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Watching back some highlights of round one v the Cowboys.

There is eight minutes to go.

We are up 42-0.

round one 18-9-25.webp


What happens next?
 
I give up, did we lose 43-42 ?


From 01:21:40

Everyone is gassed.

Saab takes the zero tackle. He cramps up and stretches it out.

Tom takes the 1st tackle 20 ish metres from the tryline. DCE was at dummy-half. Garrick is out of play for this with his back turned to the ball.

Bullemor takes the second tackle on the 30 metre line. DCE was dummy half again.

Third tackle. Simpkin at dummy half. Lehi takes a run over the 40 metre line.

Fourth tackle, Simpkin passes right to DCE, he passes left to Brooks who flicks it back on the right to Tom running up and it goes over his left shoulder. Can see what they were trying but didn't come off.

What happens next is the main thing for me here and what I'm going to focus on.

Tom drops it on the halfway line. Then runs another ten metres forward without the ball and his arms behind his back.

round one 18-9-25a.webp
 

From 01:22:13

Purdue is tackled on 40 metres out from the tryline. Tom is jogging slowly back into position.

round one 18-9-25b.webp


Drinkwater breaks through Tevaga and Bullemor.

Jake and DCE are the cover defenders.

Tom is still out of position.

round one 18-9-25c.webp


Drinkwater scores under the posts.

The Cowboys score again and the game ends at 42-12.

My point is that rather than just being smart, playing out the set and kicking it long (so everyone gets more recovery time), they tried a fancy play that wasn't on and then let in two very soft tries as a result.

Simple stuff like that is why we are where we are. IMO.
 
But the plays he was involved in that got them to the 42 point lead - what were they? Or defensive play with 17 to go where he single handedly shuts down a break to allow cover to come through and make the tackle - what was that.......
 

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