Leicester v Exeter Sat 3pm

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:42 pm

Not sure about that one. Having a couple of studs touch the grass when your torso is 20cm above ground level isn't going to do much to break your fall. By the letter of the law is suppose it's the correct call but it just goes to show that the 'outcome' defining the sanction is ridiculous.

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:43 pm

Mellsblue wrote:
Banquo wrote:
Timbo wrote:Teams competing just as much at the breakdown as ever. New breakdown laws have made virtually no discernible difference.
Just as I drew the opposite conclusion from the 1st 20 mins last week....
Baxter saying that he thinks one has directly influenced the other.

could well be that coaches are still figuring out their strategies, as per digby's point, and have hitherto been playing 'safe' as it were. My take is that even before the changes, the attacking side were still getting too much their way.

I'd also add, as Raggs pointed out, what sides are looking to do is even more double tackles followed by a counter ruck, so being even more selective as which rucks are resourced.

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:43 pm

Mellsblue wrote:Not sure about that one. Having a couple of studs touch the grass when your torso is 20cm above ground level isn't going to do much to break your fall. By the letter of the law is suppose it's the correct call but it just goes to show that the 'outcome' defining the sanction is ridiculous.

agreed

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:45 pm

nice DG

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:46 pm

Youngs' slow decision making at the back of the ruck is really stifling Leicester.

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 3:47 pm

Big d there. T Youngs' tackling in midfield has been excellent so far.

Scrumhead · Post by **Scrumhead** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:10 pm

Turner really isn't very good

Which Tyler · Post by **Which Tyler** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:11 pm

Bullshit was he never held.
Flat on the ground with an Exeter player wrapped around his ankles!

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:11 pm

Leicester winning the tactical kicking battle hands down.

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:12 pm

Scrumhead wrote:Turner really isn't very good

bit like the ref

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:13 pm

Which Tyler wrote:Bullshit was he never held.
Flat on the ground with an Exeter player wrapped around his ankles!

Ref having a pretty grim day both ways. Just waved on some pretty blatant crossing.

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:20 pm

How many times a week do you think Ford suggests to Youngs that he stays 10 mins late after training for passing practice?

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:21 pm

Mellsblue wrote:How many times a week do you think Ford suggests to Youngs that he stays 10 mins late after training for passing practice?

given that it takes about 10 minutes to get the pass away on average, not often!

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:22 pm

penalty try and a yellow all day

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:23 pm

Yellow and pen try, surely.

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:23 pm

got that right at least

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:23 pm

Banquo wrote:
Mellsblue wrote:How many times a week do you think Ford suggests to Youngs that he stays 10 mins late after training for passing practice?
given that it takes about 10 minutes to get the pass away on average, not often!

Haha

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:29 pm

bad attempted trip there

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:31 pm

what is Healey on about, course its a penalty, and likely a yellow

Which Tyler · Post by **Which Tyler** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:33 pm

I don't see how "no harm no foul" works there; the fact that he missed is why he's still on the pitch (well, that and a bad day for the ref)

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:34 pm

There must've been a nudge in that Exe lineout in the 22.

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:35 pm

Exeter support runnerm clearly taken off the ball there, stopping him going into the ruck.

Banquo · Post by **Banquo** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:36 pm

Which Tyler wrote:I don't see how "no harm no foul" works there; the fact that he missed is why he's still on the pitch (well, that and a bad day for the ref)

looked like he made contact to me tbh,

Mellsblue · Post by **Mellsblue** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:36 pm

16th man wrote:Exeter support runnerm clearly taken off the ball there, stopping him going into the ruck.

Yep

16th man · Post by **16th man** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:36 pm

Mellsblue wrote:There must've been a nudge in that Exe lineout in the 22.

The way the jumper suddenly shunted a couple of metres over in the air, you'd think so.

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