Northland v North Harbour
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@taniwharugby we seem to have made all the changes at once in the backs. So as much as we were frustrated it seems like the coaches were as well. Hope the young midfield work hard on D and play with confidence. This game will be very interesting
The criticism and praise of individual players in a team game always seems harsh but is never terminal I.e. work on changes required, train hard, improve skills, and mental approach to game. In regard to Dan his general play has been really good, but set piece play has not been as authoritative as we need.
Issue I have with our teams of recent seasons is we settle on a 15 and never change despite players not improving and often looking like they have run out of steam mid season.
That said this years squad have looked really good in parts, really physical but have not put in a good 80 yet despite the 4 wins. That in itself is a sign that if they really click they could be dangerous.
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@taniwharugby said in Northland v North Harbour:
@Duluth think rush had his first minutes last week, in the period I was sulking and hadn't watched...he is not a winger though...
Funny
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@kev we also have the 2nd worst attack....
Too much of our play we seem to be set too deep, which is fine if the ball movement is quick and the punch in the mid-field is up to it, but our movement is too slow, crucial handling errors and often no penetration, so when we retain it, we have it 2 or 3 passes along and 3m behind the advantage line.
That said, I think we have created plenty of opportunities (up until last week) but our finishing/handling/decisions making (when not to off load) has been poor.
Defensively, I think for the most part, we have been very good, although as always, we seem to defend too narrow and opposition always seem to have an extra man outside us
Some of these changes needed to be made weeks ago, now we are chasing our tails and forced to make more changes than you would like given the personnel available right now
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@taniwharugby yep
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Humid, windy and lots of rain about...
