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[2014 ITM Cup] Round 9 (AKA the return of SBW)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 677821" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Well I was wrong about Otago pulling off the upset! I didn't see the match, but it looks like Manwatu won pretty comfortably in he end. </p><p></p><p> It has been a very disappointing season overall for Otago. Obviously the loss of many of out best players (Grant, Evans, Tanaka, Popoali'i etc) was too much to overcome, but what really disappointed me was our style of play. Last season we were prepared to attack from anywhere with ball in hand. Though it wasn't the greatest tactical approach of all time we did end up scoring some fantastic tries, were entertaining to watch, and actually won some matches. This season we adopted a completely new tactical approach - kick the ball at all costs. While at times I'm in favour of a more conservative approach, this plainly wasn't working, and we ended up being pretty boring to watch....</p><p></p><p>Anyways.... Congrats to Manwatu for topping the table. They are going to end up with the (equal) best win loss record in the entire ITM Cup regular season this year...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 677821, member: 24910"] Well I was wrong about Otago pulling off the upset! I didn't see the match, but it looks like Manwatu won pretty comfortably in he end. It has been a very disappointing season overall for Otago. Obviously the loss of many of out best players (Grant, Evans, Tanaka, Popoali'i etc) was too much to overcome, but what really disappointed me was our style of play. Last season we were prepared to attack from anywhere with ball in hand. Though it wasn't the greatest tactical approach of all time we did end up scoring some fantastic tries, were entertaining to watch, and actually won some matches. This season we adopted a completely new tactical approach - kick the ball at all costs. While at times I'm in favour of a more conservative approach, this plainly wasn't working, and we ended up being pretty boring to watch.... Anyways.... Congrats to Manwatu for topping the table. They are going to end up with the (equal) best win loss record in the entire ITM Cup regular season this year... [/QUOTE]
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