James Graham

Do you think as well, when we talk about recruitment, and I know, look, I'm thinking back to my time in the NRL, there would be certain attributes or performance indicators that would be on the radar.

So maybe offloads would be a very simple one if a team is looking to...

generate more second phase and which is something that is still relevant in the game you'd look for the the number of offloads in the season per game that's a stat that as a recruiter that would present to the head coach this is why we're going to make a play for whoever it may be say jacob caras is there a stat there of six against one because i think

I've not seen it on any stat sheet, but I think it's becoming so influential that some players would naturally, whether by design or just the way that they play, and even with coaching, coaching players and especially middle units to go and chase six against.

Is that sort of where the game could be going, you feel?

And some are more valuable than others.

I'm just thinking about even tactics.

You never, well, I guess some players maybe would play for penalties in terms of staying down, but you start to play for six against.

It's going to be really interesting if this keeps up.

I think we'll see a big, big change in the off-season where teams practice chasing it because it's so valuable.

And even just how the game has changed from the era of...

a good kick from a halfback was sometimes just drilling it in behind forcing a 60 uh forcing a dropout like that used to be like a real celebration of of good quality football where now look the short kick is a great option but just it's a try scoring play rather than build pressure play because of the the short dropout rule which

mean i was part of a team with the dogs that went short anyway you know jimmy dimmick was jimmy jimmy jimmy dimmick was the coach or so the the assistant coach and that was something that was encouraged um for us or but or by the staff to let's just go short and we'll back our back our defense again very different because there was no six against we could just

for a lot longer and play that game of cat and mouse with the referee.

But the tactic of the short kick has certainly changed.

I wonder if the tactic of the chase, a real celebration would be in the six again.

And that's maybe down to the dummy half to ignore the halfback for the shift and just stay at the middle because they're offside.

They're then fatiguing.

And even, like I say, with that two fullback,

just stay at the ruck.