Quote: morleys_deckchair "so you were happy with them having more tackles and starting the game 20 yards further down the pitch?'"
That is part of the baggage that comes from the benefit of having a full defensive structure against a team with the potential to blow any team out on the flanks...so that is a yes...20 metre further up field with a zero tackle...
There was a period in 2011 when we were so good and team fit, like Saints now, that Tony Smith instructed us to us to kick fairly deep but to keep the ball live over kicking for touch, as our stamina would play into fold.
Our defence was so good on Saturday that it wouldn't make any difference 20 or 40 yard restart.