Snake
Snake's Alive!
I think Mateo should be coming off the bench, and Symonds should be playing outside DCE on the right edge. Tom should be playing 80 minutes, and Mateo should come on and play up the guts where he can target tired defenders and offload to our halves either side of the ruck or even Snake coming through up the middle. Offloads are more effective in the middle third anyway, because they happen around tired forwards, and there are more players within striking distance to play off the back of them.
We missed Tom's work on that edge the other night, and I think DCE missed the way Tom straightens the attack and runs effective lines down that passage. At times when we shifted right, it looked like DCE had no real options other than to dish off.
I know we are all grateful for the way Mateo played against the Storm and Dogs respectively, but he could be more damaging in short bursts. Toovey's hand will probably be forced with the Mateo injury, but I hope things change when Feleti does come back into the side.
We missed Tom's work on that edge the other night, and I think DCE missed the way Tom straightens the attack and runs effective lines down that passage. At times when we shifted right, it looked like DCE had no real options other than to dish off.
I know we are all grateful for the way Mateo played against the Storm and Dogs respectively, but he could be more damaging in short bursts. Toovey's hand will probably be forced with the Mateo injury, but I hope things change when Feleti does come back into the side.
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