06-05-2024, 08:23 AM
(06-05-2024, 07:44 AM)Lods link Wrote:That's the problem
It's not something that's measurable (one ruck, or two), because there are so many things that come into play.
You can look at win/losses, but that doesn't take into account the quaility of the opposition and a whole lot of other variables that occur during the length of a season, like venue, injury, form, fitness, training loads, roles, weather etc
Whichever way we go this weekend the result will determine the direction of the debate for the next week.
And one option or the other will get a boost :
The only thing you can really confirm is what i've already said.
That is
- The amount of time a ruck plays on the bench and the extra load that puts on the other guys picking up the slack with extra minutes.
- The ruck stats (HTA-RC%) of 2 vs 1 ruck games
- Possessions of 2 rucks vs 1 ruck comparisons (extra (dis)advantage around the ground.
The rest is up for debate.....and has been....repeatedly.