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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 981105" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>League has it's moments, but generally it consists of crash ball -> crash ball -> crash ball -> crash ball -> crash ball -> kick. If the attacking side is close enough to the oppo try line on the 5th they sometimes play a bit which can be exciting to watch, but on the whole, despite it's faster pace there's generally less excitement that union imo. </p><p></p><p>The lack of set piece means there's less variety in player sizes/shapes, with the entire pack consisting of backrow style union players, physical and dynamic, excellent in defence. This results in less mismatches for players to exploit.</p><p></p><p>Mistakes are also costly, especially if you're in your own half. Due to the defence having to retreat 10m from the tackle, it's easy for attacking sides to gobble up all 10m by running crash ball lines. 6x10m = 60m, so a mistake in your own half or even part way into the opposition half automatically means you're going to be defending at least one tackle on your own try line. This means there's very little offloading out of the tackle which translates to lots of double tackles. It also means that there's very little counter attacking as it's too risky most of the time. The speed at which ball is playable from a tackle is also very consistent, with the tackled player allowed to be held down for a second or so allowing the defense to re-set. Obviously in union the speed of rucks differ massively for loads of reasons, but if a side can generate super quick ball, the defence simply doesn't have time to set, and gaps can appear, or mismatches generated.</p><p></p><p>Overall I think league is more consistent a product. Union can vary from the downright ugly (full of mistakes, reset scrums and very little ball in play), to all out attack. Most league games will be fast paced, with a reasonable amount of inventiveness shown on the 5th tackle plays in the oppo 22. I think this is what both supporters struggle with. League fans really struggle when the game is slow and stop-start, union fans struggle with the slightly monotonous nature of watching league.</p><p></p><p>Personally the average league game is probably better than the really poor union game, but any half decent game of union far surpasses 95% of league games imo. Obviously there are some gems in both codes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 981105, member: 13739"] League has it's moments, but generally it consists of crash ball -> crash ball -> crash ball -> crash ball -> crash ball -> kick. If the attacking side is close enough to the oppo try line on the 5th they sometimes play a bit which can be exciting to watch, but on the whole, despite it's faster pace there's generally less excitement that union imo. The lack of set piece means there's less variety in player sizes/shapes, with the entire pack consisting of backrow style union players, physical and dynamic, excellent in defence. This results in less mismatches for players to exploit. Mistakes are also costly, especially if you're in your own half. Due to the defence having to retreat 10m from the tackle, it's easy for attacking sides to gobble up all 10m by running crash ball lines. 6x10m = 60m, so a mistake in your own half or even part way into the opposition half automatically means you're going to be defending at least one tackle on your own try line. This means there's very little offloading out of the tackle which translates to lots of double tackles. It also means that there's very little counter attacking as it's too risky most of the time. The speed at which ball is playable from a tackle is also very consistent, with the tackled player allowed to be held down for a second or so allowing the defense to re-set. Obviously in union the speed of rucks differ massively for loads of reasons, but if a side can generate super quick ball, the defence simply doesn't have time to set, and gaps can appear, or mismatches generated. Overall I think league is more consistent a product. Union can vary from the downright ugly (full of mistakes, reset scrums and very little ball in play), to all out attack. Most league games will be fast paced, with a reasonable amount of inventiveness shown on the 5th tackle plays in the oppo 22. I think this is what both supporters struggle with. League fans really struggle when the game is slow and stop-start, union fans struggle with the slightly monotonous nature of watching league. Personally the average league game is probably better than the really poor union game, but any half decent game of union far surpasses 95% of league games imo. Obviously there are some gems in both codes. [/QUOTE]
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