I would even be tempted to add in last tackle kicks to this.

When kicking from deep we very rarely find touch or turn opponents around, and therefore defensive tackle counts start much nearer our line than hoped.

Now, last tackle kicks, I agree with and they're far more important than re starts.
You either need to kick for field position or challenge for the ball (either with a chip, bomb or grubber) and we are very poor in this area.
How many repeat sets do we get and how many times do we score from kick plays ?

I know which I'd be spending time practicing.

I suppose the trick is to only kick off once in a game!!!! I have to say that loads of people in the north stand against St. Helens thought our kicks going to Lomax every time was a bit stupid. Are you really telling me we can't at least kick it somewhere else instead of straight to a bloke whose job it is to catch balls? (I refer to the number on his shirt not the position he is currently playing).

Not sure I understand the logic of the argument most other teams in the league do the same kick off as justification for going long left every time.
Every team in the league sets up in the same manner, leaving a massive hole in the centre of the pitch. Let’s dink one into there with a bit of back spin and get our pace men haring after it. Or the amount of times players leave the touch unguarded to wonder back toward where they perceive the ball to be going, lets torpedo one into that gap.
Rugby is all about playing what is in front of you and adapting to the game situation. I’m not saying let’s do different kick offs every time, but I fully agree that kicking to the same place every time is ridiculous.

Great argument
How many will be on here moaning when the first carry by the opposition collect the ball and start their set on their 40 metre or half way.
The reason that "every" side.kicks long is because it's the "easiest" to defend and protect those precious metres.
If you can sneak an odd short kick of thats great but, most sides play percentages and having the opposition start their set their own 20 wins the day.
Is every Aussie coach wrong as well or is it just a few disappointed Trinity fans when we are behind on the scoreboard.

Yes lets do that - and leave massive gaps out wide that is vulnerable to a shift play?

As someone else has already alluded to, RL is a percentage game - so most teams on most occasions will execute a 'safe' kick off, forcing attackers to run from deep, at a set and organised defensive line; it's easier to defend in a way that is predictable and expected. And also why you only see short kick offs or other creative options when a team is chasing a game and have become desperate for possession.

Last play kicks I do agree with however - we could do better; Luke Gale is by some margin the best in SL at that particular skill.

That's all well and good Wren, but when our defense is so weak and we allow the opposition at least 10 metres in every tackle (which we usually do) that puts the opposition uncomfortably back in our own 20m after 5 0r 6 tackles, where our defense is generally even weaker still,

Which is still better than allowing the opposition to start their set on their 40 or on halfway, against our "weak defence".

Are you saying now that Trinity are so poor that we need to gamble on each re start as we may not be able to defend ??

As I said earlier in this thread, the "must change the kick off" only gets trotted out after a defeat.
Strangely, when we are on top in a game, the deep kick off is also the correct option

as it give us more chance to put some work into the opposition as they return the ball.

Anyone who was at the Dewsbury game pre season will have seen some excellent variation from re starts but, with mixed results.
They managed to put a low kick into touch and gain a scrum but, they also gave cheap possession to Trinity.
What some are advocating here is the equivalent of the "hail mary" plays that you see in the NFL when sides are desperate at the end of a half and we should be confident enough in our defence to kick deep and "work" the opposition.
Plus, if they knock on near their own line, we get a great chance to score from the next play

As Al Pacino says "You find out life's this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game - life or football - the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don't quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast, and you don't quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They're in every break of the game, every minute, every second."

I get goosebumps listening to that speech, if I was CC I would copy it word for word at halftime on Friday to see if it can spur that lads on.

It’s not a Hail Mary play if you practice it which as full time professionals they should be. Would you class Don Fox’s kick off at the water splash as a Hail Mary or a fantastic piece of well executed rugby.
Again these aren’t things you do every kick off, but playing what’s in front of you and having the skill to execute plays is something professionals should be doing.
Slightly off topic but similar we received a kick off from Widnes last year, did a set move and went length off the field and scored, we have never to my knowledge used that move again. It was a brilliant piece of rugby. The overall point is play heads up Rugby and kick with purpose not just for the sake of it.

Great as the Fox kick may have been, you still come down to "stick or twist". The clever kicks look great or innovative when they work, much less so when they dont.
A deep kick off isnt for the sake of it, this is used as the "most reliable" re start (see previous posts).
Ok, vary the trajectory of the kick but, deep into opposition territory is the way to go.

The deep kick towards the corner is the norm, maybe some variation would be good but some would be crucified if they made a mistake. I'd be more worried about our 5th tackle plays, if I wanted to worry that is.