04-03-2019, 09:01 PM
(04-03-2019, 07:44 PM)Professer E link Wrote:First possession is worth more than possessions around the ground. Control the centre clearances, like Port did on the weekend, and you're well on the way to winning. Centre clearances correlate with inside F50 entries.
Not sure that is correct, while it helps in scoring one of the big things for good rucks is to get defensive side and cut off some space by taking marks. If they don't do that the opposition have too man easy avenues to goal.
Also around the ground includes stoppages in our D50, I think Port scored a couple of their goals from stoppages inside 50 as a result of Ryder being dominant.
Fans on this forum complained for years about us running with two rucks, yet we hear crickets when two rucks do a job on us like Port's did at the weekend, and for the second week running opposition rucks have been in the BoG!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"