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[2014 EOYT] Canada vs. Romania 22/11/14
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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGuy" data-source="post: 692393" data-attributes="member: 44360"><p>I think Kempistry had a fantastic point when he brought up our lack of identity at the moment. The expansive style that seemed to get going from about 2009- (June of) 2013, has seemingly disappeared. I think in large part that's due to a downgrade in half backs as the current combinations are clearly a downgrade to Fairhurst and Monro. Likewise the front five simply aren't up to the task of running a set piece game style ala Romania/Georgia/Uruguay and the scrum isn't even getting us own ball at this point. So where do we go from here?</p><p></p><p>A number of players are being over-exposed as well, Dala and Barkwill are exhibit "A" in this regard, both are good players to run out for 20 minutes maybe half an hour to provide a spark to the side, both are getting a little older and I'm not sure why they are seemingly now obtaining expanded roles. Likewise Pritch should be moved to the bench/spot starts for his final year of play, though for this tour the absence of Evans forced him on longer than the staff might have liked.</p><p></p><p>As Rusty said with the prop example the use of the bench is bizarre, Crowley seems pigheaded about changing combinations or substituting players that are clearly performing poorly. Even if Wooldridge hadn't have been better than Tieddemann it would have a least sent a message of accountability to pull off a player that had been performing terribly. It was the same thing at the ARC when he kept putting the Mackenzie at SH and McRorie at FH combo out there even though it was clear after half an hour it was a farcical failure.</p><p></p><p>There are players I would have liked to have seen more of, why wasn't Thorpe used more? He's played in a top flight league for the better part of a decade yet he's only coming on for twenty minutes when Dala clearly wasn't up to snuff. Wilson Ross could have come off the bench for a few minutes in this game, maybe he would have sparked some kind of energy. Wooldridge should have been on for Tieddemann at the 50th minute mark.</p><p></p><p>Ardron is now 0-7 as Captain of this side, I knew it was a bizarre choice when it happened, make him captain AFTER the next cycle and build him up, why throw him to the wolves when he's barely over 20 years old. Surely Cudmore or Buydens is capable of leading this team better.</p><p></p><p>Edit: @ Rugger, wasn't the 04 tour without professionals due to some kind of internal spat? Or at the very least the 70-0 debacle against England?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGuy, post: 692393, member: 44360"] I think Kempistry had a fantastic point when he brought up our lack of identity at the moment. The expansive style that seemed to get going from about 2009- (June of) 2013, has seemingly disappeared. I think in large part that's due to a downgrade in half backs as the current combinations are clearly a downgrade to Fairhurst and Monro. Likewise the front five simply aren't up to the task of running a set piece game style ala Romania/Georgia/Uruguay and the scrum isn't even getting us own ball at this point. So where do we go from here? A number of players are being over-exposed as well, Dala and Barkwill are exhibit "A" in this regard, both are good players to run out for 20 minutes maybe half an hour to provide a spark to the side, both are getting a little older and I'm not sure why they are seemingly now obtaining expanded roles. Likewise Pritch should be moved to the bench/spot starts for his final year of play, though for this tour the absence of Evans forced him on longer than the staff might have liked. As Rusty said with the prop example the use of the bench is bizarre, Crowley seems pigheaded about changing combinations or substituting players that are clearly performing poorly. Even if Wooldridge hadn't have been better than Tieddemann it would have a least sent a message of accountability to pull off a player that had been performing terribly. It was the same thing at the ARC when he kept putting the Mackenzie at SH and McRorie at FH combo out there even though it was clear after half an hour it was a farcical failure. There are players I would have liked to have seen more of, why wasn't Thorpe used more? He's played in a top flight league for the better part of a decade yet he's only coming on for twenty minutes when Dala clearly wasn't up to snuff. Wilson Ross could have come off the bench for a few minutes in this game, maybe he would have sparked some kind of energy. Wooldridge should have been on for Tieddemann at the 50th minute mark. Ardron is now 0-7 as Captain of this side, I knew it was a bizarre choice when it happened, make him captain AFTER the next cycle and build him up, why throw him to the wolves when he's barely over 20 years old. Surely Cudmore or Buydens is capable of leading this team better. Edit: @ Rugger, wasn't the 04 tour without professionals due to some kind of internal spat? Or at the very least the 70-0 debacle against England? [/QUOTE]
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