Quote: getdownmonkeyman "That was what i was trying to say, in my cobbled fashion. It is having the ability to make a tackle, get back and make another without missing, ie fatigue not playing a part in making an error of judgment too.'"
I think it's mental conditioning as well as physical. For example, against Hull KR, all 17 players seemed to be switched on to making the extra effort throughout the game. Yet since then, several shortcuts have begun sneaking back in the game. Players walking when a jog would have got them in a better position, quicker for example.
And two pieces of shocking defending from the weekend which I feel must be as much down to mental "switching off" as physical fatigue. Firstly Hicks embarassingly poor attempt at defending Myler's grubber kick on Friday when he pushed a Salford player out of the way instead of going for the ball and then Johnson on Monday, making a feeble attempt at tackling Wainwright.
