News Tackling coach appointed?

[Slippery Pete]

By the way ... 6:50 of part two - Knights not having an opposite foot - cost us the game.

Anybody who thinks that skill is overrated has rocks in their head.

 

[SugarShane]

Should've seen the warning signs with Bock, right at the end of the video it's pretty clear he already wanted to play for a different team

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

I always thought McLeod's tackling technique was very underrated. He set a brilliant example on textbook tackling. Always used to get down really low and burrow himself into the mid-section of the other player.

This is a really important skill nowdays because if you get lazy or just throw an arm out, players are very adept at slipping under the tackle and getting a high tackle free kick (Joel Selwood springs to mind).

Maybe Macca can be the tackling coach!

Macca's technique is a result of his junior days playing rugby league in the NT........

 

[jenny61_99]

Should've seen the warning signs with Bock, right at the end of the video it's pretty clear he already wanted to play for a different team

I thought that at the early part of 2010 - he just looked... disinterested. I think he'd already mentally made the decision to leave and that's how he played (for the miserable amount of the year that he made it on to the field).

 

[cmndstab]

Stabby, you were far too kind putting in the examples of where Geelong got the raw end - which was hardly ever.

The problem was I made it the day after the match occurred and had absolutely no desire to watch the damn thing again So I mostly just skipped through it to find some stark examples and they were the ones that fell out.


Agreed though, we were given a serious touch-up that day, though not as bad as the debacle against St. Kilda in the early part of the year.

 

[Damp Squarie]

I always thought McLeod's tackling technique was very underrated. He set a brilliant example on textbook tackling. Always used to get down really low and burrow himself into the mid-section of the other player.

Thommo does this as well; which is reflected in the stats -not to mention he has core strength and a low centre of gravity.

Thats it then, lets hire Thommo

 

[Pariah]

Hopefully this extra focus on tackling has long term benefits instead of the short term benefits we've had in the past with specialist tackling coaching.