Quote McClennan="McClennan"
I'm not sure that referring to an international game and pointing out how great it was is a fair comparison to a regular Super League game. It's logical that the standard should be a lot higher. '"
Of course the standard should be a lot higher but the standard of their defence should be higher too. By that logic, the game should possibly have been less open with defences more 'in your face'.
However, both sides wanted to move the ball out to fashion chances. That is not because they are better, it's because they are more open, more adventurous and their coaches are probably less negative in their tactics than those in Super League.
Quote McClennan="McClennan"
I think you should go back and re-watch as many pre-professional era games as possible and not just one of the all-time classics. Defences were rubbish in those days which is why teams were able to set deeper lines. Today's defences are up in your face much quicker meaning you can't shift the ball across the pitch without losing yards. To suggest that we should reduce the 10m line to 5m will only make that worse and not better.'"
Well I have just debunked your myth that you can't shift the ball with modern defences above (
) as the Australians and Kiwis clearly can.
I accept that making it 5m would initially cause problems but it would quickly become clear that one man drives and scoots were no longer effectual and the result would be that the teams would have to shift the ball about and keep it alive in a way to force their way through.
Assuming that coaches treat the game as a results business, rather than an entertainment one, then it's obvious that a lot of them will look to be as boring as possible by driving it because it gains more yards in a set of six. Take away the 10m rule and this will no longer be the case and good old-fashioned skill, rather than brute force, will suddenly become a neccessity rather than an occasional luxury.
