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Message: [QUOTE="theshed, post: 3132314, member: 2290"] I have a theory that I’m sure isn’t original but Seibold being the stat man he is, preaches the importance of quick PTBs. What I think is happening is that since he arrived he put huge emphasis on slowing the play the ball. He finally taught the team to wrestle, come the first 2 rounds and we dominate. There has been a 10 year trend in the game which saw the wrestle as king, and the NRL completely flipped that 3 weeks before the restart. its like being an MMA fighter and noticing that grapplers usually win, so you train for a year; focusing on becoming a top tier grappler. Then 2 weeks before the tournament starts the offical say “btw it’s a boxing tournament now” and you think to yourself “shit, I haven’t thrown a single punch at training”: It’s a sliding doors moment for Seibold. He went all in on slowing the ruck and out of no where his plan now results in endless restarts for infringements. Of course he still has to wear that decision and it means he has failed as a coach but had that rule not changed I’m sure he’d be regarded very differently at this stage of the season. [/QUOTE]

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