Do the unexpected
Manly’s Jake Trbojevic kick for the winger went unrewarded even though it was a great tactic. Even Josh Addo-Carr with his speed was burnt.
Over-chasing from marker will get you into trouble eventually
Justin Olam is an enthusiastic player who looks like he leaves everything out there. I’ve noticed he loves to chase hard from marker – it won’t be long before he gets his pants pulled down on a switch back to the short side.
Play eyes up footy
What is ‘eyes up footy’? We hear this phrase often and usually because a team has gone through with a pre-meditated play when the defence a) has already read the play or b) there are better opportunities to exploit vs set play.
In this clip it’s clear the call is to shift wide to Benji Marshall for a pre-meditated grubber kick. When Brooks receives it he doesn’t even look up – freeze it when he catches it and look at the defensive gaps in front of him! and why kick it when the shift was so slow, Mansour is clearly back waiting and you are 20m out?
Scan quickly then execute or deviate.
Load both halves one side of the ruck and then go the other way
This one is my favourite play of the round. Panthers load Cleary/Luai to the left and dummy half Mitchell fakes to them hitting Leniu with a short ball. This causes Leilua to crash in for the tackle and with no time for the Tigers defence to adjust it ends up 5 on 3. Doueihi panics and crashes in which made it easier but even if he holds position I think they score.
Rugby League Strategy 