Tackling - Do we not like tackling! : Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:21 am  

Just watched the highlights of last weekends practice session against the Quins and the thing that sticks out like a sore thumb is that we dont like tackling

We dont know how to get a player down to the ground quickly enough and one on one tackling is inept. The number of Quins players who spun out of a tackle. Flailing arms everywhere

You need a player at full back who can and is willing to tackle - last line of defence - we dont have one

Our friend LB runs to the blind side everytime and points for others to move to the centre.

We tackle around body and never seem to think about legs

Until we get interested in tackling our defence will always yield

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:47 am  

We seemed to like tackling just fine in the first 50minutes of the Saints game.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:50 am  

We were playing on a union ground, maybe they thought it was tick and pass ?

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:22 am  

Much as people are disappointed with Monas I think he has a good tackling technique - reminds a little of Alan Bateman, kind of sweeps the legs. Others should take a good look at this technique.

Also, I might add, that we have clearly missed Westwood and his tackle rate.

: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:32 am  

Just watched the highlights too, must be some kind of a record for length of field tries or missed tackles/offloads