Positives and Negatives: Ulster V Dragons
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:31 pm
Positives
- winning BP 5 pointer which consolidates our position on top of the tree.
- backs looked somewhat more dynamic than in recent weeks.
- scrum back on top
- lineout slick. Particularly in relation to the driving maul. Would have been very easy to run everything in the dry conditions but thought we mixed it up superbly well.
- some tremendous indvidual performances. Henderson was a monster - a very Ferris like performance. Trimble was a man-possessed. Trimble is a man who thrives on gametime. Every season he takes a few games to get into it. Just hope the Ireland break doesn't disrupt his form. Big nick made his usual dynamic impact and was a constant threat going forward. henry was simply a master at the breakdown.
- subs made a real impact. Props looked solid, Nigel threw some superb darts, jackson sublime, Marshall hard as nails and a threat, McCormish disrupting ball, Wilson adding a bit of solidity Good stuff.
- nice balance overall between doing the hard yards and going wide. As well balanced in this regard as I have seen for a long time from an Ulster side.
Negatives
- another game ruined by pedantic refereeing. 90% of his desisions were technically correct but then again you could blow ur whistle every 10 secs and be techincally correct. Killed the game with his whistle. No flow whatsoever.
- far too many errors - handling and in relation to giving away cheap penalties
- Ruan's goal-kicking was very poor on the night
- bonus point wins for Munster and Scarlets so no ground gained on those two....
- big nick with his usual couple of basic errors.
Overall, another superb result with a reasonable performance. Just need to keep ticking over whilst the internationals are having their break.
- winning BP 5 pointer which consolidates our position on top of the tree.
- backs looked somewhat more dynamic than in recent weeks.
- scrum back on top
- lineout slick. Particularly in relation to the driving maul. Would have been very easy to run everything in the dry conditions but thought we mixed it up superbly well.
- some tremendous indvidual performances. Henderson was a monster - a very Ferris like performance. Trimble was a man-possessed. Trimble is a man who thrives on gametime. Every season he takes a few games to get into it. Just hope the Ireland break doesn't disrupt his form. Big nick made his usual dynamic impact and was a constant threat going forward. henry was simply a master at the breakdown.
- subs made a real impact. Props looked solid, Nigel threw some superb darts, jackson sublime, Marshall hard as nails and a threat, McCormish disrupting ball, Wilson adding a bit of solidity Good stuff.
- nice balance overall between doing the hard yards and going wide. As well balanced in this regard as I have seen for a long time from an Ulster side.
Negatives
- another game ruined by pedantic refereeing. 90% of his desisions were technically correct but then again you could blow ur whistle every 10 secs and be techincally correct. Killed the game with his whistle. No flow whatsoever.
- far too many errors - handling and in relation to giving away cheap penalties
- Ruan's goal-kicking was very poor on the night
- bonus point wins for Munster and Scarlets so no ground gained on those two....
- big nick with his usual couple of basic errors.
Overall, another superb result with a reasonable performance. Just need to keep ticking over whilst the internationals are having their break.