it plays for me, maybe only for aussie viewers

the show is well worth it

look if you know all this stuff it wouldve been better to add some of your own insights.

its easy to say you know this stuff but in terms of what youve added, its a bg fat donught

start with the basics before going onto the more complicated stuff.

judging by your responses this was the right approach

one other tip, when watching a game, dont just focus on the ball carrier, focus on 5 m. either side of the PTB. watch the decoy runners and which lines they run, do they open up holes, which option does the play maker take

by just watching the ball carrier you wont understand why a try or line break eventuated.

Theres me just thinking the non ball carriers run around for the fun of it ...lol

Yeah thanks for that, can you explain why you think that in a goodball set teams should waste three tackles 'settling' the ball into a 'central' position rather than working to 20's or 80's and then putting on a more complex play?

thats your contribution to the thread?

thanks, i was hoping some of you could help me learn more about the game but sadly its not happening

still the weekly installment of big league helps here

heres another tip for you lot :

teams in the nrl on last tackle have been deliberatly kicking the ball dead in goal, even on the full to nullify attacking fullbacks like hayne and slater returning the ball in broken play

I will add some thoughts Dally - I'm not here just to criticise but I emphasise again that your posts are about how to play RL not tactics

Having said that, you have raised the point of deliberately kicking the ball out over the dead in goal line in order to nullify the attacking full backs and set a line of the 20m to defend

This, in my opinion, is a blight on the spectacle of our game and will lead to a rule change soon I believe

Just as the bomb stifled play in the 80's and the rule about diffusing the bomb stopped teams being trapped for set after set in their in goal, I think we will soon see a scrum back to the point of the kick if the ball is kicked dead from outside the 20m area

I would welcome this as it would encourage more accurate kicking - and, as you say, allow attacking full backs like Haynes and Slater be more dangerous (not good for England though!!)

no not kicking into touch, kicking it dead, even on the full

look wayne bennett is the one who first used the tactic so im going with him over you, sorry

i think its a smart tactic myself.

some people have talked about rule changes to stop it.

why play to the opposition strength

jamie soward did it a few times against hayne, and we used it again against another side