Re: Bradford : Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:04 pm  

Perry wrote:

Much easier for the half backs if the forwards have laid a platform and given them field position. A half back's kicking game always looks better inside their 30m area than inside his own.

We kicked a 40/20, 2 plays later we dropped the ball.

Re: Bradford : Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:53 pm  

And I think the reason that happens is because we never have dominant possession in dangerous areas often enough so they panic , think they have to score on every occasion as where not up here that often so they end up forcing it rather than building pressure by forcing a drop out or turning the ball over on there line , a bigger pack will give us more territory.

Re: Bradford : Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:56 am  

I'm with PC Plum.

The problem is the spine of side. Of 1-6-7-9, only Dwyer is consistently creating opportunities. Indeed, he has been instrumental in about a third of our tries. Trouble is, he is a one-trick pony (show right, step to left) and teams will learn to close him down. (He may have more tricks - he currently only needs one).

Watch the Bradford highlights and you'll see we have plenty of attacking field position and it almost all revolves around Dwyer or one pass from dummy half. Where are 6, 7 and 1 screaming for the ball and organising runners? It's been the same story all season and it's the reason we don't pull away in games we are dominant in and it's the reason the better sides can shut us out.

Hellewell is a good runner of the ball but offers nothing creative at 1. He is a novice there but a decent right centre. OT and Keyes are also struggling at 6 - perhaps either would go OK with a dominant 7 and 1 but we seem to have shrinking violets in these positions. It's a shame Mathers and Barthau are a way off fitness. Gilmore is the best of the current selection but I'm not even sure he trains with side!

What to do? With no reinforcements, I'd move Naiqama to 1 and Farrar to 6. Not ideal but at least they have some experience in these positions. The three novices at 1, 6 and 7 isn't working.

Re: Bradford : Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:54 am  

Colly2 wrote:

I'm with PC Plum.

The problem is the spine of side. Of 1-6-7-9, only Dwyer is consistently creating opportunities. Indeed, he has been instrumental in about a third of our tries. Trouble is, he is a one-trick pony (show right, step to left) and teams will learn to close him down. (He may have more tricks - he currently only needs one).

Watch the Bradford highlights and you'll see we have plenty of attacking field position and it almost all revolves around Dwyer or one pass from dummy half. Where are 6, 7 and 1 screaming for the ball and organising runners? It's been the same story all season and it's the reason we don't pull away in games we are dominant in and it's the reason the better sides can shut us out.

Hellewell is a good runner of the ball but offers nothing creative at 1. He is a novice there but a decent right centre. OT and Keyes are also struggling at 6 - perhaps either would go OK with a dominant 7 and 1 but we seem to have shrinking violets in these positions. It's a shame Mathers and Barthau are a way off fitness. Gilmore is the best of the current selection but I'm not even sure he trains with side!

What to do? With no reinforcements, I'd move Naiqama to 1 and Farrar to 6. Not ideal but at least they have some experience in these positions. The three novices at 1, 6 and 7 isn't working.

I thought Hellewell has looked pretty decent at FB. Macani has bombed too many chance s for me.

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Re: Bradford : Tue Apr 14, 2015 12:02 pm  

Hellewell played FB all the time in our academy.

Re: Bradford : Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:44 pm  

Waisale Ligani Naiqama cannot move to 1 because he is terrible under the high ball. He was tried at wing during the Penrith national 2nd division final in Sydney last season and dropped the high kicks twice resulting in tries by Northern Pride. He can play at 6 though, and Benjamin Farrar can play at full back.