| Rugby League: What I learnt this week |
[Mar. 17th, 2010|02:20 pm] |
So much to enjoy in last weekend's round of games, so I thought I'd just concentrate on one match and the lessons to be gleaned from it.
That game was Warrington versus Bradford and it was one during which I learned or re-learned a number of things:
1. Ryan Atkins should be woken up at 6.30 every match-day. Far from being affected by an untimely drug test, he had his best game for the Wolves so far.
2. Matt King should never be allowed to have his hair cut. Since he gave up on his unruly thatch and just let it do what it wants he has been unstoppable. Why risk even a trim?
3. Forwards win matches (A). Adrian Morley put in an old-fashioned, high-powered 80 minutes, but his finest moment came with that ferocious run in the 32nd minute. To the Bulls' credit, a couple of them threw themselves under the wheels and eventually brought him to a halt. But a lightning play-the-ball and Mick Higham's scoot made sure there was a try on the end of it.
4. Forwards win matches (B). 52 mins and David Solomona is due for a rest. He is, in the old term, breathing through his backside and looks like a missed tackle or a soft penalty waiting to happen. Time to drift towards the dug-out? Not a bit of it. Last tackle and he rolls his sleeves up, over-calls the usual kick option and throws a magnificent cut-out pass to King. He does equally well, but put it down to a thinking forward.
So much to reflect upon in one, ultimately disappointingly one-sided game. You could go through the same exercise with all the other matches. It's a pretty rich diet at the moment. |
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