Meters per carry is also not a start that I hold much by, because actually an extra 50cm of carry makes very little difference over a game. People winnning a collision and playing the ball quickly has much more affect than getting and extra 2 or 3 meters walked after contact. Of Our props bailey is probably best at this with kylie probably second. With someone like Burrow at dummy half we should really try and do this more, is worked well for saints for a long time

I feel in the first 10 minutes against saints, you are going to know whether we are going to struggle. If they haven't got a grip on the ruck, roby will be able to have a field day up the middle and it's going to be an almighty struggle for leeds. It's not something I've really seen us change in a game. If we aren't controlling the play the ball early, we tend to struggle with it the entie game. This is going to be the key to beating saints.

We seem achieve quick play the balls when the likes of JJB and ablett are brought into play on an angle, they can often use footwork before the collision which puts the defence slightly off balance and allows them to his the ground quickly. Alot of burrow's scoots seem to be off the back of a JJB hit up.

Lueluai and peacock seem to be the metre makers and the attractions. They tend to make metres after the collision and suck more defeners in, winding up with a bunch of defenders who leave the ruck one by one. Ideally they do the first few hits ups then the 3rd and 4th phase is where we get to ground fast.

Once a team gets a full on its very hard to stop. One dominant carry or quick play means the next carry is into a retreating defense, and it builds. The kicker has more time to pick his kick and pins the team so who then struggle to clear their lines

Who wants this one? Bloodbath? Tad?

Some coach once said its better to move on a player one season too early than one season too late.
Don't forget age is a very crafty thief , he takes a little each day. Some of our senior players will be very senior come play off time next September . Methinks some tough decisions will have to be taken in the close season.

Josh Charnley

at my age it would be nice

I really should check my posts when using a mobile

Too obvious for me, as you know 'subtle' is my thing........

thats one thing i've never been described as............

I think perhaps you should as in addition to replacing McGuire with McCoy earlier this week you've now seemingly signed a replacement for Kirke and there's a limit to how far you can go before losing credibility.

For future deciphering of The Eagle's posts, here is our squad for the Saints game run through Android's autocorrect:

Carmaker

BUB
Watkins
Moon
Hall

Winfield
McGuire

Julie
Burrow
Peacock
Tablet
Delayed
JIB

Bailey
Singleton
Kidney
Wycliffe

Clarkson
A church

Let me take The Eagle to dinner and a show. My treat.