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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 2948487, member: 8988"] Unfortunately performance always wilts with lack of posession and constant defence. We so underrate the value of wearing our opponents down. Melbourne do it with structured plays that work teams to a corner. In contrast, too often we try length of the field, all or nothing plays when it is tight. It's true you can over-doo the grubber in goal but likewise you can't break down even tired defenders if your players can't raise the energy to bend the advantage line, let alone bust it. Getting stuck in your 20, running into set defenders isn't much better either. We have to learn the value of conserving our players efforts we have been run down. We need more kicks for touch after an extended period in our own half. Sure it'll give our opponents a rest and chance to recover but it will also help ours. Add to that the fact we are starting to build a pack that's scary and just needs a chance of 50/50 posession to beat opposition forwards most of the time and it becomes even more crucial. A chance to reset isn't such a bad thing when your pack is superior. [/QUOTE]

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