WEBVTT - 🏉 NRL Analysis - Michael Maguire breaks down the Blues in Origin 2 0:00:00.160 --> 0:00:01.240 Better than the legal. 0:00:10.680 --> 0:00:11.119 Madge. 0:00:11.480 --> 0:00:14.800 Compare the pressure of coaching State of Origin compared to 0:00:14.840 --> 0:00:15.920 club coaching. 0:00:16.800 --> 0:00:20.960 The difference, Maddie, I'd probably say the Origin is on steroids, 0:00:21.239 --> 0:00:23.520 but the enormity of it in a short period of 0:00:23.520 --> 0:00:27.080 time creates how big it is. And obviously the spotlight, 0:00:27.440 --> 0:00:30.560 the scrutiny and the chatter around the game is what makes. 0:00:30.360 --> 0:00:31.200 It pretty special too. 0:00:32.080 --> 0:00:34.680 So I've thoroughly enjoyed, obviously the right of being a 0:00:34.680 --> 0:00:37.160 part of the Origin. And when you compare them from both, 0:00:37.640 --> 0:00:40.880 I think the longevity of what a NRL season brings 0:00:41.479 --> 0:00:43.159 it presents a few different things compared to what it 0:00:43.200 --> 0:00:45.720 does in Orange because it's such a short compact time. 0:00:45.880 --> 0:00:48.839 But you can really feel it around the state. You 0:00:48.920 --> 0:00:49.720 know what it means. 0:00:50.040 --> 0:00:53.000 When you work at a club, you've got your maybe 0:00:53.200 --> 0:00:56.040 five hundred thousand or a million supporters, But when you've 0:00:56.080 --> 0:00:58.279 got a state, you've got every single where you go 0:00:58.560 --> 0:00:59.600 everyone's talking about it. 0:00:59.640 --> 0:01:00.080 That's you. 0:01:00.080 --> 0:01:02.880 I want part of what you feel from I guess 0:01:02.920 --> 0:01:05.640 the community and people when you're talking about Origin, the. 0:01:05.600 --> 0:01:09.080 Benefit you've got, Madge, and it's actually I'll take a 0:01:09.120 --> 0:01:11.200 step back with there. One thing I have noticed in 0:01:11.240 --> 0:01:13.880 the State of origin right the way across the board. 0:01:13.920 --> 0:01:17.120 But I've seen it certainly in the last decade, is 0:01:17.160 --> 0:01:19.800 that most coaches who go in going nice and relaxed, 0:01:20.240 --> 0:01:23.840 year by year you see them getting more edgy and intense. 0:01:23.920 --> 0:01:26.240 Its usually year three really keeps in. 0:01:26.400 --> 0:01:29.840 It's almost there are exceptions mal of course, with an 0:01:29.840 --> 0:01:33.319 exception and Wayne's clever. Wayne goes in for a series, 0:01:33.400 --> 0:01:36.319 dips out and goes back in again. But being a 0:01:36.360 --> 0:01:38.840 club coach, all the stuff you've been through, pushing good 0:01:38.920 --> 0:01:40.200 stead lighter, Yeah. 0:01:40.000 --> 0:01:42.440 Well I've probably seen most of it, Maddie, from highs 0:01:42.440 --> 0:01:45.760 and lows and the pressures. But it's something there that 0:01:45.800 --> 0:01:48.320 I've always wanted to have a crack aut was the origin, 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:50.320 watch it as the um Blake all the way through 0:01:50.360 --> 0:01:52.280 and then watched some good mates go in and coach 0:01:52.760 --> 0:01:55.360 at times and thought, it's something there that I'd love 0:01:55.400 --> 0:01:55.880 to be able to do. 0:01:55.960 --> 0:01:57.680 And the fact that I've probably. 0:01:57.400 --> 0:01:59.760 Faced most things in the game now, I'm just getting 0:01:59.800 --> 0:02:01.840 a lot of enjoyment out of coaching the top end 0:02:01.840 --> 0:02:04.520 of the talent, you know. And I had obviously the 0:02:04.520 --> 0:02:06.720 fortunate experiences of doing that with the kiwis as well, 0:02:07.000 --> 0:02:10.520 where when you're catching the best and you get the 0:02:10.560 --> 0:02:12.040 players and all you are in my. 0:02:12.040 --> 0:02:13.360 Position year it is actually coaching. 0:02:13.919 --> 0:02:16.280 It's one of the best jobs really because you're not 0:02:16.280 --> 0:02:18.160 having to worry about all the perofal stuff that's going 0:02:18.160 --> 0:02:19.840 on other than the players just coming in and just 0:02:19.880 --> 0:02:23.520 focusing on being at their best, and that's been really enjoyable. 0:02:23.520 --> 0:02:25.760 I'll ask you that then, match on coaching the very 0:02:25.760 --> 0:02:28.680 best players, because you're a very thorough disciplined coach, very 0:02:28.680 --> 0:02:29.919 thorough disciplined person. 0:02:30.560 --> 0:02:33.280 Is there a discipline itself not to overcoach at that level? 0:02:33.600 --> 0:02:35.480 If you check yourself, I think I've probably learned a 0:02:35.480 --> 0:02:38.440 fair bit as a younger coach and then going through to. 0:02:38.400 --> 0:02:39.119 Where I am now. 0:02:39.400 --> 0:02:41.679 Definitely you coach the talent that I have in the 0:02:41.720 --> 0:02:43.400 orage differently than what you do at Clubland. 0:02:43.440 --> 0:02:45.079 I mean, you don't have the young eighteen year old. 0:02:45.320 --> 0:02:47.600 You've got the top of the tree, so you're utilizing 0:02:47.600 --> 0:02:50.320 a lot of their knowledge and their expertise, and they're smarts, 0:02:50.520 --> 0:02:52.400 so sometimes you don't have to catch at all. 0:02:52.480 --> 0:02:54.280 You just got to make sure that you present them 0:02:53.960 --> 0:02:56.160 the arena to be able to go in and play. 0:02:56.360 --> 0:02:59.960 And you know, I really enjoy talking with the top end, 0:03:00.200 --> 0:03:03.880 because you are talking about the niche of how we're 0:03:03.880 --> 0:03:05.720 going to play the game, and they understand it very 0:03:05.800 --> 0:03:07.240 quickly and they can go and do it. I saw 0:03:07.400 --> 0:03:10.360 Jake in this second series, you're seeing the build up 0:03:10.400 --> 0:03:11.560 every time the camera has putting me. 0:03:11.600 --> 0:03:14.000 He looked far more comfortable in his role as captain. 0:03:14.400 --> 0:03:17.240 What about you, Matt, What did you learn personally as 0:03:17.240 --> 0:03:19.519 far as build up pressure pre. 0:03:19.520 --> 0:03:20.760 Game in Game one? 0:03:21.040 --> 0:03:21.239 Yeah? 0:03:21.520 --> 0:03:22.119 I learned a lot. 0:03:22.200 --> 0:03:25.079 Obviously the circumstance of that game, definitely through a curve 0:03:25.120 --> 0:03:27.680 board at me. You know, I think I prepared for everything, 0:03:27.680 --> 0:03:31.480 but probably what happened. Yeah, so it happened quickly. But 0:03:31.560 --> 0:03:33.120 I tell you what it did teach me was the 0:03:33.160 --> 0:03:35.040 fact that I had twelve players on the field. 0:03:35.280 --> 0:03:36.880 I learned a lot about the players themselves. 0:03:36.960 --> 0:03:38.960 That you do get stretched in a garden lot that 0:03:39.480 --> 0:03:41.880 to be playing for seventy four minutes with twelve players, 0:03:42.240 --> 0:03:44.200 you really get to find out about your players. And 0:03:44.240 --> 0:03:46.920 I was really proud of the players. Once we sort 0:03:46.920 --> 0:03:50.200 of regroupped, you know, myself included. We regrouped and got 0:03:50.240 --> 0:03:53.400 the team in the right headspace with about ten minutes 0:03:53.400 --> 0:03:55.400 Togo in that first half, all of a sudden you 0:03:55.400 --> 0:03:57.640 could start seeing the team come together and the effort 0:03:57.840 --> 0:04:00.440 and what they showed and the fight. Something there that 0:04:00.520 --> 0:04:03.320 I saw within the players. When you've got twelve players, 0:04:03.320 --> 0:04:05.040 you've got bigger spaces. They had to work a lot harder. 0:04:05.600 --> 0:04:08.120 And I obviously get all the data and the information 0:04:08.200 --> 0:04:10.600 and our middles. You'll be blown away by the numbers 0:04:10.600 --> 0:04:14.000 that some of the players had in around their GPS 0:04:14.080 --> 0:04:16.280 data being able to put the efforts in that they 0:04:16.320 --> 0:04:18.680 were doing throughout that game. So yeah, please, But I. 0:04:18.760 --> 0:04:19.159 Learned a lot. 0:04:19.279 --> 0:04:22.840 One of your strengths of coaching match is to recognize 0:04:22.920 --> 0:04:24.840 when the things haven't worked and then adjust. Now, the 0:04:24.880 --> 0:04:27.480 best example I can give you is what you did 0:04:27.640 --> 0:04:30.159 last year with the Couboys. First up against the os 0:04:30.200 --> 0:04:33.400 is the City Championships. You just really struggled. Then by 0:04:33.400 --> 0:04:36.840 the final, you know, you gave them a bath. Yeah, 0:04:37.560 --> 0:04:39.479 what is that match? Is that you're sitting just pouring 0:04:39.480 --> 0:04:40.200 out of take. 0:04:40.960 --> 0:04:42.800 A little bit of that many but actually probably spending 0:04:42.800 --> 0:04:46.080 more time just with my players to get another players. Look, 0:04:46.160 --> 0:04:48.440 I can't wait to get back into the third campaign 0:04:48.480 --> 0:04:51.240 now because we're at a different level again. You know 0:04:51.279 --> 0:04:52.880 from the first time when the players walked in they're 0:04:52.880 --> 0:04:55.640 probably wondering who they all madges and who the staff are. 0:04:55.680 --> 0:04:58.520 And then we rowled into our second campaign and they 0:04:58.520 --> 0:05:01.360 get an understanding and of how we want to do things. 0:05:01.360 --> 0:05:03.599 And now obviously we'll roll into our third one where 0:05:04.080 --> 0:05:06.719 we're at a high level again and no doubt opposition 0:05:06.760 --> 0:05:08.800 are going to be doing the same. But we're pretty 0:05:08.800 --> 0:05:10.920 focused very much on ourselves on how we want to 0:05:10.960 --> 0:05:14.400 do things. And I saw parts throughout our first half 0:05:14.440 --> 0:05:16.200 where we want to hang on to and there's parts 0:05:16.240 --> 0:05:17.320 here we want to improve. 0:05:17.080 --> 0:05:19.839 Onto now by accidental design match we just talk about 0:05:19.839 --> 0:05:22.080 the selections. You and Billy have almost yinged and yang 0:05:22.120 --> 0:05:24.480 as far as selections from game one to game two. 0:05:25.040 --> 0:05:29.640 Game one, our team was very much grit, grind out last. 0:05:30.200 --> 0:05:32.920 Billy went for pick a team's going to score points. 0:05:33.240 --> 0:05:36.600 What's funny is in game two Billy brought in players 0:05:36.640 --> 0:05:40.880 like Capewell and Confusi, players who are gritty, were grind, 0:05:41.080 --> 0:05:44.640 who were out last. You picked aside more about points. 0:05:45.000 --> 0:05:47.359 Did you recognize that or is it just been just 0:05:47.400 --> 0:05:48.479 the way out look? 0:05:48.520 --> 0:05:51.000 I think the team in the second one we're still 0:05:51.040 --> 0:05:53.920 about what we spoke about, but I guess it's also too, 0:05:53.920 --> 0:05:56.080 who's available. I started with a squad of thirty five 0:05:56.120 --> 0:05:58.559 when I first got the players in January and spoke 0:05:58.600 --> 0:06:01.320 about the fact that we're building a squad and at 0:06:01.360 --> 0:06:03.599 some stage someone's going to get an opportunity and someone 0:06:03.880 --> 0:06:06.039 may have to sit out and come game two. The 0:06:06.040 --> 0:06:08.599 players that I selected what I believe were the best 0:06:08.600 --> 0:06:11.200 ones for that to get the job done, and we're 0:06:11.200 --> 0:06:12.920 able to bring in some pretty handy ones in camp. 0:06:12.960 --> 0:06:17.839 Murray obviously, l Trell came in, Mitchell Moses, yeah, and 0:06:17.880 --> 0:06:19.640 then you know, even Connor Watson, like he came in 0:06:19.680 --> 0:06:22.400 and everyone had a sort of their thoughts around that 0:06:22.520 --> 0:06:25.800 versatile player, but he's a player that complained anywhere, and 0:06:25.880 --> 0:06:27.680 so being able to get your bench a certain way 0:06:27.839 --> 0:06:29.320 was something that I had to look at as well. 0:06:29.800 --> 0:06:33.679 Talk about the halves match who fantastic. Firstly, Mitch Moss 0:06:33.680 --> 0:06:36.880 best out of his career. The performance matched the swagger. Yeah, 0:06:36.880 --> 0:06:40.320 that's now, and I thought this was really important. You know, 0:06:40.520 --> 0:06:42.520 when you're in the halves, do you have that first 0:06:42.600 --> 0:06:45.440 kick you hit it sweet? That's an important one. But 0:06:45.960 --> 0:06:49.320 Mitchell's a very headstrong, forthright sort of bloke. Did he 0:06:49.440 --> 0:06:52.400 challenge you in camp? No, he's actually really good. I 0:06:52.440 --> 0:06:53.120 was really pleasant. 0:06:53.279 --> 0:06:55.600 I've spoken to Mitch quite a bit prior to coming 0:06:55.600 --> 0:06:58.160 into camp, like I spoke to all the halves, you know, 0:06:58.160 --> 0:07:01.599 from Nicko to the ninth Clear and Jerome, so I 0:07:01.640 --> 0:07:03.560 had a really good understanding of each of the players. 0:07:03.560 --> 0:07:06.800 And Mitch he worked really hard, obviously to try and 0:07:06.800 --> 0:07:09.359 give himself the opportunity to be in Origin one, but 0:07:09.400 --> 0:07:10.720 he wasn't able to make it. And then obviously the 0:07:10.720 --> 0:07:13.640 Origin two comes about, and he came into camp full 0:07:13.640 --> 0:07:16.360 of confidence, knowing that he had the support of obviously 0:07:16.360 --> 0:07:19.200 everyone around him, and he just he played his part. 0:07:19.240 --> 0:07:22.600 And I think Jerome too, he look, you watch Jerome here, like, 0:07:22.640 --> 0:07:24.800 I've been so pleased with Jerome about how he's gone 0:07:24.800 --> 0:07:26.880 about his foot and I guess you that no a 0:07:26.920 --> 0:07:29.120 player until you get to coach him, yea. And my 0:07:29.240 --> 0:07:33.480 appreciation for Rami is he's a very smart player and 0:07:33.520 --> 0:07:35.600 the way he broke down the game and then you 0:07:35.720 --> 0:07:39.040 connect sort of Mitch with him and then dealing out 0:07:39.080 --> 0:07:42.120 the back and Richie Robson, he played a massive party 0:07:42.320 --> 0:07:44.880 in how we played, not even defensively, but with our 0:07:44.920 --> 0:07:48.000 attack just to get our plan on. So I just 0:07:48.000 --> 0:07:50.560 thought the spine came together in a really strong way, 0:07:51.080 --> 0:07:52.960 and then that just resonated through the tim with. 0:07:53.320 --> 0:07:56.240 I reckon he played with more poise and control than 0:07:56.280 --> 0:07:58.960 I've seen before. And it's funny you said there about 0:07:59.000 --> 0:08:01.520 you know, he's real smart because he's so through williant. 0:08:01.560 --> 0:08:04.119 Times you sort of underestimate that part of his game, 0:08:04.760 --> 0:08:06.680 and it's funny the other times. The other thing too, 0:08:06.680 --> 0:08:09.040 I think it's unfair on your own. He's a very 0:08:09.040 --> 0:08:11.920 exuberant character. He's coming here at Fox Sports before. What 0:08:12.000 --> 0:08:14.960 a fantastic guy. Everyone spoke so highly of him, and 0:08:14.960 --> 0:08:18.000 he's been criticized saying that, but yeah, there was no 0:08:18.120 --> 0:08:18.640 serio on. 0:08:18.560 --> 0:08:21.560 The bus or any of that match. He's pretty quiet. 0:08:21.560 --> 0:08:26.040 Actually, he's a family man, like what I guess everyone's 0:08:26.040 --> 0:08:29.840 perceived and the world creates that. But when you get 0:08:29.880 --> 0:08:32.080 him in camp made, he's with his kids and his 0:08:32.160 --> 0:08:35.560 family and look, he's just he buzzes about and he 0:08:35.640 --> 0:08:37.840 brings a lot of energy, which you know he required. 0:08:37.880 --> 0:08:41.120 But I just felt that he's probably now at the 0:08:41.200 --> 0:08:42.800 stage of his career where he can see that he 0:08:42.800 --> 0:08:45.520 can really take control. And to his credit, he's probably 0:08:45.559 --> 0:08:48.160 played a path or a part in how Penrith had 0:08:48.160 --> 0:08:50.440 played over years, but you've got to remember they're won 0:08:50.520 --> 0:08:52.720 three Grand finals four they've been four Grand finals, so 0:08:53.240 --> 0:08:55.640 he's played a part. And now obviously he's experided his 0:08:55.720 --> 0:08:58.000 game in a different way. So it'd be really interesting 0:08:58.000 --> 0:08:59.000 to watch him as he moves. 0:08:58.800 --> 0:09:00.520 Forward to a penalils. 0:09:00.520 --> 0:09:02.200 So I'm going to ask you a question, and I'm 0:09:02.200 --> 0:09:04.559 always certain I know the reply, but I'm going to 0:09:04.600 --> 0:09:07.240 ask it anyway. You've got a bloke who's on the cusp. 0:09:07.240 --> 0:09:09.840 We're returning in Nathan Cleary, who is the best playmaker 0:09:09.840 --> 0:09:11.760 in the game. If he was to come back and 0:09:11.800 --> 0:09:13.400 be ten out of ten, is there any place for 0:09:13.520 --> 0:09:14.120 him in the squad? 0:09:14.400 --> 0:09:16.960 The guy I've had a lot of discussions with Nath 0:09:17.559 --> 0:09:19.080 all the way through, and I know what he would 0:09:19.120 --> 0:09:22.160 say too. He says, you don't change what's working, And 0:09:22.280 --> 0:09:24.839 I think, you know, we're moving towards what we want 0:09:24.880 --> 0:09:28.280 to build and have having mentioned Jerome or Boot touch 0:09:28.320 --> 0:09:31.679 Wood that they all get through, we're building something very 0:09:31.720 --> 0:09:34.800 strong amongst that spoil and so look moving forward, you 0:09:34.800 --> 0:09:35.520 can see where we're going. 0:09:35.640 --> 0:09:37.800 Did he visit camp? Did? Yeah? 0:09:37.880 --> 0:09:40.800 Nath came up and Tommy came up. You know, when 0:09:40.800 --> 0:09:43.400 I first sort of started. I use those boys I suppose, 0:09:43.880 --> 0:09:45.439 which you call the leaders amongst the group, to give 0:09:45.440 --> 0:09:47.120 me a bit of an idea about how things are traveling. 0:09:47.160 --> 0:09:49.920 And one thing I probably got from all the group 0:09:50.200 --> 0:09:53.960 was how they're just so focused on making sure that 0:09:53.960 --> 0:09:57.920 your South Wales are strong. Yeah, I heard all the 0:09:57.920 --> 0:10:00.199 different stories about you know, whether or not they in 0:10:00.240 --> 0:10:02.680 all they're out and you know what passion they had. 0:10:03.880 --> 0:10:05.960 It is incredible being in and around this playing group 0:10:06.000 --> 0:10:07.640 and what it means to them and what it means 0:10:07.679 --> 0:10:09.160 to obviously for them, for. 0:10:09.120 --> 0:10:10.920 The supporters as well. I've got a lot of that 0:10:10.960 --> 0:10:11.560 from the players. 0:10:12.520 --> 0:10:14.480 Nathan. One's pretty clear cut. I'll ask you a bet 0:10:14.480 --> 0:10:15.000 another blake. 0:10:15.120 --> 0:10:17.560 Tom's provoid it right, and what we've seen with Billy 0:10:18.040 --> 0:10:20.840 is that in the last few series he will change 0:10:20.880 --> 0:10:24.000 a winning side if he if he believes he can 0:10:24.080 --> 0:10:27.520 make it better or suit the occasion. Tommy, is there 0:10:27.559 --> 0:10:30.319 any thought of him of maybe getting a bench spot. 0:10:30.280 --> 0:10:32.760 Like Tom Abilly did with Cobber. Tommy will be much 0:10:32.800 --> 0:10:33.120 the same. 0:10:33.200 --> 0:10:33.400 Really. 0:10:33.600 --> 0:10:36.360 I mean, I've got to get through this next weekend's games. 0:10:36.559 --> 0:10:37.360 So that's the first thing. 0:10:37.679 --> 0:10:39.079 That's the one thing I have learned about that you 0:10:39.160 --> 0:10:41.520 can't pick a team until you get to the Sunday 0:10:41.600 --> 0:10:43.319 night you work out what's what and who's fit and 0:10:43.360 --> 0:10:46.319 who's not. But as I said, I'm really confident with 0:10:46.400 --> 0:10:49.599 the group that I've got and Tommy he'll float in 0:10:49.679 --> 0:10:52.079 and around the camp if he's got the ability to 0:10:52.120 --> 0:10:54.120 get there. And that's something there that they've all done. 0:10:54.920 --> 0:10:57.439 We've spoken for a Mitchell most starting the game well, 0:10:57.559 --> 0:10:59.760 hitting the care right and there were a lot of 0:11:00.040 --> 0:11:02.600 very good one on one battles. You had the yardish 0:11:02.640 --> 0:11:07.280 battle both respective packs, but some fantastic one on one clashes. 0:11:07.600 --> 0:11:12.640 Stephen Crichton versus hammersa was prime time rivalry and early 0:11:12.720 --> 0:11:14.760 in the game. I think this is a really important 0:11:15.080 --> 0:11:18.240 moment and exerting dominance is the end coming up with 0:11:18.280 --> 0:11:20.280 an error, but first touch of the football going over 0:11:20.360 --> 0:11:24.600 Hammers Stephen Crichton. Little things like that, like that first 0:11:24.679 --> 0:11:27.080 good kick, you know, having dominance on that first run 0:11:27.559 --> 0:11:28.720 gives us sight a big lift. 0:11:28.960 --> 0:11:30.360 Well, I think you've got to win your little battles. 0:11:30.360 --> 0:11:32.040 I mean we've always spoken about that matter, isn't it. 0:11:32.200 --> 0:11:35.040 But what you see there in Creta know is what 0:11:35.160 --> 0:11:37.720 the forward pack. You've got to earn the right obviously 0:11:37.760 --> 0:11:39.840 through the forwards, and I guess you know, in our 0:11:39.880 --> 0:11:42.000 first game we probably weren't able to dominate in that space, 0:11:42.080 --> 0:11:44.760 and I felt that our forward pack were a lot stronger. 0:11:45.240 --> 0:11:46.599 Ll be that, you know with the areas. I know 0:11:46.679 --> 0:11:49.200 that they're hungry to get a better rat moving forward. 0:11:49.760 --> 0:11:51.280 You've got to have that dominance to be able to 0:11:51.320 --> 0:11:53.560 allow the boys on the edges. But someone like critter 0:11:54.040 --> 0:11:57.120 Steph Crichton, you know, it's nice to see. And I 0:11:57.160 --> 0:12:00.240 guess the one thing around Stephen is that not so 0:12:00.360 --> 0:12:02.080 much just his game, it's what he does off the field. 0:12:02.200 --> 0:12:04.800 And look, everyone's spoken about it, but I've been able 0:12:04.800 --> 0:12:07.719 to see that in real life now, to see the 0:12:07.760 --> 0:12:10.400 presence that he has in wanting to build something, and 0:12:10.520 --> 0:12:12.480 that's a fair credit to a young bloke coming through 0:12:12.520 --> 0:12:13.120 and being a leader. 0:12:13.520 --> 0:12:16.880 Creator is a defender and I haven't seen a better defense. 0:12:17.000 --> 0:12:18.840 Is one of the best center As far as decision 0:12:18.920 --> 0:12:21.480 maintenance concerned, Madge, it was very funny. 0:12:21.800 --> 0:12:25.559 He'd keept like there was never appeared to be a 0:12:25.640 --> 0:12:27.920 hard and fast rule for Reese Walsh. 0:12:28.160 --> 0:12:30.920 Sometimes he attacked him, other times he sat and went 0:12:31.000 --> 0:12:34.880 backwards again. Was it a tactic or was it simply 0:12:35.000 --> 0:12:36.920 Cretic just reading the situation. 0:12:37.000 --> 0:12:37.640 A little bit of both. 0:12:37.679 --> 0:12:40.120 To be honest, many look the position that Cretit gets 0:12:40.160 --> 0:12:41.280 himself in and how he moves. 0:12:41.600 --> 0:12:43.040 I reckon he's one of the best in the game 0:12:43.600 --> 0:12:45.959 in his body position, so that allows him to have 0:12:46.200 --> 0:12:48.560 the nature of going at him or staying back and holding, 0:12:49.320 --> 0:12:51.080 and then it really comes down to the players around 0:12:51.120 --> 0:12:53.760 him adapting to how he moves. And I think as 0:12:53.800 --> 0:12:56.480 the game rolled on, Mitchell, Moses and Zach really got 0:12:56.520 --> 0:12:58.040 a good understanding and that had a fear to do 0:12:58.080 --> 0:13:01.120 without training that they got together. But Critter is one 0:13:01.160 --> 0:13:03.520 of the best defensively in how he can move, and 0:13:03.800 --> 0:13:05.640 the more the players play around him, the better connecting 0:13:05.679 --> 0:13:06.040 you become. 0:13:06.280 --> 0:13:08.000 In a second, we'll have a look at Latrell Mitchell 0:13:08.080 --> 0:13:10.520 and as an example of his power and his presence. 0:13:10.840 --> 0:13:13.920 But what about his power and presence within the team? Yeah, 0:13:14.120 --> 0:13:16.400 coming into camp, what a difference did it make? 0:13:16.440 --> 0:13:16.640 Match? 0:13:16.720 --> 0:13:16.920 Yeah? 0:13:17.080 --> 0:13:20.320 Well, one thing Latrell, you know he probably is incredited 0:13:20.360 --> 0:13:22.200 for because he doesn't play as much center these days, 0:13:22.480 --> 0:13:25.120 is his defense. I thought he was actually really strong 0:13:25.160 --> 0:13:27.520 defensively out in the edge. So to be able to 0:13:27.559 --> 0:13:29.280 have those two boys out there on the edges. But 0:13:30.240 --> 0:13:33.000 Latrell has that presence. We all know that, and it's 0:13:33.120 --> 0:13:34.520 nice to see. He's got a real smile on his 0:13:34.600 --> 0:13:37.400 face and he's probably got that swagger back about enjoying 0:13:37.440 --> 0:13:40.880 his football and he's great to be around. We all 0:13:40.920 --> 0:13:43.400 have said that, you know. And the one thing he said, mate, 0:13:43.440 --> 0:13:45.000 on one little part of the team. You know, it's 0:13:45.000 --> 0:13:46.520 all about the team. And I think you know, when 0:13:46.559 --> 0:13:49.360 you've got your players in that headspace, especially someone of 0:13:49.400 --> 0:13:51.280 his caliber, you're in a good, pretty good play. So 0:13:51.640 --> 0:13:54.160 to have him back in there and smiling and buzzing 0:13:54.160 --> 0:13:56.040 about trying and it's according jaw. 0:13:56.200 --> 0:13:59.679 It was good look watching those two blokes, Crichton and 0:14:00.320 --> 0:14:03.800 Latrell on our side a great feeling because as a 0:14:03.880 --> 0:14:07.480 kid growing up watching New South Wales versus Queensland and 0:14:07.600 --> 0:14:10.520 watching Meninger and Miles operate on either side of the 0:14:10.559 --> 0:14:14.880 field and then in combination sometimes, oh my god, what 0:14:15.040 --> 0:14:19.520 a night there. But an example of Latrell's took Jerome. 0:14:19.560 --> 0:14:20.840 It's beautiful work by Jerome. 0:14:20.880 --> 0:14:23.480 But you see this with Val and Xavier. 0:14:23.560 --> 0:14:27.400 Coach Xavier just can't you can see he just can't 0:14:27.760 --> 0:14:30.560 quite leave him alone because he sees the mismatch that 0:14:30.600 --> 0:14:31.200 it watched. 0:14:31.240 --> 0:14:34.160 The drew work of Ramey and Mitch together just subtly 0:14:34.200 --> 0:14:37.440 holds them up. Then Rami gives the ball early enough 0:14:38.080 --> 0:14:40.720 to Latrell, which then squeezes the line in, which then 0:14:40.760 --> 0:14:42.720 puts the pressure on the outside. So all those little 0:14:42.760 --> 0:14:45.920 subtleties are going on across your team. And I think 0:14:46.000 --> 0:14:47.880 the way Angus was running the ball, which I'm sure 0:14:47.920 --> 0:14:51.360 you will talk about now, he's mad, He's doing great, He's. 0:14:51.240 --> 0:14:51.920 Doing a great job. 0:14:51.960 --> 0:14:53.680 Because you know, if you're a center and you've got 0:14:53.720 --> 0:14:56.040 Angus that might pop on the outside of Cherry Evans, 0:14:56.400 --> 0:14:57.840 all of a sudden, you've got a hold tight, but 0:14:57.920 --> 0:14:59.600 then all of a sudden, it opens up the ability 0:14:59.760 --> 0:15:01.280 to what may happen on the outside. 0:15:01.440 --> 0:15:03.120 And that's how the game's breaking down, isn't it. 0:15:03.640 --> 0:15:06.280 Absolutely it is match, And you know, little things make 0:15:06.320 --> 0:15:09.160 a big difference. Most people would sit and watch jer 0:15:09.160 --> 0:15:10.360 own there and they go, oh, it's good. 0:15:10.440 --> 0:15:11.000 Yeah, Dron just. 0:15:11.000 --> 0:15:14.720 Gave a nice liuball. But as you know, he's timing 0:15:14.800 --> 0:15:18.120 of that pass was just perfect. One or two steps just. 0:15:18.120 --> 0:15:20.080 To commit, get the line the whole a little bit 0:15:20.120 --> 0:15:21.120 and shoot it to Latrell. 0:15:21.240 --> 0:15:23.720 Yeah, well, you watch Raimi, especially probably over the last 0:15:23.760 --> 0:15:25.520 little period of his development. 0:15:25.600 --> 0:15:28.200 You know, with Nathan not being there, he is playing straight. 0:15:28.360 --> 0:15:31.200 He likes the bounce, I guess inside, but he's got 0:15:31.240 --> 0:15:33.120 the ability to shall and go, So all of a sudden, 0:15:33.200 --> 0:15:35.200 you had to have Angus and Latrelle on the outside. 0:15:35.600 --> 0:15:38.000 And if you don't hold tight on your own mate, 0:15:38.040 --> 0:15:40.840 he's going to beata. So obviously things like that, you know, 0:15:40.880 --> 0:15:42.440 that's what you're building when you're out the field. 0:15:42.600 --> 0:15:44.400 Angus Crichton one of the best stories in the game 0:15:44.480 --> 0:15:47.000 of the moment because I haven't seen a career turn 0:15:47.040 --> 0:15:49.880 around like it, given what he endured in the previous 0:15:49.920 --> 0:15:52.320 eight of the months. You coached him as a young block, 0:15:52.480 --> 0:15:54.800 so you're not surprised by the power. I suppose now 0:15:54.840 --> 0:15:57.000 it makes about consistency. 0:15:56.600 --> 0:15:57.560 Yeah, definitely. 0:15:57.600 --> 0:15:59.840 I mean when Angus came through, I remember his coming 0:15:59.840 --> 0:16:02.240 out school and he was this young, starry eyed kid 0:16:02.320 --> 0:16:04.800 and he brought him. 0:16:04.680 --> 0:16:06.800 To house and he's pound for pound. 0:16:06.840 --> 0:16:08.600 I reckon he's one of the most powerful players that 0:16:08.640 --> 0:16:11.920 I've coached at that age, Like he was strong, and 0:16:12.040 --> 0:16:14.240 to sort of see what he's doing now replicates obviously 0:16:14.320 --> 0:16:17.200 what I saw, but to see him now build consistency 0:16:17.240 --> 0:16:20.320 around his game and everything that he's been through. It's 0:16:20.360 --> 0:16:21.960 really nice to see a player that you've been able 0:16:22.000 --> 0:16:25.160 to coach quite some time ago and then reunite with 0:16:25.200 --> 0:16:26.640 him and then all of a sudden see these things. 0:16:26.680 --> 0:16:30.080 It's they're special moments to see a player go through 0:16:30.560 --> 0:16:32.400 all the ups and downs of what our game brings 0:16:33.000 --> 0:16:34.720 and then be consistent at this level. 0:16:34.760 --> 0:16:36.880 It's good to see, as you really went out and 0:16:37.000 --> 0:16:37.720 limb for Dylan. 0:16:37.760 --> 0:16:40.560 Therewoods picked him in Game one, he couldn't play because 0:16:40.600 --> 0:16:43.840 the thigh James de Desco came in. Teddy played good 0:16:43.880 --> 0:16:46.120