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The forwards are ok without being great.
Backline defence has been very bad for the last couple of years. Whenever Souffs and Penriff shift it wide, they put 40, 50 and 60 on us in the last 2-3 years. We’ve lost Latrell, Aubusson and Morris brothers who were very good and dependable defenders. In Manu, Billy Smith, Suaallii, Paulo, Hutchison and even Teddy, we have willing but often brittle backline defence. And if you add two of the smallest halves in the comp, it’s no wonder we let in so many points out wide.
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Originally posted by Bruce Pickett View PostThe forwards are ok without being great.
Backline defence has been very bad for the last couple of years. Whenever Souffs and Penriff shift it wide, they put 40, 50 and 60 on us in the last 2-3 years. We’ve lost Latrell, Aubusson and Morris brothers who were very good and dependable defenders. In Manu, Billy Smith, Suaallii, Paulo, Hutchison and even Teddy, we have willing but often brittle backline defence. And if you add two of the smallest halves in the comp, it’s no wonder we let in so many points out wide.
Then with Jake, Rads, Aubo and Cords leading our line speed we would smash teams in defence.
These days teams are starting 20 metres metres out at least and we always seem to get penalised for inside the 10 early in every game and then compound it with 6 agains.
The pack we have now are a far cry from the premiership winning pack, they don't have the hard edge that team had.
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Originally posted by Johnny Brass View Post
Our outside backs back then would put us on the front foot and our forwards would march down the field and Cronk with his pin point box kicking game would have the opposition starting sets inside their 10 metres.
Then with Jake, Rads, Aubo and Cords leading our line speed we would smash teams in defence.
These days teams are starting 20 metres metres out at least and we always seem to get penalised for inside the 10 early in every game and then compound it with 6 agains.
The pack we have now are a far cry from the premiership winning pack, they don't have the hard edge that team had.
Dont we miss the holy trinity of Cords-Friend-Aubbo? Their hard edge is irreplaceable.
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Originally posted by Bates View Post
So why do they call each other that?
I imagine in the same way you'll see UFC fighters call each other pussies it's a bit of bravado, ego and alpha male dominance.
Deep down and when it's all said and done both know they are some of the hardest bastards on the planet for even having the balls to step in the Octagon.
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Originally posted by Rooster_6 View Post
In what context?
I imagine in the same way you'll see UFC fighters call each other pussies it's a bit of bravado, ego and alpha male dominance.
Deep down and when it's all said and done both know they are some of the hardest bastards on the planet for even having the balls to step in the Octagon.
It's like calling someone shorty if they're short or Sticks if they're tall and skinny. It's far from offensive imo.
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Originally posted by Bates View Post
So if I don't mean any disrespect then it shouldn't be a problem. It seemed like the appropriate word to describe how our forwards (JWH excluded) performed against an aggressive alpha pack last round. Would you've felt better if I said soft?
It's like calling someone shorty if they're short or Sticks if they're tall and skinny. It's far from offensive imo.
That’s one long bow you are drawing there.
Look call them whatever you like, it just doesn’t sit right with me seeing someone sitting on the sidelines or in this case behind a keyboard calling players pussies, never has never will but each to their own.
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Originally posted by Rooster_6 View Post
Calling someone shorty and calling someone a pussy are not alike.
That’s one long bow you are drawing there.
Look call them whatever you like, it just doesn’t sit right with me seeing someone sitting on the sidelines or in this case behind a keyboard calling players pussies, never has never will but each to their own.
The worlds gone mad or soft.
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Originally posted by BraveTheWorld View PostI think all of our forwards individually are good, and anyone who comments on them being soft or whatever has got no clue.
With that being said, that doesn't mean they're as good as the pack we had in '18 and '19. They're definitely not.
I’m still scratching my head on why we are playing so bad at the moment - I really hope that Robbo finds a solution soon.
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