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Message: [QUOTE="rnabokov, post: 3172531, member: 1847"] We are, sadly IMO, definite spoon contenders precisely because last night, we did match them on all metrics except the key ones: go forward, and we just don't do enough with the ball. We don't give ourselves sufficient opportunities to score and put ourselves under constant pressure from not enough momentum, not enough ball movement, not enough field position and of course what contributes to that, a poor kicking game, largely because our kicks are to get out of our half and not to attack in their red zone. Our completion rate was the same as their. But, their run metres were nearly double ours, post contact metres nearly double ours, they threw nearly twice as many passes as us, and in the 10 minutes more possession they had, they ran the ball 57 times more than us, and made 13 metres per set more than us. No wonder we get gassed. So as I see it, we both gave them more chances to do more with the ball and we didn't give ourselves anywhere near enough opportunities to do the same. Our halves have no opportunities. There is no platform for that from our forwards. They threw up 11 bombs to our 2, and had 7 grubbers to our 2. Our kicks were to get our of trouble, theirs were to create trouble. They did so much more with the ball than we did. It was a real credit to our defence in the above circumstances that kept us in the game. When we do get some momentum, when our halves see the ball with a bit of shape in attack, we score some great tries. Just never near enough of them. You can't win a game on the back foot. If we play the one out running, minimal ball movement game against the Titans, they will win. Our stats against them earlier this season had the same pattern as the ones above in this game. It is what describes our game - always on the back foot. It is one of a number of common threads about our game this year. At least our errors have decreased a lot and our defence is a whole lot better. Also, our oldest forward is 25. They have Tamou at 31 and Tetevano at 29. While their team is as young as ours, they have experience where it counts, and quality halves who capitalise on the metres they make, like all the top sides. [/QUOTE]

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