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[2021 Rugby Championship] Round 2 (Bledisloe 3) Australia v New Zealand (5/9/2021)
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 1054468" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>its quite a big difference in speed though, it looks like a lot of the time weber is making a decision on where to pass or what he is going to do before the ball arrives and smith is doing a lot of that decision making once the ball arrives. Weber may not stand out as an individual as much as smith can but you cant underestimate the overall impact of that faster ball over a few phases it can mean the difference between a devense on their back foot or a defense up in your face forcing a kick or mistake.</p><p>I think its a combination thing as well, smith is more of that playmaker role at 9 where weber is more a distributor. Smith may work better with first fives like Richie or Cruden who are less involved phase to phase and wait for a chance to exploit a vulnerability while Beauden, DC and DMac like to be involved as often as they can and be the primary playmaker and really value that quick ball. It's pretty fundamental to how an attack operates, I know I personally prefer seeing genuine fast ball from the 9 and the majority of the play being directed by first receiver. I hope we see it in this game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 1054468, member: 43875"] its quite a big difference in speed though, it looks like a lot of the time weber is making a decision on where to pass or what he is going to do before the ball arrives and smith is doing a lot of that decision making once the ball arrives. Weber may not stand out as an individual as much as smith can but you cant underestimate the overall impact of that faster ball over a few phases it can mean the difference between a devense on their back foot or a defense up in your face forcing a kick or mistake. I think its a combination thing as well, smith is more of that playmaker role at 9 where weber is more a distributor. Smith may work better with first fives like Richie or Cruden who are less involved phase to phase and wait for a chance to exploit a vulnerability while Beauden, DC and DMac like to be involved as often as they can and be the primary playmaker and really value that quick ball. It's pretty fundamental to how an attack operates, I know I personally prefer seeing genuine fast ball from the 9 and the majority of the play being directed by first receiver. I hope we see it in this game. [/QUOTE]
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