Re: Our fifth tackle options : Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:14 am  

Bull Mania wrote:

Think is the least of our problems to be honest.

1st is attitude/aggression: Some players don't seem to care the fact they are the Bulls player. Some are happy to pick up thier pay packet. Purtell looks to have some aggression, but ideally you want it in your forwards. Only Elima shows any bite and fronts up. Rest just get bullied.

The sliding defence is awful and it is so easy to pur right. When the opposition pass the ball, half the team slides, then one player everytime comes in leaving a gap or an overlap. This is mainly down to the coach, but even i could put this right in a training session. It's about trust and i feel a lot of our players don't trust each other to make the one on one tackle, so they come in when they're not meant to be sliding and leave a gap.


Then theres a whole load of other issues. Potter has some work to do.

how many tries were given away due to lack of sliding defence against Catalans?

Re: Our fifth tackle options : Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:17 am  

debaser wrote:

Our fifth tackle option is to kick straight to opposition full back isn't it?

That was always the case, but now rather than being behind the try line with little chance of escape the FB is 30m further up field.

Re: Our fifth tackle options : Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:33 am  

None, all Catalan tries barring two was created by running up the middle? Menzies pass for the last one and Sa's try. Otherwise it was Dureau and Hendo breaking through the middle.

Re: Our fifth tackle options : Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:58 am  

I like that Hendo. I think we should sign him. And that Menzies. I'd love to see him at the Bulls.

Re: Our fifth tackle options : Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:12 am  

debaser wrote:

I like that Hendo. I think we should sign him. And that Menzies. I'd love to see him at the Bulls.

We didn't get much say in Henderson leaving. Menzies, however...