Highlanders v Hurricanes - now at 3:05pm
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tackling stats are meaningless when it comes to effective defense.
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@antipodean Yeah, I agree with that, but these stats show that people making general claims about some players being bad tacklers are just plain wrong.
By the way, using stats - to make general claims - to talk up players should be treated with the same amount of reservation as using stats to say that certain players are not good/not good enough/average/bad.
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when watching a game, a poor read on defence, and not close enough to attempt a tackle doesnt get counted as a miss.
Also do they count tackle assists or when more than 1 person was part of a tackle?
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@taniwharugby said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
when watching a game, a poor read on defence, and not close enough to attempt a tackle doesnt get counted as a miss.
Also do they count tackle assists or when more than 1 person was part of a tackle?
ah yes, the Nathan Hindmarsh "40 tackles" stat. 15 tackles and 25 flops
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@taniwharugby thats probably more of an issue for outside backs though isn't it? getting caught out of position
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If a 1st 5 is defending in their channel the opposing player will be running at you so a missed tackle usually means you've been sat on your arse, or slipped off a tackle. A fullback has much more space to defend in comparison so it's not surprising their success % will be lower.
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@Kiwiwomble many on that list are outside backs or sometimes drop back to defend back as well.
BUt as @Bovidae says, often if a 10 misses, he is usually speed bumped, but by the same token, if a 10 holds on by the foot and the 7 finishes, the 10 still gets a 'tackle'
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TJ not available
van Wyk injured
Aumua sick -
@foobaNZ Proctor is only 21, the kid deserves a chance to shine.
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@Canes4life yup hopefully he comes right, would be great if he got as good as his brother was. Time will tell.
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@Canes4life There are more players deserving of a chance to shine ... Lowe only got 14 minutes, last week. I hope Rayasi gets more. Toala ...
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@Stargazer how does Lowe deserve more of chance? He's a winger...
Isn't Toala injured?
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@Canes4life said in Highlanders v Hurricanes:
@Stargazer how does Lowe deserve more of chance? He's a winger...
By not moving Aso to the right wing, but keeping him in the midfield with PU-J.
Isn't Toala injured?
Nope, he's been playing club rugby for Hastings.
