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 Post subject: Re: Round 21| Wigan Home
PostPosted: Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:03 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Round 21| Wigan Home
PostPosted: Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:07 pm 
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I watched it again last night. I'd echo Jack's points - defence much better than against Leigh, actually forcing errors through pressure (who'd have thought?), and the attack had a better structure.

On the downside, mistakes and our lack of size will still lose us games. Goudemand and TNW were ineffective off the bench. Maybe a bit unfair on TNW, but I struggle to see him as a SL player long term at his size. We also still go passive in defence occasionally, as there aren't enough players who are naturally aggressive in defence, and I don't think that will be fixed until we get new players in.

A downside/upside is what that game tells us about Cam Smith. The attack functioned perfectly well without a ball handling 13, which shouldn't surprise anyone as that's the way its been in the NRL forever. I'd imagine Arthur will want him back for his workrate and bulk, but he's awful as a playmaker and I'm not convinced he'll ever make a decent prop as he's not really big enough or dynamic enough for that. We'll see I suppose.

I may be alone in this, but I thought Sangare was surprisingly good in his first stint. I'm not saying he's a long term solution, but his sheer size at least forced the defence to put multiple players into the tackle, and he hit hard a couple of times in defence. But he just doesn't run in with enough aggression or speed, and I can't remember a player with that problem ever fixing it.

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 Post subject: Re: Round 21| Wigan Home
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It is a test of Arthur's skills as a coach to get more out of those players. Powell did it at Cas with a number of players who seemed to be losing their way; just look at what Peters has done at HKR. Minchella was a journeyman, who is now an England international at a fraction of the size of some of those players.






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 Post subject: Re: Round 21| Wigan Home
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You're right of course, he won't be able to change out the entire squad, so will have to improve some of the remaining players to get them to the right level. On Elliott, we both know that he always had the ability, he just needed to be in the right environment and stage of his life for things to come together. Coaching is about more than just telling players what to do, it's about creating the culture and environment that facilitates them to do it.






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 Post subject: Re: Round 21| Wigan Home
PostPosted: Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:56 am 
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Yes that's correct.
For me the coach needs to set the standard and make sure the players are consistently achieving it or moving towards it.
One thing that stands out for me listening to some of the behind the scenes stuff is how "forthright" Arthur actually is, he knows what he wants and wont take any backsliding. The bit where he says "todays result means nothing if we dont back it up next week" is exactly what you want to hear him drill into the players.
He's also been shrewd enough to come in, look at the game plan and simplify it. We are now not trying to reinvent the wheel, we are doing the basics and despite some lapses we are hopefully moving in the right direction on that front. When we can get these down consistently the flowing attacking RL will be more to the forefront, Arthur knows we have to "Earn the right to play" and from what Ive seen and heard Im impressed with how he wants to go about it.

I get the feeling that Arthur is very much an old school kind of coach, willing to muck in with the players etc to an extent but always keeps a professional distance / separation whereas for right or wrong when we had Rohan in charge it was a bit too "matey"






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 Post subject: Re: Round 21| Wigan Home
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exiledrhino wrote:I agree on Smith, I don't think he was unintelligent, incompetent or clueless. I honestly think it's more bad luck than anything that it didn't work out. I think more than anything he was too stubborn and set in his own philosophies of how the game should be played. Arthur has already shown his experience, he will have to adapt to the slow speed of the ruck, not the other way round that.


I don’t think bad luck could be an excuse for Smith’s inability to create a competitive team. Bad luck could be associated with injuries to players, one off game changing decisions or persecution from the authorities resulting in losing players to bans. I think Rohan Smith was guilty of introducing bad practices into training and on the playing field. I actually think if the ruck had been speeded up by the authorities we would have been in massive trouble and even less competitive as a team. We were passive, slow of movement and slow of thought with Rohan in charge. The slow ruck speed excuse was a red herring, just like the “we’ll be better when the pitches firm up” . The wheels may come off for Brad Arthur over the next few weeks, but Rohan Smith had his chance and we were only going one way with this group of players coached by him. I wish him well, but apart from a damn good job of propelling us to the final in 2022 his tenure has been painful and set the club back in ways we may not yet appreciate.






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 Post subject: Re: Round 21| Wigan Home
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How has Harry Smith got away with only 3 games for a Grade E?
Smashing your forearm into the head of a defenceless player face up on that ground and thats all it warrants? I thought the RFL had made a big song and dance about player welfare, and especially as it was on one that’s spent half the season out suffering with concussion.

Unbelievable

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he plays for wigan. Bentley would have got double

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 Post subject: Re: Round 21| Wigan Home
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Player showed remorse apparently. I mean, he didnt at the time he was adamant he'd done nowt wrong but y'know.

Tbf hes got a clean discipline record that probably saved him a few games also.






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Swoggy Loiner wrote:How has Harry Smith got away with only 3 games for a Grade E?
Smashing your forearm into the head of a defenceless player face up on that ground and thats all it warrants? I thought the RFL had made a big song and dance about player welfare, and especially as it was on one that’s spent half the season out suffering with concussion.

Unbelievable


They say that “sport mirrors life” and unfortunately in this case it does. In everyday life we have the two tier policing and judiciary system and in Rugby League we have our own two tier officiating and judiciary system. For many years it has become apparent the RFL have been overtly employing a two tier system in officiating and subsequently sanctioning with some absolutely scandalous decisions, particularly in recent games. It’s the main reason I won’t be renewing my season ticket next year. I’ve paid enough money to fund this corruption over the years but it’s reached the tipping point for me.






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