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Post by kitch on Mar 31, 2017 12:17:04 GMT
What a difference it makes. I know it's obvious, but it's interesting to look at it all together;
Vs Wakefield, 4 tries each, we lose by 2.
Vs Leeds, 3 tries each, lose by 6.
Vs Hudds, 4 tries each, win by 10
Vs Cas, 2 tries each, win by 1
Vs Saints, 3 tries each, win by 8.
5 matches in 8 where all that has separated the sides is goals. We've won 3 of them.
So many of our games are even on tries scored, that the goals are extra important for us.
Last night it was even more important, as the extra points got us far enough ahead that it forced Saints to play a different game. They didn't just tip it our way when the hooter went, they changed the events on the field.
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Post by jeffmcrib on Mar 31, 2017 12:50:30 GMT
What a difference it makes. I know it's obvious, but it's interesting to look at it all together; Vs Wakefield, 4 tries each, we lose by 2. Vs Leeds, 3 tries each, lose by 6. Vs Hudds, 4 tries each, win by 10 Vs Cas, 2 tries each, win by 1 Vs Saints, 3 tries each, win by 8. 5 matches in 8 where all that has separated the sides is goals. We've won 3 of them. So many of our games are even on tries scored, that the goals are extra important for us. Last night it was even more important, as the extra points got us far enough ahead that it forced Saints to play a different game. They didn't just tip it our way when the hooter went, they changed the events on the field. In cricket they call it 'scoreboard pressure'. As the clock is counting down in RL it makes a Hell of a difference in how the opposition play as to whether they need 2 scores or just the one. Absolutely spot on. Once again Watson has seen a problem and (hopefully) is going some way to fixing it by getting Dobbo to take the kicks from one side of the posts (you'll have to forgive me I can't remember which side!!!)
Also it's a very good tactic when defending to make it hard for them to score down the middle. If you can't possibly stop them scoring, get them to touch down in the corner and it makes it far more likely that it's only a 4 point deficit. Simple ideas, but get these right and we can turn the close losses into close wins.
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Post by stouffer on Mar 31, 2017 13:03:54 GMT
Aye. Some numpties on the Total Rl were criticising the call to go for 2 in the first half, but I'd call that great game management. Chasing 3 scores with 10 minutes to go looks a lot harder than chasing 2.
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Post by kitch on Mar 31, 2017 13:33:15 GMT
Another way of looking at it; Lose those three wins, and we're on 4 league points, win the two we lost, and we're 1st with 14. Whilst scoring and conceding the same number of tries.
With the same attack and defence on the pitch, goalkicking is the difference between 10th and 1st place.
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Post by chief on Mar 31, 2017 15:08:02 GMT
I think Hull have a decent kicker - not sure where he came from.......oh, wait a minute..
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Post by johnh1 on Mar 31, 2017 15:49:36 GMT
I think Hull have a decent kicker - not sure where he came from.......oh, wait a minute.. No. he missed one last week I believe. |
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