: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:29 am  

I don't see an issue with this. If it was that effective, every club would do it week in week out, but they don't. Plenty of clubs lookfor the bigger advantage which is keeping the ball in.

All Quins were doing was playing the percentages, but this tactic is less effective than having a good kick which ends up around the goal line. The downside to this though is that your defensive line has to work hard.

Th tactic can be used effectively, however a decent team would not then allow themselves to be penned in. In a set of 6, you should be making 50m. This then allows you to get a good kick in and you should be able to pen the opposition in their own 10. It is up to you to stop these tactics being effective, and Hull were simply icompetent tonight.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:39 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

But why should negative play be rewarded.

The 40:20 was a great idea as it rewarded a GOOD kick. This is rewarding a poor kick.

Some people hate the 40 20 rule as they say it doesn't reward a good defence...

Re: rl : Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:34 am  

Father Ted wrote:

Agree Brian. That was boring, boring.

The game in the UK baring a few games per season is getting boring.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:41 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

But why should negative play be rewarded.

The 40:20 was a great idea as it rewarded a GOOD kick. This is rewarding a poor kick.

the 40/20 was and is a poor rule, you say it's a reward for a good kick, yet the great defence that kept the team in their oponents 20 might as well not have bothered, poor ruling.

Re: rl : Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:46 am  

{Hogan} wrote:

The game in the UK baring a few games per season is getting boring.

And yet people to try to tell me the standard of super league gets better each year

Re: rl : Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:59 am  

cadoo wrote:

And yet people to try to tell me the standard of super league gets better each year

The 'level playing field' that the salary cap has brought into the game has made the game worse on quality.

Re: rl : Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:02 am  

{Hogan} wrote:

The 'level playing field' that the salary cap has brought into the game has made the game worse on quality.

How dare you say such a thing.

Typical Wigan fan, only thinking about the "glory years". Not concerned with the game in general, bitter, twisted

etc etc etc


There I've saved the trolls the bother.


They never let the truth get in the way of a pop at Wigan.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:09 am  

It's shocking how poor the standard of RL is these days. The world cup was a wake-up call for some but some people still need waking.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:16 am  

The worst comment EVER I have heard on Sky Sports was Eddie saying something like:


"Look at the table, everyone is neck and neck THE SALARY CAP IS DOING IT'S JOB"


1. The original reason the CC was brought it was to stop clubs bankrupting themselves, nothing to do with "fairness".

2. If you are so concerned with a "level playing field" go and watch amateur RL- the way things are going it won't be long before there isn't much difference in the relative standards anyway.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:26 am  

Woody_woody wrote:

It's shocking how poor the standard of RL is these days. The world cup was a wake-up call for some but some people still need waking.

It can be absoloute dross at times. The amount of players who can't pass both ways, can't effectively make a tackle, can't read a play, can't find their Iestyn Harris from their elbow is shocking.