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[2014 Mid-Year Tests] England
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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 631876" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>Carrying stats for 8s are misleading at the best of times. For example, take Morgan. Morgan is one of a small number of 8s that regularly drops back into the back three game. (I think all 8s with a decent amount of pace should do this btw.) But doing this once or twice a game will inflate his meters per carry way past the average 8. Also, Morgan has a knack of carrying in the back line. Morgan is one of the more versatile 8s, who plays in both tight and loose.</p><p></p><p>So it needs context - do Crane and Joubert make the same kinds of carries? Is one more prone to carrying from deep, or in the back line, compared to the other?</p><p></p><p>I think it's very, very notable that Crane has made more than double the carries that Joubert has. It tells me that Crane carries more often in the tight, for minimal meters. Crane may be more prone to the pick-and-carry game, for example. Important carries, but only makes half a meter at a time. Joubert's clean breaks stat tells me that he's more likely to carry into space and hence is likelier to make more meters per carry.</p><p></p><p>Besides, Crane needs to play tighter, as the Tigers have a lot of forwards that like to carry in the loose eg Youngs, Croft, Kitchener.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 631876, member: 55446"] Carrying stats for 8s are misleading at the best of times. For example, take Morgan. Morgan is one of a small number of 8s that regularly drops back into the back three game. (I think all 8s with a decent amount of pace should do this btw.) But doing this once or twice a game will inflate his meters per carry way past the average 8. Also, Morgan has a knack of carrying in the back line. Morgan is one of the more versatile 8s, who plays in both tight and loose. So it needs context - do Crane and Joubert make the same kinds of carries? Is one more prone to carrying from deep, or in the back line, compared to the other? I think it's very, very notable that Crane has made more than double the carries that Joubert has. It tells me that Crane carries more often in the tight, for minimal meters. Crane may be more prone to the pick-and-carry game, for example. Important carries, but only makes half a meter at a time. Joubert's clean breaks stat tells me that he's more likely to carry into space and hence is likelier to make more meters per carry. Besides, Crane needs to play tighter, as the Tigers have a lot of forwards that like to carry in the loose eg Youngs, Croft, Kitchener. [/QUOTE]
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