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The Billy Magoulias of backs
Blue_Eyes84
Great White
Another great game today.
I'm starting to take his skills for granted
JimBob
Jaws
Was safe as houses under the highball but we’ve come to expect that from Will.
The big highlight for me was how often he beat the first defender on his kick returns. Seems like he’s realised that he’d got a decent step and can get around a defender or two to steal another 5 meters when he hits the defensive line.
The big highlight for me was how often he beat the first defender on his kick returns. Seems like he’s realised that he’d got a decent step and can get around a defender or two to steal another 5 meters when he hits the defensive line.
Blue_Eyes84
Great White
He needs to be renamed Allpoint Security because he is as safe as houses.
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Safe as houses and getting more involved in attack.
Still wouldnt be able to 1on1 tackle my grandma though....that needs SERIOUS improvement
Still wouldnt be able to 1on1 tackle my grandma though....that needs SERIOUS improvement
Blue_Eyes84
Great White
I've seen Edwards, Tedesco, and Papi miss one-on-ones. It happens to all fullbacks.
Tiger Shark
Jaws
Might be imagining it but seems like he’s breaking more tackles and looking more dangerous when he runs it
Tiger Shark
Jaws
I could easily look the above up but can’t be bothered
Super Impose
Jaws
At what stage is he signed for the next 2 years ?
Sir Chadley
Jaws
Yep. Anyone who thinks he didn’t play well has rocks in his head.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
But the guy who isn't playing this year will be our FB come round 1 next year....
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If he keeps it up it’s all his
Just want to see him keep this level for us against good teams, we need it
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Unless Dykes kills it it's his regardless. We need pressure bring put on him though.
Many forwards make more tackles in two to four games than most fullbacks do in a season.
Tedesco career best is 121
Blayke has made over 1000 last three straight years
And they likely did that all through their whole junior career too.
90%+ of the time the forwards are tackling at training the fullback is taking bombs or running shapes.
Will’s lifetime in game tackles might be less than Blayke’s best single season.
It’s simply unreasonable to expect a dude who makes 10% as many tackles to be consistently especially close to stopping guys paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to be difficult to tackle.
Doesn’t mean there’s no times he could have done better by any means. It’s certainly not a strength, even compared to other fullbacks. But he quite simply is not in the NRL to tackle and it’s not something they are going to focus on improving.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
I'd find that pretty disappointing and tbh concerning if true.
He's having a bloody good season so far but his defence can still get sub par for mine. I thought there were at least two really poor one on one misses today. Not saying the best fullbacks make them 100% of the time but he never looked like it in those two instances.
What percentage of his training do you want to see us swap to be one on one tackle focused?
And is that when he is keeping polished on taking kicks or working with our backline you’ll give it up time?
Obviously don’t want to risk injury either
I just don’t think it’s practical to focus on it
HaroldBishop
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I think it's the only area of his game that's subpar for mine, absolutely should be worked on. You hear of players doing extras, maybe he needs to as well.