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[Bookie]

Thanks for the merge. Its not that important a game. Tri Nations should have its own thread sometime soon.

As you like to call me Sam, Mr Eoin, I will tell you that although without him we'd score less tries, we wouldnt have let in so many tries either. Covells a shit defender as well, but Covell puts his whole heart in, his skill is just so limited.

 

[angelduck]

tri nations, isnt that union, and being played now'? or is there one for league as well??

*looks innocently unaware of answer*

 

[Bookie]

I'm never replying to your posts ever again angelduck. Thats more ignorant than an Irishman.

 

[angelduck]

lol, so i take it theres one for league as well?? i am ignoranrt! plz give me knowledge
*pleads with bookie, begs even*

 

[Bookie]

Look, I know everything. I know everyones birthday and where they live. The league tri ntions is just a minor part of my vast knowledge. However, there are three teams who play in it, thus the 'Tri', and they all represent countries, thus the 'Nations'. These Tri Nations happen to be Australia, New Zealand and France.

Its been held for the past few years.

 

[angelduck]

ahhh, see i think of tri nations as Aus, NZ, & SA for union, in which aus are gettin their arse whooped

 

[davo_]

Look, I know everything. I know everyones birthday and where they live. The league tri ntions is just a minor part of my vast knowledge. However, there are three teams who play in it, thus the 'Tri', and they all represent countries, thus the 'Nations'. These Tri Nations happen to be Australia, New Zealand and France.

Its been held for the past few years.

Maybe France was a typo and you meant England.

 

[Random_87]

With that Simmons has got shit defence point, yeah I agree, but so do most wingers. Hahaha, im just remeniscing on the game against the dragons when we were down 8-0 and simmons felt it necessary to push Cooper towards the try line, instead of tackling him. That made me so pissed off, he fell for a dummy for the inside ball and pushed cooper away from him! what an idiot. But still, I dont mind him, everyone makes mistakes.

 

[davo_]

With that Simmons has got shit defence point, yeah I agree, but so do most wingers.

Not really.

 

[Bookie]

Not really, and the fact that he fucks up every week.

Same side named this week as was last week. Hutch in for Stevo though, and Mellor in for Scott.

Maybe France was a typo and you meant England.

No it wasnt a typo. I just wanted to see if anyone read and recognised it.

And they play as Great Britain.

 

[angelduck]

did u have to confuse me? u did it on purpose! Ur makin me stupider every second! dammit!

 

[davo_]

Just a point. A lot of the time wingers are made to look bad because of bad defensive decisions by the inside backs.

 

[angelduck]

example to back up point?

 

[Random_87]

Just a point. A lot of the time wingers are made to look bad because of bad defensive decisions by the inside backs.

Nah, I agree with that Davo, good point. I didnt think of it that way. I still don't rekon Simmons is that bad a defender.

 

[angelduck]

it is a good point, being from an ancient history freak though, i wanted some evidence...

 

[davo_]

example to back up point?

This is a pretty standard (most common) example.... say the centre rushes in, leaving the winger to defend both the opposition centre and winger. Do the maths, its not too had to see that most of the time 2 men are going to beat 1... Essentially it is the entire team has to keep marked up, obviously this falls out of sync a fair bit (hence why teams score tries).. Tackling technique is important too, the ability wrap the ball up in a tackle and prevent the offload, because it is generally from some sort of offload that an overlap occurs..

 

[Bookie]

What happens when the winger goes infield and leaves the centre to take on two attackers?

Sound uncommon?

David Simmons.....tak tsk

I've actually met his mum, and through him he seems like a good guy, but as a player - he's got potential and spped on the field, but he's gotta shape up.

I dont have speed on the field. I made two 50m breaks from my deadball to the halfway today. I have got to be the most unfit fullback in the world.

 

[Random_87]

Cmon Bookie! get a little fitter and you could be the 'real' Peachey

 

[Bookie]

Well, I'd need to grow 15-20cm taller, and become bloody agile.

I'll get fit doing a 'Tour de Sydney' with my friends at the end of the year.

7 days of bike riding. It'll be good for the cardiac.

 

[DRAGONZ]

Just a point. A lot of the time wingers are made to look bad because of bad defensive decisions by the inside backs.

example to back up point?

Gasnier's poor reads in defence which led to Best facing a 2 on 1 situation, conceding two billion tries a game and getting flamed for it.

That's the first example that comes to my mind.