Re: Haven : Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:06 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

Perry, it falls into the basic rugby premise, we have struggled with that for a few years.
Throw ball, catch ball, repeat x 6. When defending get in the way of players attacking.
3 drives,push it wide and kick on the last for position
That sums up rugby league, some teams tend to forget that.

TBH I'm not that worried about their defence, it isn't nearly as bad as it has been.
My main point is that they're not very patient. They have a habit of being 12 points up after 20 mins, and attempting a play you only expect to see on 78 mins when 1 score will win it.

Re: Haven : Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:40 pm  

Perry wrote:

He's 12,000 miles away on the other side of the world, how could he comment on a team he never watches?

Harsh. I flew over for the last ever SL game the Broncos will play with Hughes anywhere near the club and my then 6 week old son got his first taste of RL that day. (I hope he isn't scarred for life). My daughter still attends Broncos games.

watching that game v Bradford and by reading match day reports and through the highlights I have managed to watch over the period JG was in control, we looked totally clueless/rudderless and having no idea what to do when in the opponents 20. JG's sole game plan (IMHO) was to play one out football, tire the part timers out and win in the last 20 minutes. No need to remind you how that panned out....
From what I have seen of the Hendo reign, he looks to have realised that you need a differing game plan at different points of the game, but we still seem to only be good in patches.
My not being at games doesn't preclude me from having an opinion as to the games we play. I have recently said that I believe we should try to work a system by which Oscar Thomas away from defensive hot spot duties in our own 20 as a number of NRL sides do with their halves. Is this opinion not valid, or does it need to be fro someone who "is there" to carry weight.

Re: Haven : Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:45 pm  

You must have been over for the same game gutter fax was at, maybe you were on the same flight

Re: Haven : Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:50 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

You must have been over for the same game gutter fax was at, maybe you were on the same flight

Maybe, but I wouldn't know as we flew First Class