Quote: markrammond "Yes... absolutely, the highlights will by necessity show the losing side not falling to sustained continuous pressure but usually only a maximum of one successful tackle and then the score.
I always wish they would put some kind of 'tackle counter' on the screen to give context, e.g. is this the 5th set in a row that a team has defended?
If you watched Wigan v Sydney, you'd note that Wigan didn't really have the ball for the first 20-25 minutes and I thought they put in an huge effort to hold out against a team parked on their line, but a casual punter might just see that they have conceded a point a minute and think they couldn't defend at all, like us at Widnes on the last tackle'"
That's my pet hate with RL highlights too, just tries and clean breaks. Often the tries are the least interesting bit of the process, show the hookers and props making 3-4 tackles in quick succession, show the big drives, show the best kick-chases etc.