Agreed chaps.
FYI the few Hull lads who stayed for a drink and food (most disappeared at final whistle!) were saying that they were the strongest 9 players in the whole squad! One said that if he had the whole squad to choose from he would not have picked anyone else.
They were fast, fit and nimble so we were always going to struggle late on, particularly without PJ and John (injured).
We did well to score as many times as we did. Good luck Monday!

I thought we went very well at times versus Hull. Had we got PJ lurking at fullback we'd have stopped a few more tries too.

A thing that was apparent to me was that there were too many people clustering around the PTB but nobody running off each other. There were plenty of people ready to take the ball in tight but not much support - it's easy to defend against a single runner without support, especially if he's coming from a standing start.

Lets run form deep at speed where possible on the drives. The only reason to do a drive is to gain momentum for a quick PTB. If the drive has a support runner then that'll help too.

When we're ready to spread the ball we need to get people out of the line who aren't part of the move to ensure quick ball. Too often people get in the way. If you're a playmaker don't be afraid to call the moves, get people out of the way etc. Be assertive and if that doesn't work shout at us!

In defence what's been said covers it all. It's all about communication really. If someone drifts too far you need to shout at them to bring them back into place. Staying in a line is key. If you rush out of defence then you leave a big hole behind.

Agreed with most of what has been put but would like to add my two penneth.

Defence,

we need to listen to the guy behind you (besty/pj) as they are the best to organise the defence,

listening to both either side of you calling the direction if a drift is needed.

maybe shouldnt be said on here, but fronting up in tackles is a must. Maybe not my style of round the neck, but definetly not letting him get on your side before attempting a tackle.

Attack

We are seriously lacking in playmakers (Curtis, if your reading this..all is forgiven ). But again its down to communication, telling the 1st reciever your available for a run or you want to ball for something planned is much easier than them assuming.

Noted from John and sam about calling plays a lot earlier, I'll try that if picked at 7 again on monday.



Its been very basic in attack last few weeks but we havent struggled to score points, We are losing games by defence which can easily be solved by communication and being switched on.

And can someone remind me on monday about happy faces?

Scoring 14 tries against the best 9 Hull players is actually quite good but we are leaking a lot of tries. Lock up this defence and we will give ourselves a chance.

What's all this talk of Curtis? Have any of you EVER had a pass of him rl

Somebody tell me this guy isn't posting whilst on holiday...

I can't make it for the next couple of weeks, but I'll be back in around 3 weeks (or whenver not out of the country with work).

ps, if we need a defensive talker, I'm the man...

is it 13 a side tonight or am I not needed again???

I'll be down anyway

actually I am now out tonight

So, what was the score?

not worth asking

The beauty of staying at rlhttp://www.casalajolla.comrl is that amongst the other fantastic facilities is a PC and free wireless internet.

So, whilst the family are in bed you can surf for porn or even log on here whilst waiting for the women to get showered and ready!

You definitely need a conscience!!

I disagree with this.

The marker needs to put as much pressure on the attacking team as possible. The marker needs to attack the acting half and if they dont get to the acting half they need to attack the potential receiver. The man who should be watching the inside ball is the defender in the position behind the marker.

The marker is key as he is in the best position to rush the other side and force errors.

This tactic changes as the game progreses and the other team become aware of what you are doing and try to thwart it. You then need to change the tactic accordingly.

Pressure is they key.