Quote DizzyHeights="DizzyHeights"The only real negative for me was Drinkwaters defence, it was poor and that’s being generous. Hopefully it’s just a one off but he needs to improve.'"
That’s like critiquing a midfielder for not saving penalties.
Halfbacks are generally the best minds on defence in the game, because they set up the defensive to do the tackling for them.
If they are faced to tackle, it’s quite often because the defenders around him have left the halfback vulnerable.
Paul Cullen was asked in an interview after his career of playing had ended. ‘Who was the best defender he ever played against and with?…”Jonathan Davis”…because he would set up the defensive line and I would do his tackling for him’
The best defence for a halfback is to attack, if he is tackling, he is burning up what he needs to do to win the game.