The NRL Economist: Biggest and smallest clubs amid league's trimming-down trend

[Brookie Bob]

I don't know if correlation is causation as far as results are concerned, but this is interesting:

Biggest loser in NRL's weight loss trend

Remarkable change to bodies of league stars

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It does beg some questions.

Why don't we run over the top of some sides with sheer power at times? Do we ever use the size of the squad as an advantage, tactics-wise, or are we really living in the past?

 

[Woodsie]

Why don't we run over the top of some sides with sheer power at times? Do we ever use the size of the squad as an advantage, tactics-wise, or are we really living in the past?

The weight difference can be misleading .. the figures quoted are the average weight of the pack ... with 6 players in the back, just one light forward ... or one heavier forward could easily make the 1kg difference between teams ...

 

[The Who]

I don't know if correlation is causation as far as results are concerned, but this is interesting:

Biggest loser in NRL's weight loss trend

Remarkable change to bodies of league stars

wwos.nine.com.au

It does beg some questions.

Why don't we run over the top of some sides with sheer power at times? Do we ever use the size of the squad as an advantage, tactics-wise, or are we really living in the past?

Yeah. We should be winning more lineouts.

 

[Tomay]

It does beg some questions.

Why don't we run over the top of some sides with sheer power at times? Do we ever use the size of the squad as an advantage, tactics-wise, or are we really living in the past?

Service from dummy half. They have to run over the markers after getting the ball flat footed too often.

 

[Brookie Bob]

Service from dummy half. They have to run over the markers after getting the ball flat footed too often.

Sort of like missiles launched from a $2 missile launcher. What a waste.

 

[manlyfan76]

Yeah. We should be winning more lineouts.

We haven't lost one all year