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Now ive had a chill pill i will try and analyze the game.
The first half was some solid rugby by both teams. The Forces defense was a bit soft early for Digbys try but when we got some ball we fought back well and got it back 7-3. Back on defense though after that we lacked some line speed and sat back a bit too much and let the Crusaders do a lot of what they wanted to do. The one of few times we did use linespeed we got the intercept to Newsome. Take out Romanos ridiculous try and the halftime score is 21-17, not a bad first 40 by the Force, trouble is Romanos try was awarded and it was 28 - 17.
Second half was a complete borefest with scrum resets and a bit of drizzle making things slow down. Louwrens was a standout for the Force in the second half but he didnt have enough helpers. We had a good period of possession and territory from the 50th to the 65th minutes, we just didn't fire the kill shot and let too many opportunities slip. Second half defense was way too passive. The wet ball caused us grief too with too many late handling errors.
Overall, the Force is still growing. We have a lot of new forwards who are short on experience. We missed Meakes' straight running and defensive organization. When the game got slow and the rain kicked in we didnt change gameplan quick enough. We really missed having a 12 who could get us over the advantage line off first phase and we missed having a couple of forwards who just smash holes up the guts. It seems to be something that most Aussie teams do the whole catching the ball static thing. Our players need to learn to add speed to the ball when on attack not just catch and shovel or catch and ruck 5 metres behind the advantage line. It kills the momentum you need for a flowing attack.
The first half was some solid rugby by both teams. The Forces defense was a bit soft early for Digbys try but when we got some ball we fought back well and got it back 7-3. Back on defense though after that we lacked some line speed and sat back a bit too much and let the Crusaders do a lot of what they wanted to do. The one of few times we did use linespeed we got the intercept to Newsome. Take out Romanos ridiculous try and the halftime score is 21-17, not a bad first 40 by the Force, trouble is Romanos try was awarded and it was 28 - 17.
Second half was a complete borefest with scrum resets and a bit of drizzle making things slow down. Louwrens was a standout for the Force in the second half but he didnt have enough helpers. We had a good period of possession and territory from the 50th to the 65th minutes, we just didn't fire the kill shot and let too many opportunities slip. Second half defense was way too passive. The wet ball caused us grief too with too many late handling errors.
Overall, the Force is still growing. We have a lot of new forwards who are short on experience. We missed Meakes' straight running and defensive organization. When the game got slow and the rain kicked in we didnt change gameplan quick enough. We really missed having a 12 who could get us over the advantage line off first phase and we missed having a couple of forwards who just smash holes up the guts. It seems to be something that most Aussie teams do the whole catching the ball static thing. Our players need to learn to add speed to the ball when on attack not just catch and shovel or catch and ruck 5 metres behind the advantage line. It kills the momentum you need for a flowing attack.
