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One sure-fire way to crush concerns over NRL’s latest tackle trend – Sydney Morning Herald
The growing trend for ball carriers to turn their backs to the oncoming defence raises the possibility of a potentially brutal NRL equation.
Firstly, he gains more ground. By lowering his height, he is maintaining leg strength in order to keep moving backwards against the resisting defence. It also makes it difficult for the third man into the tackle to drive into the back of his knees to bring him to ground.
Secondly, with his back to the opposition, the ball carrier is, in effect, shepherding the ball, making it easier to make an offload and harder for the defence to strip it.
But running backwards into the defence renders the ba…
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