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Message: [QUOTE="rnabokov, post: 2703930, member: 1847"] My take on this is that sacrificing field position against a team with a good kicking game and a number of strike payers means there is always the risk of 3 things: First, the opposition is more likely to get repeat sets from short kicks behind the line, and line drop outs which means extra tackling and very tired defenders; Second, the risk of a defensive error on your line - especially as individual tacklers tire more, means a greater chance of them scoring a try. Third, your opportunities for scoring are reduced as you are constantly embedded deep in your own half. While the proof of the pudding so far is that it tastes great, I am starting to feel a bit queasy when I watch our team constantly defending in our red zone and during finals football when both the stakes are a lot higher and the opposition a lot more determined. I am particularly concerned about a player like Jennings. If his opposite is just that tiny bit slow, he's gone past him and they score. To me that's an unnecessary risk. I've always been an advocate of "in your face" offensive defence as we showed v Roosters in the 1st game: it adds to confidence as well as forcing errors when the opposition is sat back on their arses in the middle third. [/QUOTE]

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