Technical Coach
Bencher
Just a few quick notes after watching the game in relation to our attack more in relation to tuning up and offering a few more options. Nothing too detailed and will add more if time permits another time if anyone is interested.
4:04 Watmough should be closer and slightly flatter in relation to the position of Foran and needs to straighten his run earlier with an outside in run. Earlier ball to Matai when Watmough hits the 10m line as Soward rushes up towards Stewart. Foran guilty of over drifting sideways cramping his options also.
Lazy inside defenders during same play on the blind side of Foran have relaxed after a half hearted inside run from Rose---running a simple under play or a more creative and harder off the hip showing the ball outside and passing in to a double inside runner is an option. Stewart could appear to run the standard second man play and step back inside into the hole using Rose as an inside blocker to the oncoming tacklers.
29:40 Notice after Matai releases the ball to Watmough then onto the next forward the space up the middle and how our attacking line is once again too deep to take the opportunity at 29:44 waiting for the next play. We need more scheming probing attacking options up the middle beyond B Stewart such as Buhrer,Matai Williams,Watmough and Hoppa.
38:15 During scrum have DCE positioned a little closer to Foran opening up the option of him drifting towards the short side with Matai hitting an early ball across the back of the scrum aiming for a one on one with Soward.
38:38 Hole actually opens for Watmough but decides to shuffle back in Lussick wrapped up.
68:59 Nice short passes between forwards holding up the defence on the back foot allowing a deep pass to DCE with more time, Glen Stewart needed to hit the hole earlier---not enough explosive spark to take opportunity plus once again too deep eventually cramping outside options.Earlier ball to Lyon from DCE on the outside of up and in defender an option with G.Stewart as a decoy.
69:28 Require a shorter option in between Foran and Ballin----4 in defender can read that Foran is the only option and rushes up limiting his time to execute play.An inside option be it DCE wrapping around ruck into the gap between Ballin and Foran with a show and go hoping for a rush up defence on Foran or Rose running an inside hip off Foran can mix it up a little. Ballin grubbing in behind early in the game can hold the defence up for later on also with Stewart and Matai rushing through.
4:04 Watmough should be closer and slightly flatter in relation to the position of Foran and needs to straighten his run earlier with an outside in run. Earlier ball to Matai when Watmough hits the 10m line as Soward rushes up towards Stewart. Foran guilty of over drifting sideways cramping his options also.
Lazy inside defenders during same play on the blind side of Foran have relaxed after a half hearted inside run from Rose---running a simple under play or a more creative and harder off the hip showing the ball outside and passing in to a double inside runner is an option. Stewart could appear to run the standard second man play and step back inside into the hole using Rose as an inside blocker to the oncoming tacklers.
29:40 Notice after Matai releases the ball to Watmough then onto the next forward the space up the middle and how our attacking line is once again too deep to take the opportunity at 29:44 waiting for the next play. We need more scheming probing attacking options up the middle beyond B Stewart such as Buhrer,Matai Williams,Watmough and Hoppa.
38:15 During scrum have DCE positioned a little closer to Foran opening up the option of him drifting towards the short side with Matai hitting an early ball across the back of the scrum aiming for a one on one with Soward.
38:38 Hole actually opens for Watmough but decides to shuffle back in Lussick wrapped up.
68:59 Nice short passes between forwards holding up the defence on the back foot allowing a deep pass to DCE with more time, Glen Stewart needed to hit the hole earlier---not enough explosive spark to take opportunity plus once again too deep eventually cramping outside options.Earlier ball to Lyon from DCE on the outside of up and in defender an option with G.Stewart as a decoy.
69:28 Require a shorter option in between Foran and Ballin----4 in defender can read that Foran is the only option and rushes up limiting his time to execute play.An inside option be it DCE wrapping around ruck into the gap between Ballin and Foran with a show and go hoping for a rush up defence on Foran or Rose running an inside hip off Foran can mix it up a little. Ballin grubbing in behind early in the game can hold the defence up for later on also with Stewart and Matai rushing through.