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Message: [QUOTE="Huge, post: 3155257, member: 1992"] Getting the football to consistently stop short of the deadball line when grubbering is extremely difficult I'm sure you'd agree and he did kick a sublime short kick for Isaako a couple games back. It's also true he needs to be better at it than he has been. I don't think the seven tackle thing is such an issue anymore in this age of 10+ tackle possessions. The six again rule has made a seven tackle set now seem less significant. That said, it's terrible if it comes from a grubber however if a team is only 30-40 metres off their own goal line then kicking long and low towards the deadball line is not a bad result. If it goes dead, no biggie because the opposition is obligated to get their entire team back behind their 20 and if they're on your 30 at the time it's a real bonus. The other good thing is sometimes it will stop short of the deadball line, the optimal result if you can trap them. Even better it takes away the advantage that teams have with Tedesco types and great wingers with huge returns. Finally it gives your team a spell and helps with rhythm and control. I'd encourage Milford to go for the deadball line when we haven't made many metres off our own line, when 30-40 metres out from our own line. Fine to bomb when in their territory but otherwise I think it's an under used tactic. [/QUOTE]

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