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Message: [QUOTE="WASSHHH, post: 3468833, member: 9424"] Catching flat balls at the line is a pretty fundamental and important part of a second rowers job though, is it not? As an example; I've seen Oates run second rower lines numerous times over the years and he hasn't played the position, sans a moment here and there, for the best part of 10 years. I do totally agree we shouldn't keep rolling out the same plays when they aren't working and fully support dropping players that continue to be the weakest link in such plays, but suggesting we don't run a pretty stock-standard play, rather, change the play to work with the player is sort of like saying [I]our fullback can't catch bombs, let's swap him with our winger on the 3rd play of every set.[/I] I actually believe (or perhaps it's hope) Riki's handling would improve if he learned to run better lines. At least some of the time, the pressure he is under is his own doing because he insists on running at the defence, rather than hitting holes and / or adding some footwork before the line. What's most annoying is that it's probably in there somewhere, as I seem to recall seeing it. For some reason or another though, he's changed how he plays. Either he is being coached to do it, or he is the second row version of Isaako. [/QUOTE]

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