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Originally posted by fitzy View PostThis where they get their greatest advantage. It starts from when Soward kicks the ball. He never kicks at the line he is always behind the line, most of their players are off side.
Also can someone on here explain the "down town" rule to me.
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I have noticed that the Dragon also move up very quickly at the play the ball, they are actually moving before the ball is picked up by the dummy half.
Have you noticed how they get 2nd and 3rd man in the tackle as well.
Things may change this year. No team has won 2 years running for some time now.:
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Originally posted by Kramer View PostI have noticed that the Dragon also move up very quickly at the play the ball, they are actually moving before the ball is picked up by the dummy half.
I always think Bennett sides always seem to stretch the rules and seem to get away with it. Alot of that is clever coachingThe Internet is a place for posting silly things
Try and be serious and you will look stupid
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Originally posted by Kingbilly View PostThey are up quick although it is to be remembered that the defense can move up as soon as the ball is behind the feet of the player playing the ball.
I always think Bennett sides always seem to stretch the rules and seem to get away with it. Alot of that is clever coaching
Now that they have finally achieved the goal of gifting them a premiership, I hope the refereeing standards improve this year.
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Originally posted by BUDDY View PostAs well as refs turning a blind eye for the Dragons.
Now that they have finally achieved the goal of gifting them a premiership, I hope the refereeing standards improve this year.
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Originally posted by Juggler View PostJudging by Archer's performance on Saturday nite - I dont think so! He is STILL making the same 'Refereeing 101' errors. They picked on the PTB and the 10 was non existent for both sides.
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Originally posted by The Brain View PostSaints have a reputation of having the best defense in the comp and rightly so.
Its built largely in the second half by way that nearly in every second tackle the player tackling will lie in the play the ball flat on his back about a foot behind thus making enough room for the dummy half to get in there but it will take the dummy half 3 times longer to complete his play.They dont do that much in first halves due to the game been fresh and the refs been alert .
Their whole GF performance was based on this tactic and so was the game this morning WCC.
Now with these new ruck rules how will they perform ? will they get penalised or will Bennetts prescense ensure they get past the post.
I dont condone a good cheat tactic every coach and player looks for a way to stretch the rule and Bob Fulton was the innovator.
Stuart and his mentors came up with the gang tackle that worked for a few years until they changed the rules again.
Im more curious as to why oppositioned coaches havnt complained about the Saints tactic.
Besides in the second half they did it about 40 times this morning - not one penalty.
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