Langer gone. Who is attacking coach next season?

There were signs we were playing Hasler ball through out the season.

Unfortunately when we first tried it the conditions didn't suit and we kept shooting ourselves in the foot.

Second time worked a treat but we couldn't go on with it.

Hope we're more patient with it this time.
 
The two times I remember us trying it were against Melbourne and Bulldogs, both in the first 20 mins of the game. It's the most dangerous we've looked all season.
 
Yeah 'spose you can throw the Storm game in there too.

I was thinking of Round 1 against the Eels.

It's obviously something I hope the boys do next year.
 
Alec said:
The two times I remember us trying it were against Melbourne and Bulldogs, both in the first 20 mins of the game. It's the most dangerous we've looked all season.
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Then our B props came on (Lui and Dodds) and we got smashed for the next 20 minutes because you need 4 quality props (or 3 x 60 minute props like at the Dogs) to play that brand of footy.
 
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Then our B props came on (Lui and Dodds) and we got smashed for the next 20 minutes because you need 4 quality props (or 3 x 60 minute props like at the Dogs) to play that brand of footy.
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I'd don't think Tolman provides the same style of ball playing as Graham or Kasiano. He just provides massive stats across the park.
 
Big Pete said:
Doesn't have to either when they have Beastwood & Pritchard in the pack.
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We have Glenn, Thaiday and Parker who have shown they've got some skills with the ball in hand too. We just need to get both Hannant and McGuire doing it, to make sure it starts in the middle of the field.
 
With defence so structured there is a greater reward than ever for chancing your arm.

Players are dumb, really dumb. From very early ages their ability to make decisions is reigned in by overzealous coaches. Through destabilising the defensive line - such as what CSmith does at every ruck or what the Doggies under Des have begun - defenders lose the familiar comfort of 'structure' and are forced to make decisions under pressure - something they rarely, if ever practice.

If you don't practice it, you're not going to be any good at it. Counter-intuitively, through controlling every aspect of the game coaches are actually developing poorer players. We now have some of the worst decision making first graders the game has seen, IMO if it were not for the size disparity, teams circa and before the early 90's would absolutely destroy most of today's teams.

Sometimes the best coaches actually do the least - letting kids just play their own games from those early ages can be the best form of training.

Believe it or not the Storm are actually one of the most unstructured teams around the middle of the field. Much of their training involves off-the-cuff play through the middle third, fostering an environment whereby players must practice making decisions in both attack and defence. This is why Smithy and the Storm are so good through the middle.
 
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Our entire pack (including Gillett) have the skills, they're just not being used effectively. Except, I thought Hannant was actually one of the few forwards looking to promote the ball at times where as I thought Glenn & Parker were more or less hogs.

I don't think we should neccesarily be playing hot potato with the footy and believe we need players to actually cart the ball forward but the halves clearly need help and when you have players with the skills of McGuire, Thaiday, Parker & Gillett why not use them effectively?

Ultimately though, when we do go for tips ons through the middle, I hope we're actually using forwards and not halfbacks. If I see Thaiday prop at the line before throwing a hospital pass to Wallace I'm going to scream!
 
Very interesting comments from Hoffman in the Courier Mail this morning. Admitting that he didn't put in as much as he could at the end of the season, and that other players were also guilty.

Nice to admit it - pity it wasn't an epiphany they could've made earlier...
 
Coxy said:
Very interesting comments from Hoffman in the Courier Mail this morning. Admitting that he didn't put in as much as he could at the end of the season, and that other players were also guilty.

Nice to admit it - pity it wasn't an epiphany they could've made earlier...
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He wasn't the only that is for sure. Most of the team was playing with injuries which has to affect your mindset going into game. Still isn't really good enough.
 
And yet if you point out how crap he was you're a Hoffman hater. It does raise a couple of obvious questions.
Why were players not putting in as much as they could and why did they keep getting selected.
 
Hoffman was pretty pathetic in the 2nd half of the year. For his sake, I hope he starts trying harder next year.
 
pennywisealfie said:
Yeah thanks for that Hoff, could've told us before we bought tickets to games every week.
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Yeah i gotta agree with this, maybe the players could just give us a heads up when they can't be f***ed and I can stay at home too. Although I guess in hindsight they were trying to tell us by their piss poor effort on the field, can't blame them that we are too stupid to take the hint.
 
Dexter said:
And yet if you point out how crap he was you're a Hoffman hater. It does raise a couple of obvious questions.
Why were players not putting in as much as they could and why did they keep getting selected.
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agreed. Lines like Kearney will bond the team and get the best out of them, lends the question 'Why the f*** hasn't this been happening with Griffin???"
 
The statements by Hoffman make me not want to bother supporting the club. What a piece of sh#t. I am struggling to support NRL as it is but now my team are admitting to not putting in 100% FFS.
 
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