The absolute brain fahart of Faraimo summed up our day yesterday in one moment, although it was perhaps the worst I've ever seen.
However, on top of the mistakes when breaking clear, my main concern was our defensive efforts, start with the kick on the last tackle. Little variation, no chase to speak of and therefore no challenge on the catcher. easy work for Welsby and co.
Similarly, when you watch Saints defend they are relentless in their line speed, often accused of being off-side but they get in your face as soon as. We often didn't take a step forward with the defensive line, letting Saints run at us with us often taking steps backwards. You can't do that against an average team let along the World Club champs.
Saints are also masters at the wrestle in the tackle. again, they push the rules but they must have had 4/5 set repeats before we got 1.
These are the areas Radders need to work on. We know we can break sides but we simply cannot stop folk scoring against us.
