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| I'm really struggling to see this weakness in our pack. I mean, had our poor figures been solely the result of Wigan (or some other team's pack) mullering us every set I'd see a point. But very often our position, possession - stats etc. are bad for no other reason than silly, stoopid mistakes and sloppy play.
Sure, a 500 meter defecit can mean a pack was physically dominated. But it's just as likely to mean the team kept dropping the ball and making mistakes. For a champion team we don't half make some stupid errors.
What I will say is what I've said all along. With a strong side and the pack playing well I'm as confident as I can be.
Besides, some of Wigan's forward play this season has been utterly abysmal. Just look at their chief yardage makers. The match stats are embarrassing.
Sure, I get that Wane is trying to play a different type of football. But maybe that's just vanity on his part. There's a reason almost no-one in either the NRL or SL has gone down such a route in decades of rugby.
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| Quote: saint at wire "This was different to the previous two wins though, we were not dominated by Leeds or Cas; they were more end to end games. If the defence hadn't been so good we would have been mullered by the goons.
I am guessing that the stats show the worst meterage difference for us than at any game this this year, such was the goon pack dominance.'"
It was different, in that we were good in defending our line, but we don't half make it difficult for ourselves. As posters have already mentioned we invite the opposition to come at us so they gain extra metres on each play, when we have the ball we struggle to get out of our own half to put in a pressure kick. If there is a stat somewhere for the team who has to kick out from under the own posts, I can bet Saints are high up in this stat.
The goons were 50% (500 metres) better than us for gaining ground, usually this is with getting the ball to the backs but there was some good metres made by the goon pack in this match. Our pack metres one of the worse this season.
I,m not agreeing with Muggers theory above with dropped ball, mistakes and errors costing us metres, Saints are one if not the best team for the least amount of errors, I think the goons made almost twice as many errors than us in this game. The one thing that stands out like a sore thumb is our discipline especially around the 5th tackle, there is a slight improvement but its still not good enough.
Defending our line won us this game which meant we were only chasing for a one score lead, the win was even more sweeter because Wane thought this game was in the bag for those 75mins, don't write off the Saints must have been ringing in his ears.
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| Quote: Mugwump "I'm really struggling to see this weakness in our pack. I mean, had our poor figures been solely the result of Wigan (or some other team's pack) mullering us every set I'd see a point. But very often our position, possession - stats etc. are bad for no other reason than silly, stoopid mistakes and sloppy play.
Sure, a 500 meter defecit can mean a pack was physically dominated. But it's just as likely to mean the team kept dropping the ball and making mistakes. For a champion team we don't half make some stupid errors.
What I will say is what I've said all along. With a strong side and the pack playing well I'm as confident as I can be.
Besides, some of Wigan's forward play this season has been utterly abysmal. Just look at their chief yardage makers. The match stats are embarrassing.
Sure, I get that Wane is trying to play a different type of football. But maybe that's just vanity on his part. There's a reason almost no-one in either the NRL or SL has gone down such a route in decades of rugby.'"
Can you really not see that we struggle to make meters? Only big alex offers any real go foward.
It's clear as day we don't make any real go foward and teams know this. We are at our most dangerous when we are in their line and teams no if they pin us back we struggle as we play a one up rugby style.
The loss of Vea for most of the year hasn't helped as he does offer go foward but if you look at the rest of the pack we have Amor, Richards, Thompson, Mose (he can on his day), Geeenwood, flash, Wilkin and Lms who couidnt break thru a paper bag most weeks and not great in making meters. Sav is still hit and miss due to his age but some weeks HES making no meters either.
I know you have a soft spot for the pack and that's your opionon but in mine it's nothing more than the normal run of the mill pack.
If we don't get a big tough meter making prop in next year to help alex and robes then we will struggle more. It's clear saints feel this as we have been after every prop and his dog for next year.
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| Quote: Mugwump "Sure, a 500 meter defecit can mean a pack was physically dominated. But it's just as likely to mean the team kept dropping the ball and making mistakes. For a champion team we don't half make some stupid errors. '"
We made almost double the amount of errors you did...
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| Quote: Wigg'n "We made almost double the amount of errors you did...'"
We have made less meters than any of the top 6 this year.
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| Quote: St pete "We have made less meters than any of the top 6 this year.'"
Is that an actual stat, mate? If it is then that goes some way to dispelling the myth shared by some that we have this amazing dominant pack.
I agree with you, we need another big forward. It'll be interesting to see if Haggarty can step up to the plate. He's a big lad.
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| Quote: Twentyman "Is that an actual stat, mate? If it is then that goes some way to dispelling the myth shared by some that we have this amazing dominant pack.
I agree with you, we need another big forward. It'll be interesting to see if Haggarty can step up to the plate. He's a big lad.'"
Yes it's true
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| Quote: Twentyman "Is that an actual stat, mate? If it is then that goes some way to dispelling the myth shared by some that we have this amazing dominant pack.
I agree with you, we need another big forward. It'll be interesting to see if Haggarty can step up to the plate. He's a big lad.'"
Yes, thats true 28419 metres average per game 979, Leeds 34201 metres average per game 1180.
We were going OK for the first 6 rounds then we converted to one man rugby for the next 20 rounds. Our metres against Wigan was below average, goons kept us to 950 metres, its all Walmsleys fault for getting injured. Swifty has helped with the metres over the last 3 games but he's not a pack man though.
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| Quote: Judder Man "Yes, thats true 28419 metres average per game 979, Leeds 34201 metres average per game 1180.
We were going OK for the first 6 rounds then we converted to one man rugby for the next 20 rounds. Our metres against Wigan was below average, goons kept us to 950 metres, its all Walmsleys fault for getting injured. Swifty has helped with the metres over the last 3 games but he's not a pack man though.'"
Jeees...
Swifty has been a godsend this season. Always willing to run it out of his 20. And looks like a decent dancer too.
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| Quote: Twentyman "Jeees...
Swifty has been a godsend this season. Always willing to run it out of his 20. And looks like a decent dancer too.'"
Early in the year our back three of lomax, swift and tommy had made more meters than any other back three in super league.
At the moment swift is carrying the back three and doing all quinlans kick returns for him.
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| Quote: St pete "
At the moment swift is carrying the back three and doing all quinlans kick returns for him.'"
Swifty has improved loads this season, he makes the odd error now and again but he's been brilliant as the season wore on. Chuffed to bits for him, he's a nightmare for the opposition, his foot work reminds me of Jason Robinson a bit. Wish we could revert him back to his old pre saints position of stand off.
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| Of course - having either a dysfunctional or no halfback partnership at all (for almost all of the season) couldn't possibly have anything to do with our yardage stats.
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| Quote: Mugwump "Of course - having either a dysfunctional or no halfback partnership at all (for almost all of the season) couldn't possibly have anything to do with our yardage stats.
Last season we made 35 829 metres with one recognised half back (Walsh) who managed only 16 games. For me Brown had us playing a more expansive game despite adjusting to Plan B.
This season we made 28 419 metres with two recognised half backs, Walsh who has managed 16 games to date and Burns has managed 25 games to date. I think KC has had us playing a more conservative game.
Our pack was probably a bit more dominant last season, this season our pack doesn't seem to have laid a platform for our half backs, which probably contributes to the dysfunction you have mentioned.
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| Quote: Mugwump "Of course - having either a dysfunctional or no halfback partnership at all (for almost all of the season) couldn't possibly have anything to do with our yardage stats.
No I can't see how that would effect the meters or go foward at all. Yes it wouid effect our attack, yes it would effect our kicking but no it doesn't effect how many meters our pack makes.
If anything our lack of go foward effects our halves massivley.
I don't get where your coming from with no halves this year. We've had Burns fit nearly all year. Wilkin coverd walsh early on and many want Wilkn as our half anyway. Luke walsh has played the last ten and picked up two MOM in last month so compared to last year we are much better in the halves.
The problrm is our pack at the moment. We have to many Young lads like thompson, sav, Richsrds, sav and greenwood playing who at the moment can't physically stand up consistsntly each week. That's leaves us very short in the pack for go foward. Vea missing hasn't helped. We miss Sia and manu big time. Two proper players that physically stand up week in and week out.
Tasi will bring more meters next year if he can get back to the way he played until this year but we are in dire need of another meter making prop.
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| Quote: St pete "No I can't see how that would effect the meters or go foward at all.'"
This must rank right up there among the most ludicrous statements ever made on this board. Truly Olympic standard. Bravo!
I'm not going to bother debating the point. It would be like attempting to prove the existence of the moon.
Note to self
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