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Message: [QUOTE="Kev_Guz, post: 3014092, member: 10085"] I think you have nailed the three biggest issues here. In regards to fullback, yes boyd is having a shocking year so far defensively but swapping him out we might get someone to play better as a fullback but I don't think we have anyone who has the capability of seeing the game and organising the rest of team defense from fullback like boyd can. He is NOT doing this at the moment but I don't think anyone else will do it any better unless we actually buy an entrenched fullback which we don't have. The biggest problems I see come down to the defensive structures as whole, we have completely lost any semblance of any type of slide defence in any position on the field. The way our structure works at the moment we actually isolate our own defensive players, the attackers done need to try to hard to isolate people we are doing that to ourselves. Even in regards to the halves, yes they will always be targeted eve4y teams halves are targeted in defence but good teams work in structures to help protect their halves. I haven't looked at the stats but I could say with all confidence that our halves are making more tackles than any other teams halves. I truly think the entire defensive structure needs an overhaul. I don't know if anyone is available but I really think a new good dedicated defensive coach needs to be brought in to help with the defensive structure and also the simple things of how to actually tackle. Attack doesn't worry me at this stage at all. We can score points. The problem stems from our defence which not only fatigues our players but if you're constantly defending you lose game confidence then the fatigue causes stupid errors which further erodes confidence and you end up in a downward spiral which is very hard to get out of in a game especially when it is affecting the whole team. When it is one or two players having this problem it can be managed the issue is it is the majority of the team. When it is the majority not the minority it's time to say there is an issue with the tactics being employed in defence or the type of defensive training being undertaken. The players have a huge burden of guilt to cope in this department but so do the coaching staff. And the coaching staff are the only ones who can really affect any change wether that be through changing the structures, tactics, attitude or frankly putting a rocket up players asses. It will be interesting to see what and how they decide to go about it. I don't think any changes to players without fixing the other problems will work. Maybe it will in regards to attitude but I think the problem is further entrenched in the structures of defence than just attitude. People keep talking about a change to the halves but then don't think about the fact that our halves are making big amounts of tackles compared to every other half, if we were to throw one of the young guys in they wouldn't handle it and that would do more damage to their confidence then any good. Once defence is fixed, then it might be worth looking at player changes once it is only 1 or 2 players with issues rather then the whole team. [/QUOTE]

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