Re: Halifax 25 Barrow 43 : Mon May 02, 2011 3:58 pm  

Tortured Soul wrote:

It's basic defence, MM. The wingers and full back should be watching for that type of kick, and it should be instinctive as to positioning. They've played the game for long enough. Surely, by now some things just come naturally, or are they coached out of them?

You can't just drop both wingers back to defend a kick on a whim, with the full back & two markers that leaves eight defending what would be a frail line to run ball in hand.
The kick isn't bound to make it's target either so it's be a gamble dropping back, all I'm saying is smarten up, that's what Rooney did, play smart.

Re: Halifax 25 Barrow 43 : Mon May 02, 2011 6:04 pm  

Fax Machine wrote:

He could have hopped the length of the pitch and scored. Our lot still wouldn't have stopped him.

Cruel FM but probably correct

Re: Halifax 25 Barrow 43 : Mon May 02, 2011 6:42 pm  

marillion man wrote:

You can't just drop both wingers back to defend a kick on a whim, with the full back & two markers that leaves eight defending what would be a frail line to run ball in hand.
The kick isn't bound to make it's target either so it's be a gamble dropping back, all I'm saying is smarten up, that's what Rooney did, play smart.

Where did I say drop both wingers back? Don't misquote me, please. I said it should be instinctive in a player with regards to positioning. Most teams just have one winger and the full back drop back to cover a ick these days.

Re: Halifax 25 Barrow 43 : Mon May 02, 2011 6:52 pm  

I'd say with the shocking defence going down in the centres atm the wingers would be a bit unsure whether to drop back too far anticipating a kick or to stay up to defend the line if they run it cus from what ive seen teams have breezed through the centres. The positional sense of the whole team has looked poor.

Re: Halifax 25 Barrow 43 : Mon May 02, 2011 7:01 pm  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

Obviously a player of Royston's quality is a huge loss but from what I've seen there doesn't seem to be anywhere near the same threat from a Black-Holroyd partnership at half back as there was Branighan-Black, and arguably that's a much more vital cog in a side.

correct.

Re: Halifax 25 Barrow 43 : Mon May 02, 2011 9:01 pm  

Tortured Soul wrote:

Where did I say drop both wingers back? Don't misquote me, please. I said it should be instinctive in a player with regards to positioning. Most teams just have one winger and the full back drop back to cover a ick these days.

I didn't mis-quote you, I was offering an explanation.

Re: Halifax 25 Barrow 43 : Mon May 02, 2011 9:45 pm  

ThrumHall wrote:

Fair play to Nixon then. He still got up and played the ball before being helped off.

He did the same when he shattered his arm against Leigh (on Sky) last season - he got up, played the ball and ran straight down the tunnel. He had a double compound fracture of his arm !

Gutted for him again. He was just getting his confidence back. It's a tough sport.