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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 2916564, member: 8988"] I don't know if they are trained to be tackling bags. Rather I would say the inconsistency of our halves, but also our other backs has turned them that way. We too often blow a chance for territory with an all or nothing play, sometimes after our forwards have courageously defended for consequtive sets. They then get tired and compound the problem with errors of their own. It feeds into a downhill spiral. Why else does Roberts and Milford look so much more dangerous, but our attack otherwise flat? I'm all for taking risks, but first you got to earn the right. Big, strong, players require their opponents to be at least as tired as they are. That's why teams play for repeat sets. It's not about saving a set. It's about wearing your opponents down. To be fair, the forwards themselves contributed to their own troubles, but that's when a smart half gets rid of it downfield, and plays it safe. I'm not sure even that could have saved the team with Luke warm efforts in defence, but it might have been worth a shot at least early on. [/QUOTE]

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