06-13-2016, 10:19 AM
(06-13-2016, 08:26 AM)DJC link Wrote:I thought that it was a bit of a rookie mistake. In fact, I think Richardson gave Bolton a lesson in coaching. I expect that he will learn from it and boys will be working on a set up to counter a dominant opposition ruck.
Yes, you can win clearances against a losing ruck if you set up properly. Freo lost the clearances many, many times despite Sandliands dominate in the tapout dept.
It was just last week Hinkley said that you want either a winning or losing ruck. It's predictable and you can set up for it. It's anything in-between that's causes more problems, especially if you hope to win and you lose.
I wouldn't care if we lost the tapout dept every week if those ruckmen played great footy around the ground. To me alot more value. Like I said, you can set up to a losing ruck.