Western Force Line Up to play Cheetahs Announced

[AndyS]

Haig has got lucky alright! Hopefully he will have taken a close look at his performance last week and we'll see more go forward and less inside hospital passes rather than taking contact. What I'd really like to see is him hitting the ball at speed too, and some aggressive kick-chasing wouldn't go astray either.

Mind you, those points would apply to pretty much all of the back line. FFS get the passes out in front and hit the ball moving - tackled stationary and it is you that gets hurt, tackling moving and it is him that has to get it exactly right. And put some pressure on when the kick goes up, and make that less bloody often than at the moment - look at the possession and territory last week, and how often the ball was just kicked back to them without challenge. Given the size of the Cheetahs:
a) You can't run them around without the ball in hand, and
b) Would you rather spend the day tackling those great lumps, or having them make tackles?

[chiselhead]

How was AJ shite is he made the Superstar team of the week for the fantasy draft? He really couldn't have been that terrible!!!

I have to say I think a lot of people under rate AJ!

A lot of people over rate AJ
In fantasy rugby a prop gets about 20,000 points for standing in the backs and having a prance.
In the real game, the team with their props in the backline get belted. Perhaps you noticed the Force getting raped at the collision zone? (The fight? The breakdown?)
AJ is a slow back

[chiselhead]

Haig has got lucky alright! Hopefully he will have taken a close look at his performance last week and we'll see more go forward and less inside hospital passes rather than taking contact. What I'd really like to see is him hitting the ball at speed too, and some aggressive kick-chasing wouldn't go astray either.

Mind you, those points would apply to pretty much all of the back line. FFS get the passes out in front and hit the ball moving - tackled stationary and it is you that gets hurt, tackling moving and it is him that has to get it exactly right. And put some pressure on when the kick goes up, and make that less bloody often than at the moment - look at the possession and territory last week, and how often the ball was just kicked back to them without challenge. Given the size of the Cheetahs:
a) You can't run them around without the ball in hand, and
b) Would you rather spend the day tackling those great lumps, or having them make tackles?

I'd like to see the Force backs study the tapes of the waratahs last week. Their backline moves were well thought out with depth, speed and pace.......unlike ours

[shasta]

Their backline moves were well thought out with depth, speed and pace.......unlike ours

Exactly. Runners galore in the midfield while the outside backs maintained width. Kept the defense guessing all night. Our structure last week was an open invitation to get smashed up. But at least our attack coach now has some "buy-in".

[brokendown gunfighter]

I thought the Brumbies backline moves were outstanding.On one move they had three variations

[.X.]

So anyway back to the Cheetahs

I am not one to talk up expectations before a match, BUT

fair dinkum we should win this by a mile.

A bonus point for 4 Try win. It should be a spanking

[goony]

hopefully...