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Was it Wrestling or Dancing with the Titans?
By Gary Roberts RLCM
The losing coach, John Cartwright, said, "They won the wrestle."
Winning coach, Graham Murray, said, "We like to be known as a team that can defend strongly and I think that in the last two weekends, particularly the forwards, have shown this."
Cowboys' assistant coach, Ian Millward , said, "Defence is about attitude and it is something we are working very hard at. Tonight we got some real quality in our contact."
Was the ruck defence by the Cowboys the difference between the two teams?
Or, possibly could the weather have been a problem? However, both teams had to play in the same weather and it did not worry the Cowboys.
Or could it have been the fact that Preston Campbell did not play?
Was it the clash of two brilliant halfbacks, possibly? Thurston was superior and won the battle hands down.
Perhaps the Titans' kicking game was a problem. Prince's kicking game was a major failure.
His kick in the first half in Titans' set nine of set 18 of the game on play three could have been the turning point of the game. After this extremely poor kick, the Cowboys were in control for the rest of the game.
All of the above are only possible reasons why the Titans were defeated 24 - 10.
Looking at both teams in ruck defence and ruck attack, the Cowboys did play the game better in both facets of the game.
So, let's get back to the wrestle. Titans captain, Scott Prince, said, "They have great little men around the ruck and once they won the wrestle, with their speed of the PTB, we were under the pump. They got quick PTB for most of the game."
Titans' coach, John Cartwright's answer to RLCM's question, "Was that the best defence the Titans have come up against?" said, "They were solid. They really worked hard on their wrestle.
"It has been an area we have been good at through the first seven games, but we were out wrestled.
"Maybe we should have chanced our arm and tried [to be] in the ruck a bit longer."
Further analysis shows that the two teams had completely different agendas when stopping the ball carrier at the point of collision.
The Cowboys 'danced' while the Titans 'wrestled'.
The Titans put the ball carrier to ground, which appeared the Cowboy ball carrier was happy go.
On the other hand, the Cowboys were prepared to stand with the Titans' ball carrier and attempt to hold him up for the first couple of seconds.
This method, if not orchestrated correctly, can lead to an offload opportunity for the attacking team.
But closer examination of the Cowboys' ruck defence shows that this play is well practiced and very well choreographed. The Titans' offloads were very few.
The Cowboys' ultimate aim was not to spend their time on the ground with the Titans' ball carrier, but to control the Titans' ruck speed by spending the time with him in the air with three defenders smothering, lifting or turning him, before a neat quick peel off was implemented.
This type of defensive play is called 'dancing/waltzing with the player'.
It is not new and it works more effectively on smaller ball carriers when they are caught in the ruck area.
The Cowboys showed on Monday night at Carrara Stadium before a sellout crowd, that 'dancing with the player' is a way that you can legally slow the attacking team's PTB down.
NQ Cowboys 24 defeated Titans 10.
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Sharks win race for new SBW
By Dean Ritchie
He's only 18 and hasn't played a minute of NRL footy, but boom centre Karl McNichol has been signed by the Sharks on a staggering deal that could see him earn $600,000 over three years.
Touted as the next Sonny Bill Williams, McNichol was prised from the Bulldogs by Kangaroos coach Ricky Stuart in a major coup for the Sharks.
The 105kg teenager was being chased by up to six clubs despite earning about $50,000 a year and playing Premier League for the Bulldogs.
McNichol's amazing deal came even though the teenager is expected to miss the rest of 2007 with a chest injury.
And it comes on a day when NRL boss David Gallop will front a players forum to discuss concerns that the game's stars are not earning enough money.
The Daily Telegraph has learned McNichol could earn up to $200,000 a season with incentives in a three-year deal.
Sharks coach Stuart last night labelled the unknown as the best up-and-coming centre in the game.
"I am excited about the signing because I think he has a healthy future," Stuart said.
"The research on Karl is all very positive and it is a real good signing for the future of the Sharks."
The Bulldogs are angry that the Sharks got under their guard to snare McNichol.
"We're disappointed that his manager Gavin Orr didn't come back to us before he signed. We've been talking to him since late last year," said Bulldogs chief executive Malcolm Noad.
Sharks boss Greg Pierce admitted he was shocked to learn they would have to pay so much to secure McNichol.
"It is a lot of money but he is an elite player and if we didn't pay that money we wouldn't have got him. Outstanding players like this don't come along very often," Pierce said.
Raised in Wellington, McNichol was recruited to the Bulldogs from New Zealand as a 15-year-old after a recommendation from Orr.
The powerful young centre rocketed through the grades, playing Premier League at just 16.
In a recent survey on the Bulldogs website, Test stars Williams, Mark O'Meley and Reni Maitua rated him the best prospect in the game.
In his first interview, McNichol, who is expecting his first child in a month, said he was looking forward to forcing his way into first grade at the Sharks.
"It is massive to get the chance to play for Ricky," McNichol said.
"He has shown faith in me and that is great. I will have to come up with the goods when I get there. You can't be on good money and be a bad player."
With his family still in New Zealand, McNichol said his gamble to move to Australia had paid off.
"It was a sacrifice that I had to take to get the break," McNichol said. "I had to leave my family back home but opportunities like that don't come along often." Daily Telegraph
Bradford points appeal rejected
Bradford have failed to get the result of Sunday's loss to Leeds overturned, but coach Steve McNamara will escape action for his comments.
The Bulls asked Leeds to hand over the points after referee Steve Ganson admitted wrongly awarding a try.
Jordan Tansey's controversial late score gave Leeds a 42-38 win.
"Our operational rules state a club is not entitled to object to a result on the grounds of a match official's decision," said an RFL spokesman.
Slow-motion replays indicated Tansey was offside as he chased captain Kevin Sinfield's penalty kick at goal which rebounded off a post.
Ganson admitted he ought to have consulted video referee Ashley Klein.
McNamara, the new Great Britain assistant coach, claimed in the post-match news conference that Ganson "invented the penalty" and that his side were cheated out of victory.
Bradford chairman Peter Hood made it clear that McNamara would have the full backing of his club had the League decided to press charges over his comments.
But a spokesman added: "Due to the unique set of circumstances we are not planning to take any action regarding Steve McNamara's after-match comments."
Meanwhile, Bradford hooker Terry Newton will face the League's disciplinary committee on Wednesday after being charged with striking.
The Great Britain international was put on report by Ganson in the 12th minute for an alleged high tackle on Leeds front-rower Jamie Thackray.
Newton served a two-match ban earlier this season after being found guilty of striking St Helens forward Jon Wilkin and a suspension of any kind would rule him out of Sunday's Challenge Cup fifth-round tie at Wakefield. BBC Sport
Three to miss Warriors' next match
By Peter Jessup
The Warriors will go to Newcastle without three of their regular line-up after the suspension of backs Tony Martin and Michael Witt yesterday for a dangerous throw-tackle.
Fullback Wade McKinnon serves out the second week of his ban for pushing referee Jason Robinson during the match against Souths, while Witt and Martin miss just this one game after their indiscretion against the Sharks.
Martin was deemed the more responsible for the lifting tackle on former Warrior Misi Taulapapa and admitted a grade two charge, while Witt pleaded guilty to a grade one offence.
Martin gets a discount on his ban because he had not been before the judiciary for seven years, whereas Witt had carry-over demerit points from his time at Manly.
Into the line-up come Lance Hohaia, after injury, and George Gatis and Corey Lawrie, who were shunted out last weekend to make way for the return of Jerome Ropati and Louis Anderson.
Hohaia is back after suffering a serious head gash then a left-leg problem and goes to right-centre to replace Martin, after playing the first four games of the season on the left side.
Gatis gets the bench hooker spot back while Ropati, who had it last weekend, shifts to his normal position of five-eighth. Lawrie is favoured over Epalahame Lauaki, who goes to the Auckland Lions.
The Knights have further injury problems in the halves, where they have struggled since the retirement of Andrew Johns in early April.
Their young playmaker, Jarrod Mullen, has been struggling for some weeks with a leg problem, which forced his late withdrawal from the game lost 30-16 to the Bulldogs on Sunday. He had a bone scan on Monday which ruled out a stress fracture. He will have muscle and ligament scans to determine the exact problem.
Mullen said yesterday that the pain was subsiding and he hoped to play on Saturday. Coach Brian Smith had told him he would have until the last minute to prove fitness, Mullen said. But a club spokesman said, "If there's any risk [of aggravating the injury] he won't be playing."
The Knights have been without fullback David Seage, who has a knee injury, so regular five-eighth Kurt Gidley has been playing in the No 1 jersey, with utility Daniel Abraham in No 6. Now Abraham is also out, with an ankle injury, so another utility, Riley Brown, comes in to five-eighth.
Rugby convert Mark Taufua has earned a start, and Matthew White is dropped.
Former Aucklander George Carmont has been struggling with asthma and has not played for three weeks, but is expected back in the Knights' midfield next week.
Wairangi Koopu will play for the Auckland Lions against the Knights' reserve grade side on Saturday after a long recovery from a shoulder injury. Wing Michael Crockett remains some weeks away from a return after his shoulder problem.
Meanwhile, the Tigers have booked Benji Marshall for shoulder surgery tomorrow even though they will not know until today, following scans, whether or not he needs it.
Club officials said it was suspected Marshall had a fracture and would be able to play later this season, rather than needing reconstruction that would take him out all year.
The Tigers come to Mt Smart next Sunday but will be without centre/second rower Danny Galea, who was suspended for three weeks yesterday on a tackle charge.
Bulldog Matt Utai is out for 12 weeks with a compound leg fracture. NZ Herald
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Question. Attacking play for Under 16s
Answer 2 from Rick Campbell below
My team are able to get forward competently, but struggle to use/create space to score even when camped in the opposition 20m.
We practice a lot of decision making drills(3v2, unders & overs with 2v2, and play small-sided games.
Our attacking 'plan' is to play with certain principles as our aims. We work on the attacking principles of;
* going forward before we go wide
* playing with 'shape'
* supporting the ball carrier
* working off the ball
* valuing possession
We are at a loss as to why in games we get forward, then seem to get stuck.
We've been asking the halves to 'take the ball to the line'.
If we are in a 50s position they will split and attack from 1st receiver, if we are in a 30s or 70s position they will normally attack from 2nd receiver.
Does this sound correct?
How is it best to structure an attack in terms of who does what in terms of go forward and 'playing' after it?
Any thoughts or suggestions about what has worked for others?
A.Thompson
Answer 2 from Rick Campbell
Attacking the line carries a different set of principles because the psychology of this area - players are looking to be rewarded for a set of six tackles then score a try.
The defence are looking to be rewarded by holding you out for a set of six then getting down the other end.
This statement holds the key to beating an opponent - wearing them down.
With young men in the age group you are dealing with "patience" is probably one of the best abilities you can teach them - win the war & not just one battle.
Repeat sets take away the mentality of six & we're safe, it disempowers the defence & has the attack working with another set of six to attack. (Have you ever seen a team too tired to attack when they are within 20m?)
Repeat sets & negative field position are about where you allow your opponent to have the ball - kick it in-goal & trap them - you get the ball back; but if you kick it too long they get a 20m restart - you give them back the power.
Get tackled on the last one metre from the tryline in a corner - some would say you have failed, but if your defence stacks up & rushes you can pin them down there so that when they kick you will get the ball back in the same position as if you'd received a drop- out.
Plan to skin the cat in different ways!
Other ways of breaking a defence are your points on the field - go to 50 then arrow head attack. Here is a fact, once you go two passes wide defence changes to a quicker pace & it is where decisions are often made that impact on a try being scored.
This is where you take advantage of this by attacking the 60/40 points.
Attacking the 6/4 point can be done in a few ways, take a shot at it & play the short side; start on 4 & attack the 6 with a play after a two pass shift then play the short side - remember to have your runners suit the angle you want for the next play (like snooker, set the ball up for the next shot to be easy).
Targetting certain players can bring results - weak defenders (physically, laterally, academically - ability to read defence), injured defenders, overkeen defenders (they think for themselves not the team - tackling is individual, defence is the team), & positional areas - if you can commit say players 3 & 4 in from the sideline & have them at marker then there must be only two left down the short side, dummy-half jumps & commits the markers you should be able to construct extra numbers.
Angles - we all run angles but what function do they perform?
Angles have a few functions, to disrupt the path of a defensive line (inward angle - to slow a slide/outward angle - to make someone overcommit), to run sleepers into a defence line so that attackers have more time & defenders have to run around these sleepers therefore breaking up their defensive shape (ala Wests Tigers, Melbourne Storm, NQ Cowboys), and to draw decisions from defenders - if we do the right types of angles at the right time then choices have to be made in very quick time.
This is where patience comes back into the equation; if you run the same angle on a play a few times to set the defender up then change it - he should have committed where YOU want him OR you can run second man plays where you hit both the first & second man equally so that they don't know who is getting the ball.
I hope this is of some help to you & your team,
Rick Campbell
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Cumberland Rugby League Club
Cumberland Rugby League Club urgently seeks 1st Grade coach.
The Cumberland RLFC compete 2 senior teams in the NSW tertiary student rugby league on Saturdays.
We have a tremendous pool of young talented players and desperately seek the services of a coach who can develop this talent into a formidable team.
You will be well supported by our second grade coach and a fantastic committee.
A remuneration package is negotiable with the added incentive of coaching representative tours to Japan and against New Zealand this season.
The club is based in Parramatta and trains Tueday and Thursday nights.
We are a vibrant young club with a great atmosphere and a lot to offer a coach looking to develop their skills and further their career.
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The club is also able to offer: a professional set-up; top-class coaching; national league rugby; regular social calendar; annual overseas tours.
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Fitzroy Gracemere RLFC Inc was formed in 2004 from the former Fitzroy RLFC Inc and emerging members of Gracemere JRLFC.
The Club is based at Saleyards Park Rockhampton and has two Junior "feeder" Clubs in Fitzroy JRLFC Inc. and Gracemere JRLFC Inc.
The Club adopted the Gold from Gracemere JRLFC along with the Traditional Emerald Green and White of Fitzroy to be the new Club Colours.
We currently require A Grade Players for the new 2007 Season.
Players will be provided with travel to Rockhampton, assistance with finding accommodation and employment.
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