Quote: BrisbaneRhino "The difference in defence between Wigan and the Eels against the Broncos was enormous.
I do not understand how full time pros with professional coaches cannot play to a structure for more than one tackle a game. Poorer athletes areas understandable, but regulation plays seem beyond most SL teams. Perhaps not helped by the generally rubbish defence.'"
Proper tackling is a dying art, coaches/players still can't fathom that a bit of arm flapping up top isn't going to bring down the modern rugby league player with the hugely increased upper body strength to get away from that.
For all the stopping the offload this type of tackle is supposed to prevent (it rarely does) players makes easy yards/break yackles even with 2 and three 'tacklers' in attendance.
Watching Hull last Thursday we couldn't tackle a hot dinner. You commit one player to leg tackle and though they might offload it's still 12v12, whilst it's not always easy or how it works far too often arm flapping by big forwards allows easy metres AND offloads. It's bloody pathetic to watch!