Ruthless

[Technical Coach]

DCE and Foran were "floating" both sides of the ruck this year so it's hardly a world shattering innovation from Barrett. Hopefully the difference next year will be that we have the forwards to punch some holes in the middle to give him a bit more momentum to work with.

What I'm really looking forward to is to see what having options out of dummy half will do for our playing style.

DCE has for the most part played off the right side of the ruck and hardly floated around at all, not even really playing central like an old school half. Foran has been playing on the left and playing more central holding the middle defenders up when spreading the ball to the right----if anything Foran in the attacking zone has played more like a half than DCE.

Floating around the ruck has it's advantages when there is plenty of punch, speed and power through the middle and playing off that with quick play the balls. It can also be predictable if DCE is the only real play maker and the defence just floods the areas where DCE is floating.

The advantage of having ball players locked to either side of the field/ruck is that with a crisp clean pass from dummy half you can take advantage of the numbers and always know there is a ballplaying option, not overly reliant on a central playing half floating around reading the numbers.

 

[Rex]

DCE has for the most part played off the right side of the ruck and hardly floated around at all, not even really playing central like an old school half. Foran has been playing on the left and playing more central holding the middle defenders up when spreading the ball to the right----if anything Foran in the attacking zone has played more like a half than DCE.

Floating around the ruck has it's advantages when there is plenty of punch, speed and power through the middle and playing off that with quick play the balls. It can also be predictable if DCE is the only real play maker and the defence just floods the areas where DCE is floating.

The advantage of having ball players locked to either side of the field/ruck is that with a crisp clean pass from dummy half you can take advantage of the numbers and always know there is a ballplaying option, not overly reliant on a central playing half floating around reading the numbers.

Yes, and with the likely choice of having a running 5/8th, it seems Mateo may have an increased role in providing the ballplaying option on the other side of the field.

 

[lovefooty]

DCE has for the most part played off the right side of the ruck and hardly floated around at all, not even really playing central like an old school half. Foran has been playing on the left and playing more central holding the middle defenders up when spreading the ball to the right----if anything Foran in the attacking zone has played more like a half than DCE.

Floating around the ruck has it's advantages when there is plenty of punch, speed and power through the middle and playing off that with quick play the balls. It can also be predictable if DCE is the only real play maker and the defence just floods the areas where DCE is floating.

The advantage of having ball players locked to either side of the field/ruck is that with a crisp clean pass from dummy half you can take advantage of the numbers and always know there is a ballplaying option, not overly reliant on a central playing half floating around reading the numbers.

I agree .

 

[bones]

Yep, no more room for pleasantries. Players should not run teams. The boss is the boss! About time

And all players who re-sign & extend their contracts, should expect to be told a month or two later that they're no longer wanted.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

And all players who re-sign & extend their contracts, should expect to be told a month or two later that they're no longer wanted.

Indeed. The new paradigm.