03-01-2016, 09:11 PM
Getting the ball into our F50 and kicking straight once it's in there are of course two separate issues.
One obvious way of minimizing turnovers is simply to pass less and run and carry more. Have speedsters off the HB line and around the stoppages, and bounce/run/carry the ball into the F50, linking with other players via short ball movements like hand passing. Run the opposition off their feet and don't give them a chance to get the pill. Essentially what Ratts was doing.
Of course, like any strategy, it has pluses and minuses, and whether we have the list to do this is open to question. But given our turnovers are major coach, player and fan killers, it's worth a look.
One obvious way of minimizing turnovers is simply to pass less and run and carry more. Have speedsters off the HB line and around the stoppages, and bounce/run/carry the ball into the F50, linking with other players via short ball movements like hand passing. Run the opposition off their feet and don't give them a chance to get the pill. Essentially what Ratts was doing.
Of course, like any strategy, it has pluses and minuses, and whether we have the list to do this is open to question. But given our turnovers are major coach, player and fan killers, it's worth a look.