I thought Scruton started off ok but has dipped recently. Maybe he is finding the move hard who knows.
But I thought I'd check the stats to see who is doing what.

Top tackler?
Washbrook 292 16th in the league
Kirmond 272
McShane 248
Anderson 230
Smith 217

% success in tackle
Tautai 96% on 185 attempts
Anderson 95% on 243 attempts
Smith 94% on 231 attempts
Washbrook 94% on 312 attempts
Kirmond 92% on 296 attempts

Scruton is on 88%

Top tacklers in the league have % of
Houghton 96% from 456 attempts
Donaldson 94% from 422 attempts
Westerman 92% from 406 attempts
Roby 97% from 383 attempts

Top prop is Chris Hill with 98% from 323 attempts
Amor is 96% on 125 attempts

Tackling isn't the issue with our best. I'm wondering if we are putting enough people in to the tackle

We're not doing it right - simple as.

The new trend (which I don't agree with, but that's irrelevant) is for the first man to go high, and hold up the runner; it's vital that he makes good contact, and sticks. The second man halts forward progress by going low and securing the legs and when the third man joins, they wrestle the tackled player onto his back, with his head facing his own sticks. They then peel off one by one on the call of move, with the bloke at the top of the heap coming off first. That creates the slowest possible play the ball and allows the defensive line to set. Observe Sean O'Loughlin; up high, head in the face, and his head stays in the face until the other two tacklers have peeled off - it's an effective tackle, and it's horrible for the tackled player to endure, which is part of the point.

Our first contact is often pat-a-cake under 8's stuff and as a result, we're not controlling the collision; so we're allowing an offload or giving away fast play the balls and our defence is in chaos or at worst, we concede a penalty.

In the arms race that is the modern tackle - we're Belgium.

Very well explained. Even a topical analogy at the end. Top marks.

That is what we actually did better against Huddersfield tackled better and stopped them offloading as much

Its wide defence fo me. It all goes wrong when it goes to our flanks. Lyne is hopeless in defence. Fox is not a lot better. Mathes is a dodgt full back but Id rather have him back there and Sammut playing7. Its the 3/4 defence that is the issue for me mosy of all

This is probs why we appear to not to be fit as the first tackle is to soft so others are having to keep chasing back to make a second attempt and so it goes on and we end up blowing with all the chasing back and more tackles to do.Plus when we then get our hands on the ball we have a lot more work to do to get back in the opposition territory.

If it's so debilitating he can't get it under control, then, sadly, maybe a career as a player isn't for him anymore.

I don't think anyone is saying that about either Scruton or Moore.
I don't think we have any medical experts on here that can diagnose over the web so let's leave that one alone.

I agree with you on that point!
RM looks full of it and I bet he's champing at the bit for the next game - let's hope RA sticks with him.
As for NS, for whatever reason we haven't seen the best of him - perhaps a 'rest' may benefit him, seeing as we have the luxury of other props!

The best of Scruton was when he was at Leeds. Maybe he'll never acheive that level again?

Well I think at least one Bradford fan has posted on here that he has not been his best at Bradford, although I seem to remember he looked ok playing for Bradford against us!
Maybe he's dreaming of a Leeds return, who knows.

Belgium, they are good these days, suggest we are more like England all talk no substance.