04-07-2018, 12:38 AM
Last night was very disappointing. Our use of the ball was probably a bit better than last week (coming off a very low base there), but that seemed to be mainly because we went back to choosing safer options, short sideways chip kicks etc. There were a number of tinmes where we could have gone to Casboult or C Curnow 1 on 1 deep, and chose to chip sideways instead. But the worst aspect of last night was our work rate. At the game it was very obvious that they worked harder than us without the ball, we either couldn't or wouldn't match their spread from the contests, which was particularly evident after a forward 50 turnover. This is simply players not working hard enough. Finally, our tackling must be clearly the worst in the league. Our tackling numers are way down on other teams, and we seem to miss so many tackles by just hanging an arm out and getting brushed aside. I'd like to see some guys throwing their shoulders into some tackles and making the opposition pay when they get the ball. We may be young and low on talent, but it doesn't take talent to chase as hard as you can, run hard off the ball, and be manic in your attempt to tackle. This is what disappointed me the most last night