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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2499227, member: 8215"] Here's what cost us the game: 1) Kicking. Either they're under too much pressure (in which case use blockers better or stand deeper) or they just suck, but it was woeful. Again. And whoever was taking the kick-offs, the deepest I saw was 10 metres from the tryline. The first one landed on the 20. 30 metres from a kickoff? Just gifting field position. I suspect they're going for height & hang time over distance, so the ball is received only moments before the defence arrives, but what's the point if you're giving the opposition 20 metres head start anyway? 2) Defensive line. A couple of injured players notwithstanding, there's no point rushing up on the kick receiver with one or two defenders, especially if they're not too fleet of foot. Pretty much all of their tries & linebreaks were started by a poor defensive line. Yes their backs are pretty good, but we made them look like world-beaters. 3) Fatigue HAS to be a factor. Yes, mid-match peaks & troughs are mostly mental, but you'd have less mental fatigue if you're not as physically fatigued. Just because Glenn, Thaiday, Parker & Gillett are all capable of 80 minutes, doesn't mean they should. Play them for 60 minutes each, especially when Hannant is back, because he and McGuire can play 50 - 55 minutes with no drop in performance, leaving Hala with 20 - 25 minutes and the other bench prop (Dodds or Anderson) with 30-ish. [/QUOTE]

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