Quote: ratticusfinch "Kick early - turn them around, try little chips over the top early in the tackle count - put doubt in the mind of their defence, throw it wide as often as possible. The one area in which we are superior to St Helens is speed, so utilise it as often as possible - get them thinking about Dufty and Ashton. Turn their quick defence against them. We can't play through the forwards (and certainly not whilst without Vaughan).
I think we need to pick Russell ahead of Thewlis as well - those extra ten yards coming out of our end will be a big help.'"
Yes, their speed off the line needs a quick pass back inside to Dufty on the shoulder. It needs Danny Walker jumping out from Dummy Half and belting the ball down field, as many 40-20 attempts as possible, but the more pressing point of those attempts being to pin them in the corner in case we don't get it back. Something we also never see on the line, don't bother picking the ball up and chipping to the corner - just kick it as soon as its played backwards, through the legs before they even have chance to react. This is the stuff we need.