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PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum
I can't understand the benefits of the way our forward line is structured.
Mainly our lack of bigger bodies around the CHF line and the coaching panels decision to continually allow greater defensive numbers in our foward 50.
Every week I see a combination of Brown, Hyde, Morton, Pettifer, Tambling, Jackson etc as our CHF targets with either Richo/Polak in the goalsquare.
I believe this was a critical factor in yesterdays result, in the last 2 mins Simmonds marked the ball on the wing and had no tall targets to aim at down the line and was forced to kick to Brown, who was easily outmarked. This resulted in a switch to Cooney in the middle, the ball was then kicked long to Lake. This was not an isolated example.
To many times I have seen RFC players win the ball in our backline and have no significant marking targets in front of them, Their only play is to kick sideways or wait for numbers to flow ahead of them for a 20m kick around the boundary. this allows for the opposition to flood back and outnumber our forwards.
I understand that the gameplan may be heavily focused on running the footy with handball though the centre and kicking long to the goalsquare but i just don't see it.
Maybe i'm a bad judge of football and don't understand the modern game, it just kills me to see how many times we win the footy in the middle/backline and it is turned over due to lack of real marking targets. I believe our stats from opposition goals from backline transitions is quite high.
I rarely post but this issue gets me every week when i watch the Tigers, comments/advice would be appreciated.
Mainly our lack of bigger bodies around the CHF line and the coaching panels decision to continually allow greater defensive numbers in our foward 50.
Every week I see a combination of Brown, Hyde, Morton, Pettifer, Tambling, Jackson etc as our CHF targets with either Richo/Polak in the goalsquare.
I believe this was a critical factor in yesterdays result, in the last 2 mins Simmonds marked the ball on the wing and had no tall targets to aim at down the line and was forced to kick to Brown, who was easily outmarked. This resulted in a switch to Cooney in the middle, the ball was then kicked long to Lake. This was not an isolated example.
To many times I have seen RFC players win the ball in our backline and have no significant marking targets in front of them, Their only play is to kick sideways or wait for numbers to flow ahead of them for a 20m kick around the boundary. this allows for the opposition to flood back and outnumber our forwards.
I understand that the gameplan may be heavily focused on running the footy with handball though the centre and kicking long to the goalsquare but i just don't see it.
Maybe i'm a bad judge of football and don't understand the modern game, it just kills me to see how many times we win the footy in the middle/backline and it is turned over due to lack of real marking targets. I believe our stats from opposition goals from backline transitions is quite high.
I rarely post but this issue gets me every week when i watch the Tigers, comments/advice would be appreciated.