Quote fez1="fez1"I can understand your comments about Williams and agree to an extent, but as he's got the England shirt perhaps it represents where our league is currently compared to past years.'"
I think rugby league is obsessed with the athleticism, it’s not just Williams. The creativity is left out, as a rule, in the selection of juniors. Players can pass off both hands, can run, fend and step. Fine. But the genuine creativity is just phased out.
The whole aim of the game is to manipulate numbers and use that space. That’s why the block plays became the standard feature of every single team from under 9’s and over. Teams play to bend the line, catch a defender on the wrong side of the ruck and play a mini game of 4 v 3, or shift the ball with block plays hoping for a defender to switch off and get a 3 vs 2 on the edge. Rinse and repeat for 80 minutes. Yet we have that number advantage, we have the field position, have the momentum, and kick for two. Madness.