Quote: The Eagle "If he drops behind his line then its a man not just out of the line, but taking him out defensively altogether. It would give him a better position to field the kick from, but it would put him at a worse position for a regular tackle. '"
The in-goal/in-touch areas are quite short on most grounds so we are only talking about a few metres and he would drop back in anticipation of their kicker punting for the corner from the centre of the field. He is then in a position to move forward with momentum to jump for the kick (like a full back). Or if the attacker doesn' t kick but spins the ball wide, the defensive winger has time to move forward and back into the line again but with momentum - in fact in a better not worse position.
Anyway in Hall's case he has usually rushed forward out of the line so it would not be worse.
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