I would like to see a match review written by our coach or assistant coaches that would be available to Manly members/supporters a few days after each match. In my opinion this would be a good initiative especially during these tough times when a lot of us question some of Toovey's player selections, defensive structures, game management etc. I think this would also help to put out some understanding of what the team is working towards and also some positive press for Tooves and his coaching team.
The Waratahs do this in Super Rugby, they send an email to their members. Here is an example:-
The key to our success on the weekend was our attitude. I thought we had a really good intention in terms of defense and while our performance lacked polish around particular areas such as our lineout and tackling accuracy, the attitude was very good.
I think the selection changes added to our performance, we were strategic in our replacements and I thought that added better impact off the bench. We got impact from everyone and it was really a full 23 man effort.
Obviously defense was a big correction. I felt the Stormers the week before got some easy yards on us and broke our line quite easily. So we talked about our spacing and one on one tackling, that was a big area. But then also we talked about our attacking intent and making sure that we keep the ball, keep having a go and I thought overall we did that very well.
Some positive things we took away from the match were that we scored from positions we don't usually score from, from sources of position. We scored two good tries from turnover attack and then one from a kick - those are areas which we normally don't score from. We had to find a way because our lineout at times was a little shaky.
We've talked a lot about our lineout attack and that we want to get that back on track, getting cleaner ball from our lineout to launch an attack. We've also talked about our spacing around defense at times. We're getting a little bit compact and too congested and that is causing those tackle breaks that you are seeing at the moment.
Overall, it was an excellent performance as the Hurricanes were previously unbeaten. It was obviously a difficult place to win and I think it's a good solid performance, I'll give it an 8.
Daryl Gibson,
Assistant Coach
The Waratahs do this in Super Rugby, they send an email to their members. Here is an example:-
The key to our success on the weekend was our attitude. I thought we had a really good intention in terms of defense and while our performance lacked polish around particular areas such as our lineout and tackling accuracy, the attitude was very good.
I think the selection changes added to our performance, we were strategic in our replacements and I thought that added better impact off the bench. We got impact from everyone and it was really a full 23 man effort.
Obviously defense was a big correction. I felt the Stormers the week before got some easy yards on us and broke our line quite easily. So we talked about our spacing and one on one tackling, that was a big area. But then also we talked about our attacking intent and making sure that we keep the ball, keep having a go and I thought overall we did that very well.
Some positive things we took away from the match were that we scored from positions we don't usually score from, from sources of position. We scored two good tries from turnover attack and then one from a kick - those are areas which we normally don't score from. We had to find a way because our lineout at times was a little shaky.
We've talked a lot about our lineout attack and that we want to get that back on track, getting cleaner ball from our lineout to launch an attack. We've also talked about our spacing around defense at times. We're getting a little bit compact and too congested and that is causing those tackle breaks that you are seeing at the moment.
Overall, it was an excellent performance as the Hurricanes were previously unbeaten. It was obviously a difficult place to win and I think it's a good solid performance, I'll give it an 8.
Daryl Gibson,
Assistant Coach
