NRL is still the best sport in the world.

The old ways of tackling after long gone. The game evolves, and coaches look at ways on how they can develop to gain an advantage over the rest of the league.

There are five main tackles within rugby league nowadays. They are:

Neutral - 90% of tackles are neutral tackles. Where neither attack or defence have won the tackles and gained an advantage.
Surrender - Where defenders make initial contact and then fall to the floor. Or where they surrender the tackle knowing they cannot advance further. Defence are allowed extra time to stabilise the tackle, add surrender tackles are a negative attacking tactic.
Dominant - Where the defence drive the ball carrier back immediately on first contact, including putting them on their back. The defence are allowed extra time to standalone the tackle.
Win - Where ball carriers break the defensive line of scrimmage and ball carriers are brought down forward first through scrabble defence. Defence must release the ball carriers upon the referee’s “move” call immediately to not disadvantage the attack for winning the tackle.
Upright - Attackers haven’t been brought to ground, but defence have stopped the ball carrier’s progress. Referee will call “held,” and defenders must release the tackles player.

It amazes me we talk about the wire tackling technic, you can have the best technic in the world, but if you tackle with less aggression than the ball carrier you may as well not bother, why because the ball carrier will run all day( maybe that’s why we lose all are games after taking the lead?), let’s look at how wigans young forwards tackle, they want to hurt you so you don’t run that way again, we had this when moz, carvel, Monaghan, Westwood, L Anderson and Harrison played and Boyd, Tamati , Jackson, mcginty and Gregory before them, we are soft been soft for years and Powell hasn’t changed this. Anyone who watches the NRL will no, they all try to domineer the opposite number, the rest will follow, so forget good technic just put your body on the line like the great SUPER BENNY WESTWOOD.
BRING BACK THE BIFF!!!!

Discipline wins games, discipline with no aggression doesn’t, you need to play on the edge(you may get the odd ban or two )so what!!!, the HJ needs to be a place where no one wants to play..

The game against cas, Steph tackled kenny edwards, and the lovely kenny was hurt, Steph tapped him to say ok when he was on the floor, why!!, this is kenny Edward, yes! the guy who would punch your grandma if it ment winning, sorry Steph should of been happy he was down, let the cas medical staff to deal with and left his concerns till after in the bar, first game of the season at Leeds, wire attacking kick Leeds new winger catches and curry times it lovely, top hit winger done, get in, oh no!! curry bends down and makes sure he’s alright, someone like jake Conner would be over him telling him what’s he’s just done(it’s well known that jakes a top lad off the pitch ) see the difference, it’s called aggression.

Well I’ve finished my rant, let’s hope maguire brings some next year.

Is that Michael or Josh, maybe both

Not with you on this. The actual contact & the tackle is where the aggression should be. Showing no concern when someone is obviously hurt is just being a prat.

I’m with Willow, the Wigan way, hit them hard, hurt them and buy them a lolly pop after the game is won.
Had enough of snowflaking. (If that is a word)

Well with McGuire, Vaughan and Kasiano on the field I don't think we'll find Smithies or Harry Smith rubbing anyone's hair with such enthusiasm.

So super benny was a prat, because love him or hate him that’s how he played the game.

remember king les Boyd, he was ultra concerned when he hurt the opposing player, sorry that’s why we are poor to SOFT!!!!

I honest can’t argue against Willow.
I don’t remember Mickey Mac, or perhaps it was Harrison Hansen, apologising to Ratchford when one of them turned his north facing foot southwards!
However grubby, it won them the GF. Had Hodgson been on the bench with 3 forwards, things just would have been different.
However we didn’t have, Shaun Mane knew it, and the fat git was singing and we were shell shocked.

Refs have more restraint in finals, they don’t send players off however dirty, they are mindful of how that can diversely effect the out come, (yes i know about Flower, that was unique).
Refs even find it extremely difficult to sin bin them with the same ease as they do in a league games.
In finals, refs don’t want to make the game all about them.

Bring back the biff, great games with grubs.

I for one cannot wait to see McGuire in P&B…and hopefully some white too for a change.

With that in mind, you are set if you play the Wigan way. Use the margin that refs give in these games. Come out champions.

I loved him. Played tough but OK for me. But as for Micky Mac. & worse still Harrison Hansen ... closer to being a prat. HH is lethal.

Games soft early rounds this season players were in the bin for nothing more than a micro second late push on a player passing the ball..see worst on a Sunday morning watching my grandson..glad I don't hand over my hard earned dollar to watch this