Ulster MOTM v Connacht
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Ulster MOTM v Connacht
Connacht played really well, can't take that from them, but I thought we played well too. I'm gutted at the final result, but even though the official MOTM was not an Ulsterman, who was yer Ulster MoTM?
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Hume for me. About the only one who wasn't dominated in the physical stakes, and made ground more often than not.
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Timoney for me - yet again he put in a real workmanlike performance and never let up. He is working his way to becoming the complete package!
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Addison ghosting through gaps. It's easy to forget how slick he is when in full flight.
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Keeping the ball in two hands is a good lesson for the younger guys.Snipe Watson wrote:Addison ghosting through gaps. It's easy to forget how slick he is when in full flight.
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It's a mistake you don't make again after it has cost you big time. He won't do it again.
If he'd had the ball in both hands when he made his first hand-off he wouldn't have been able to do that. He is at least a player who seems to think of that as he transfers the ball from one side to the other. He just got caught with it on the wrong side on Friday night as he was tackled and ball was nudged out of his grasp.
Nick Timotei for me though. Silky smooth too as he brushed through people rather than round them.
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Timoney is certainly putting his hand up!Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:09 amIt's a mistake you don't make again after it has cost you big time. He won't do it again.
Nick Timotei for me though. Silky smooth too as he brushed through people rather than round them.
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I have been wondering how much he has learned, technique wise on how to bounce tacklers from Marcell. Can't be a coincidence - he's bound to have learned something from him, not just in watching, but also from listening to the guy. Still, learning is one thing, putting it into practice is another, so fair play to him, he's been doing that.
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I'd imagine he will be more careful.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:09 amIt's a mistake you don't make again after it has cost you big time. He won't do it again.
He's going to be a great player and it's all part of his learning curve.
The key is carrying in two hands 100% of the time in open play, expecting the tackle. Only transfer to one hand when absolutely necessary for a hand off or off load. Ball in two hands leaves defenders not knowing what you're going to do making them hesitate and that creates the split second of uncertainty and a potential gap to ghost through like Will Addison. Ball in one hand is a habit that telegraphs your intentions.If he'd had the ball in both hands when he made his first hand-off he wouldn't have been able to do that. He is at least a player who seems to think of that as he transfers the ball from one side to the other. He just got caught with it on the wrong side on Friday night as he was tackled and ball was nudged out of his grasp.
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I never knew that.Snipe Watson wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:35 am
The key is carrying in two hands 100% of the time in open play, expecting the tackle. Only transfer to one hand when absolutely necessary for a hand off or off load. Ball in two hands leaves defenders not knowing what you're going to do making them hesitate and that creates the split second of uncertainty and a potential gap to ghost through like Will Addison. Ball in one hand is a habit that telegraphs your intentions.
I wonder if RB does?
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When I played, I always carried in two hands.Snipe Watson wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:35 am The key is carrying in two hands 100% of the time in open play, expecting the tackle. Only transfer to one hand when absolutely necessary for a hand off or off load. Ball in two hands leaves defenders not knowing what you're going to do making them hesitate and that creates the split second of uncertainty and a potential gap to ghost through like Will Addison. Ball in one hand is a habit that telegraphs your intentions.
I have tiny hands and can only just about pick up a ball in one hand. doubt I could carry in one hand in open play, except with the ball wedged against my chest.
At least nowadays I could set the ball on my ample tummy, but can't run any more, so that doesn't help.
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You played?Cap'n Grumpy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:06 amWhen I played, I always carried in two hands.Snipe Watson wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:35 am The key is carrying in two hands 100% of the time in open play, expecting the tackle. Only transfer to one hand when absolutely necessary for a hand off or off load. Ball in two hands leaves defenders not knowing what you're going to do making them hesitate and that creates the split second of uncertainty and a potential gap to ghost through like Will Addison. Ball in one hand is a habit that telegraphs your intentions.
I have tiny hands and can only just about pick up a ball in one hand. doubt I could carry in one hand in open play, except with the ball wedged against my chest.
At least nowadays I could set the ball on my ample tummy, but can't run any more, so that doesn't help.