The debate about what makes a 13 is largely dependant in the balance of the rest of the pack
For manly if jake is to play prop and long minutes our 13 needs to provide some go forward as jakes impact in this area is at the lower end. Jake previously needed to play long minutes as paseka, keppie in the past and a few others lacked mobility in the defence line. This has also made croker more important
brown seems to have the balance in this certain situation as he is a runner, for short stints however I see burbo and possibly waddell a better fit overall due to workload and more variety and work in there games
you would think with waddell and brown coming and keppie going that jake is destined for more prop rotation.
the smokey is if jake was to be a bench prop which seems unlikely
manly could improve everyones pack numbers, and reliance , by simply having a better share of possession more often. Our lack of focus on anything other than handling errors has us on the back foot before kickoff
our team regularly is on the wrong side of possession, particularly in the first half when the game is on the line, meaning we need to select for different circumstances than teams that do better in these areas.
when we look and talk about attitude that needs adjusting, nothing needs attention more than our kicking game the chase amd the opportunity to compete for the ball with chasers being onside and in the game. We make oppositions back 5 jobs far too easy and then marvel at there ability when compared to ours
having to give opposition catchers 10m with no opportunity to pressure or play at the ball fat too often is a major influence on our game, style and possession outcomes.
lets build a pack for 50/50 not 60/40
For manly if jake is to play prop and long minutes our 13 needs to provide some go forward as jakes impact in this area is at the lower end. Jake previously needed to play long minutes as paseka, keppie in the past and a few others lacked mobility in the defence line. This has also made croker more important
brown seems to have the balance in this certain situation as he is a runner, for short stints however I see burbo and possibly waddell a better fit overall due to workload and more variety and work in there games
you would think with waddell and brown coming and keppie going that jake is destined for more prop rotation.
the smokey is if jake was to be a bench prop which seems unlikely
manly could improve everyones pack numbers, and reliance , by simply having a better share of possession more often. Our lack of focus on anything other than handling errors has us on the back foot before kickoff
our team regularly is on the wrong side of possession, particularly in the first half when the game is on the line, meaning we need to select for different circumstances than teams that do better in these areas.
when we look and talk about attitude that needs adjusting, nothing needs attention more than our kicking game the chase amd the opportunity to compete for the ball with chasers being onside and in the game. We make oppositions back 5 jobs far too easy and then marvel at there ability when compared to ours
having to give opposition catchers 10m with no opportunity to pressure or play at the ball fat too often is a major influence on our game, style and possession outcomes.
lets build a pack for 50/50 not 60/40
