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PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum
this should probably be on the gameday thread but i really think it needs to be emphasised and hence the new topic.
we had, according to the stats, 26 hit outs compared to 25 for the bullies.. i am convinced however that simmonds got more then a staggering 21 hit outs.. YET HOW COME EVERY SINGLE TIME IT WENT STRAIGHT TO A WESTERN BULLDOGS PLAYER!! sorry for the caps but it just makes you angry to have the first touch at the ball and give it straight to the opposition!
is it our ruckmen? that have not been taught where to hit it to?
is it our midfielders? who are not in the right position?
or is it our coaches? who dont have anything set?
or is it just they were THAT much better than us?
it is a fundamental part of the game, and up there with the most underrated part. if we can win soooo many hit outs and have one player who can be so consistently dominant then how do we not win it out of the middle!!
whats worse is that symmonds should be dominating against the likes of skipper and minson!.. yes minson showed potential last year, but he played this game with a fractured hand!!
this problem must be rectified asap... and personally i can't see the likes of knobel helping the matter! and we all know staff will play limited time, if any, in the ruck.
i'll leave with this, mainly coz its gettin me more angry just thinkin about it, look back on footage of sydney last year, EVERY stoppage for a bounce or a throw in they were dominant and precise. it single handedly got them in to the grand final with the set play for nick davis (they did the same thing a number of times in that last quarter). Ruckwork is extremely important and i think deserves more time to be looked at!!
please coaching staff, rectify this before we hit up against the centres of stkilda and west coast.... undoubtably the best midfields in the leeague. which ffs are the next two weeeks!!! my chin has been held high for the entire summer and i have been raving about the tiges (and will always continue to do so) but geez this is a problem..
we had, according to the stats, 26 hit outs compared to 25 for the bullies.. i am convinced however that simmonds got more then a staggering 21 hit outs.. YET HOW COME EVERY SINGLE TIME IT WENT STRAIGHT TO A WESTERN BULLDOGS PLAYER!! sorry for the caps but it just makes you angry to have the first touch at the ball and give it straight to the opposition!
is it our ruckmen? that have not been taught where to hit it to?
is it our midfielders? who are not in the right position?
or is it our coaches? who dont have anything set?
or is it just they were THAT much better than us?
it is a fundamental part of the game, and up there with the most underrated part. if we can win soooo many hit outs and have one player who can be so consistently dominant then how do we not win it out of the middle!!
whats worse is that symmonds should be dominating against the likes of skipper and minson!.. yes minson showed potential last year, but he played this game with a fractured hand!!
this problem must be rectified asap... and personally i can't see the likes of knobel helping the matter! and we all know staff will play limited time, if any, in the ruck.
i'll leave with this, mainly coz its gettin me more angry just thinkin about it, look back on footage of sydney last year, EVERY stoppage for a bounce or a throw in they were dominant and precise. it single handedly got them in to the grand final with the set play for nick davis (they did the same thing a number of times in that last quarter). Ruckwork is extremely important and i think deserves more time to be looked at!!
please coaching staff, rectify this before we hit up against the centres of stkilda and west coast.... undoubtably the best midfields in the leeague. which ffs are the next two weeeks!!! my chin has been held high for the entire summer and i have been raving about the tiges (and will always continue to do so) but geez this is a problem..