Quote: Bet Lynch "The aim of any tackle be it dominant or not is to stop the offensive player, thus forcing a play the ball. Hougton is presently the most effective player in the league at this there is nothing simplistic about that, the tackle is either made or it is not and the offensive player carries on until effectively the tackle is made. We will agree to disagree about Roby as no way does Roby consistently turn a man on his back on his own, very few players in SL do that alone, Roby like most hookers/h/backs rely on the 2nd man coming in.'"
Not sure where this concept that the opposing player needs to be put onto his back in order to dominate a tackle comes from either. A lot of it comes down to the collision, an area Roby does well in. Houghton, however, doesn't fare well at all and usually loses the collision. Players constantly go over the top of him and find the ground quickly, winning a quick PTB due to dominating him in the tackle.
