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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 954766" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>rugbypass</p><p>franks running game never developed, he's never been able to run onto a ball. the extent of him as a carrier has been catching the ball flat footed and taking one to three steps with the ball before the defense hits him and he goes to ground. The crazy thing is he's never even developed a driving pick 'n go game either. Which is the reason he never scores tries.</p><p>Funny I remember an impromptu interview he did in an elevator when the AB's were on tour in Europe years ago and the interviewer caught him carrying a rugby skills book on how to develop a running game. It's obviously something he has worked on, or tried to work on.</p><p>I think its been overlooked for so long because tight head is such a critical position in the scrum and we generally never had a weakness at scrum time when he was there for years. Plus he always stopped ball carriers on the advantage line with his defense. But he hasn't had as much rugby this year, looking at his stats his tackle defense is down a bit.</p><p></p><p>I think another critical thing we dont have access too is that the selectors and trainers put the players through strength and fitness tests as well to enable them to compare the players, give them "work ons" and also see where they are tracking to where they normally are. I bet his numbers are down from where he normally is at his best and that has also been a factor in his non-selection. I'd also wager someone like Ben Smith is on the right path in terms of his numbers which would have helped him keep his spot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 954766, member: 43875"] rugbypass franks running game never developed, he's never been able to run onto a ball. the extent of him as a carrier has been catching the ball flat footed and taking one to three steps with the ball before the defense hits him and he goes to ground. The crazy thing is he's never even developed a driving pick 'n go game either. Which is the reason he never scores tries. Funny I remember an impromptu interview he did in an elevator when the AB's were on tour in Europe years ago and the interviewer caught him carrying a rugby skills book on how to develop a running game. It's obviously something he has worked on, or tried to work on. I think its been overlooked for so long because tight head is such a critical position in the scrum and we generally never had a weakness at scrum time when he was there for years. Plus he always stopped ball carriers on the advantage line with his defense. But he hasn't had as much rugby this year, looking at his stats his tackle defense is down a bit. I think another critical thing we dont have access too is that the selectors and trainers put the players through strength and fitness tests as well to enable them to compare the players, give them "work ons" and also see where they are tracking to where they normally are. I bet his numbers are down from where he normally is at his best and that has also been a factor in his non-selection. I'd also wager someone like Ben Smith is on the right path in terms of his numbers which would have helped him keep his spot. [/QUOTE]
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