create any kind of momentum was stopped and to people not overtly familiar with the rules it does make watching a bit more difficult.
But congrats to australia a very good and disciplined team that I really don’t think England would have got anywhere near.
Statistics: Posted by Lprhino — Sun Nov 20, 2022 10:02 pm