HarryAllan7
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The Cowboys are given the same rulebook as the Panthers, Storm and Roosters... Everyone else gets different, harsher rules.
POST GAME PSC - Broncos vs Cowboys
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The Cowboys are given the same rulebook as the Panthers, Storm and Roosters... Everyone else gets different, harsher rules.
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Hyperconservative is an interesting euphemism for stiffing your winger. Selfish is another. But yes.
Like I said, it's why he's problematic at centre. Not only doing exactly what you describe, but being a "gun" at it, should be in the job description at his pay grade.
I've been disappointed in his trials. He seems to have reverted to his old ways. I was expecting so much more from him in attack given the level of gushing hype he attracts.
If he busts through the line and scores, he's vindicated. But this business of turning about face and heading back into the defensive wall, it never ever works for him. The coach should be onto this.
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Wouldn't this be an organized crime? Risky place to commit one on TV, with your criminal acts forensically examined by millions in slow motion, while expert commentators comb through the evidence.
But I mean, shit, it's possible. Just incredibly brazen. Suggest you gather your evidence and report them to ACIC.
Big Del
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I'd have to agree that he should've done better in that instance.
Cows have a condensed sliding line, so the defence is always coming across to him if he cuts back in.
It looks like the play that's needed there is Herbie getting outside Hiku, which he looked to be well on his way to doing, brining Feldt into the tackle and then offloading to Oates... what I would say is that the play doesn't look like a simple draw and pass, where he just needs to keep running a line and eventually pass to Oates, because the sliding defence would just take Oates over the sideline.
It's one of those Lomax plays required here, where he has to end up taking the contact of Hiku and then offloading around Feldt coming in. Herbie is carrying with his left hand there, which is great to see, but it's not his natural carry from memory... so he may not be entirely comfortable with one handed flick passes using his weaker hand.
It's the issue associated with putting a natural right hand carry on the left hand side of the field.
Cobbo does have a natural left hand carry, which was why he was able to palm off two defenders before sprinting 80m in the All Stars game.
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He did pass, and he also knocked back in a try assist. My criticism is he chooses dumb low percentage options in basic back line moves rather than let his winger try his luck.
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I wouldn't even mention it if it were a once or twice off, but this is what he kept doing in 2020 rather than looking to put his winger away. The thing about Oates is, you give him the ball and you let him figure out how to deal with the sideline defence. That's his specialty.
Big Del
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He can pass .
Even threw a cpl of bad offloads . But set up the winger with a pass , not his go to .
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No at all. What's the point? We only have two hookers deemed NRL ready. One starts; the other is on the bench. We've known that since Smoothy got relegated to development. About half of us here are saying "**** it" put Mozer on the bench now even though he's green (including me), the others are being more sensible.
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He's actually pretty damn good at "offloads" if anyone's there in support, but his routine draw and pass game is basic.
Lockysillegitimatechild
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The nrl will crack down on this... for one game, which just so happens to be a broncos game. CoInciDenCe
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You don't even have to go and spend that much time looking man. Just look at Annersley's justification conference every week and of course the Tigers v Cowboys result just last year.
Wake up
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Humans make mistakes. Maybe even you.
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Any chance Kevvie is right about us needing to improve our discipline?
Manofoneway
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I think this year we just need to have consistency in the hooker spot. Let Billy and paix continue to build their skills from last year. We had the most success last year with Billy starting and Paix coming off the bench. I have Tom Deardon PTSD when it comes to blooding a rookie too early..
