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Desmond Connor (43)
Biggest flog I know.
Wallabies 2021
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John Eales (66)
Flog of the highest order. You have your mate Raelene to thank for him.
Why is everyone placing so much weight on a negative Newscorp rugby article all of a sudden?
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
Did anyone watch Ben Darwin on RugbyPass? He is now a rugby statistical analyst and had some pretty interesting insights.
Primarily the major factor in successful teams was cohesion. Playing players out of position or chopping and changing teams often is a key factor in unsuccessful teams.
On this basis. I'm starting by selecting the entire Brumbies team and then inserting a few Reds
Primarily the major factor in successful teams was cohesion. Playing players out of position or chopping and changing teams often is a key factor in unsuccessful teams.
On this basis. I'm starting by selecting the entire Brumbies team and then inserting a few Reds
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
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On this basis. I'm starting by selecting the entire Brumbies team and then inserting a few Reds
Yes they'd be beaten cohesively, but at least the stats would stack up.
[/quote]Possibly.
After Ben Darwin's input, I'm much more likely to select proven combo's, or not select players who won't be around for a while, and not selecting players out of position (especially at centre).
Given we have such a young team, there is a great chance for us to build some cohension and start building combinations.
Thinking about the bigger picture, rather then selecting who we think are the best 15 individuals on form.
Rebels3
Jim Lenehan (48)
What’s often misinterpreted tho is that he never says to choose cohesion now. He just states it’s a deciding factor on performance.Did anyone watch Ben Darwin on RugbyPass? He is now a rugby statistical analyst and had some pretty interesting insights.
Primarily the major factor in successful teams was cohesion. Playing players out of position or chopping and changing teams often is a key factor in unsuccessful teams.
On this basis. I'm starting by selecting the entire Brumbies team and then inserting a few Reds
We are at a phase in the WC cycle where we can still pick on talent but have got to stick it out with them then.
For instance if you pick two guys that are 7/10 on talent and have an 8/10 cohesion you will get less return in the long run if you pick two guys 9/10 on talent but have a 4/10 cohesion. The one variable there is that the talent won’t change but the cohesion can always be improved on. That’s why if people are happy to go through a couple of years of pain but pick and stick (eg England 98/99) the end result will be greater. You’ll end up with 9/10 with 8/10 cohesion
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Yep, but only if there is someone of sufficient quality to warrant his being dropped.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
Quoting out of context is more the norm.
Jimmy_Crouch
Peter Johnson (47)
Settle down. Second week in a row a poor me player article comes out from some managed by Piccone. Remember when Gill left? He'd signed a contract to start before his RA once was over and agitated for a release.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Yeah, fair enough. I think I need a self imposed rugby ban.
I bet there are a lot of players who could have played 100 tests if the two guys who were better than them weren't there.
dru
David Wilson (68)
Hooper and Pocock were better within (different) specific parameters that are a part of the 7 game. LFG was the better 7 across all of those parameters.
Agree though that it was an odd period where three Australian players had a claim to "best 7" that had legitimacy. And for that matter the choice of the other two over LFG was consistent with different coaching scenarios.
Wouldn't have been my choice though.
dru
David Wilson (68)
Probably why they are professional coaches and your on an internet forum..
Works for me - they are subject to review and criticism.