07-24-2018, 12:29 AM
Tagging is over-rated in the modern game, especially when the tagged players can basically take and throw the ball away in a microsecond, in any direction, free of penalty.
All that happens under the current game trend is that if you assign a tag, they get dragged into the stoppage with other tacklers leaving the opposition with greater numbers on the outside. The tagged player basically feigns a hand pass to an outside team-mate who is free to spread, or drops the ball and knees/shuffles it into the outside space, with the tagger and his assistants left holding a ball free meat bag! :o
It's such an obvious tactic it's even implemented at the lowest levels. Take possession, draw some tacklers, let the ball go to a team-mate on the outside. The chance of which is greatly enhanced by the ability to throw or drop the ball in any direction you like with just the slightest feign of a hand ball attempt to ensure you are not pinged!
Penalise players for throws and the tagger again has of some value.
All that happens under the current game trend is that if you assign a tag, they get dragged into the stoppage with other tacklers leaving the opposition with greater numbers on the outside. The tagged player basically feigns a hand pass to an outside team-mate who is free to spread, or drops the ball and knees/shuffles it into the outside space, with the tagger and his assistants left holding a ball free meat bag! :o
It's such an obvious tactic it's even implemented at the lowest levels. Take possession, draw some tacklers, let the ball go to a team-mate on the outside. The chance of which is greatly enhanced by the ability to throw or drop the ball in any direction you like with just the slightest feign of a hand ball attempt to ensure you are not pinged!
Penalise players for throws and the tagger again has of some value.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"