To juxtapose the slowing down of the ruck on the defensive end, I notice a lot of players who try to get a quick play-the-ball often take one or two steps off the mark (either forwards or to the side) to take the markers out of the play and push the defensive line back even further. I also notice players push or shove markers out of the way when playing the ball, meaning that the markers are not square anymore and aren’t able to impact the next play. It’s something that’s become quite rife in our game and I wish the ref’s would be more cognisant of it and either pull up the play and warn the attacking players not to do it, or penalise them, just as how the defensive team gets penalised if they conversely try to slow down the ruck. Common offenders include Cam Munster, Herbie Farmsworth and Kyle Feldt.

Mate, can you breakdown a good defense system and explain the intricacies of what goes into a good defense system. As a junior defense coach I'm always trying to gain more knowledge from different sources.

mate i heard Penrith lost on purpose to kick Broncos out the top eight lol.

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More choke style tackling does seem to be becoming increasingly important to various teams approaches. I think it's interesting to see various teams rules for choke tackling. Watched Darryl Powell coached Wakefield recently and they were going for choke tackles as their standard defensive preference which had the obviously pro of slowing ruck speed but the effort commited was incredible and it did tire them, particularly when they tried to utilise this on plays where there was less benefit.

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Their markers stand very deep too a lot. Referees never make them close the gap.

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Penrith get away with excessive holding down in the ruck, as players are trying to get to their feet to play the ball they constantly push against the player or push down on the head. This she be called 6 again for not clearing the play the ball but barely ever does. Why is this? When plenty of other teams are getting picked for it 🤷🏾‍♂️

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It's a game of millimetres and milliseconds and Penrith do it best.

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