Post by martinwatson aka Camera Shake on Dec 2, 2012 12:06:32 GMT
It’s always good to learn lessons from a defeat, otherwise what’s the point of losing? So what lessons can we take from Saturday’s game……
How many Moseley players had their backs turned away from the opposition, when they took their tap penalty 5m out from their own line and ran the length of the pitch?
Of the six players in my camera shot when the tap was taken, only two were actually paying attention to the Rotherham penalty, the rest were turned away (presumably ambling back for the expected kick to touch and subsequent lineout).
Lesson number 1: Do not turn your back on the opposition’s penalty – even (especially!) when it’s 5m from their own line.
Next, in the second half, we were awarded a penalty a few metres out and opted to kick for touch. The resultant 17th lineout of the game, was once again caught by the Rotherham number 5 and the chance was gone. Given that we struggled with the previous 16 lineouts – why did we do this?
(To be fair, a subsequent line out resulted in our try although in this case the throw was a low short one – well played – but we needed to have scored from both of these penalties)
Lesson number 2: Don’t just bang penalties into touch and hope to win the lineout when you’ve lost or struggled at the previous 16!! Have a plan B for when the lineouts aren’t going well.
Next, the video shows the final Rotherham try came from a two-on-one out wide. It also shows the cavalry in the form of Hunty and Shaggy rapidly coming across to cover. Rotherham make the pass to the outside player, and we stop playing and wave our hands at the officials for a forward pass.
Simon Hunt had plenty of time to at least pressurise the Rotherham try scorer, and certainly had opportunity to force him to touch down in the corner. Shaggy also stopped and waved, watching the player run past and under the posts – costing us another two points.
Lesson number 3: Play to the whistle. Do not stop until you hear the whistle. Ever. (Any player caught on video waving their arms at the ref should be fined by the Club’s coaches!)
Finally, we seem to have decided not to bother following up penalty shots at the posts. This shows that we were fortunate that Rotherham couldn’t be bothered either.
Lesson number 4: Follow up penalty kicks at goal. These are not opportunities to stand their with your hands on your hips trying to get your breath back!!
These are not schoolboy errors. I used to play at school, and we didn’t play like this.
They’re also easy to fix.
How many Moseley players had their backs turned away from the opposition, when they took their tap penalty 5m out from their own line and ran the length of the pitch?
Of the six players in my camera shot when the tap was taken, only two were actually paying attention to the Rotherham penalty, the rest were turned away (presumably ambling back for the expected kick to touch and subsequent lineout).
Lesson number 1: Do not turn your back on the opposition’s penalty – even (especially!) when it’s 5m from their own line.
Next, in the second half, we were awarded a penalty a few metres out and opted to kick for touch. The resultant 17th lineout of the game, was once again caught by the Rotherham number 5 and the chance was gone. Given that we struggled with the previous 16 lineouts – why did we do this?
(To be fair, a subsequent line out resulted in our try although in this case the throw was a low short one – well played – but we needed to have scored from both of these penalties)
Lesson number 2: Don’t just bang penalties into touch and hope to win the lineout when you’ve lost or struggled at the previous 16!! Have a plan B for when the lineouts aren’t going well.
Next, the video shows the final Rotherham try came from a two-on-one out wide. It also shows the cavalry in the form of Hunty and Shaggy rapidly coming across to cover. Rotherham make the pass to the outside player, and we stop playing and wave our hands at the officials for a forward pass.
Simon Hunt had plenty of time to at least pressurise the Rotherham try scorer, and certainly had opportunity to force him to touch down in the corner. Shaggy also stopped and waved, watching the player run past and under the posts – costing us another two points.
Lesson number 3: Play to the whistle. Do not stop until you hear the whistle. Ever. (Any player caught on video waving their arms at the ref should be fined by the Club’s coaches!)
Finally, we seem to have decided not to bother following up penalty shots at the posts. This shows that we were fortunate that Rotherham couldn’t be bothered either.
Lesson number 4: Follow up penalty kicks at goal. These are not opportunities to stand their with your hands on your hips trying to get your breath back!!
These are not schoolboy errors. I used to play at school, and we didn’t play like this.
They’re also easy to fix.
