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#Post#: 8021--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: poorfour
Date: October 7, 2018, 4:47 am
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We are the only team so far this season who have actually given
Saracens a game, and it took bringing in four fresh
internationals off the bench for them to beat us, and bat us
narrowly. That's progress.
#Post#: 8024--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: October 7, 2018, 4:58 am
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A real difference for us this year is the fact that we're
picking up bonus points regularly. Last year we only got 8 bonus
points in total all season (5 tbp, 3 lbp). So far this season
we're already on 6 bonus points (2 tbp, 4 lbp). Where we would
capitulate in tough games & let the score run away from us last
season, this year we're dogging it out in every game.
Look at the table now (yes I know there's still a game to play
in this round, but it's still informative)
HTML https://image.ibb.co/eQCyeU/Screen_Shot_2018_10_07_at_10_34_37.png
We have the 4th best points difference (one of 5 teams to have a
positive pd)
We're 4th in tries for vs tries against (only 4 teams have a
positive difference)
We're second best in tries against (only Exeter have had fewer
tries scored against them so far)
We've the highest bonus points of the whole table.
Those are all things last year where we were decidedly in the
lower half of the league (10th on points difference, equal 10th
on tries for v tries against, 10th on number of tries against,
and equal 10th on bonus points). We're not going to suddenly win
the premiership this year (I think!) but there's definite signs
that Gussie's plans are gradually coming to fruition. We're
becoming more of a tough team to score tries against. We're the
only team so far this season to have stopped Sarries from
getting a try bonus point so far, whereas teams like Gloucester,
Newcastle, & Bath (all tipped to be way ahead of us in the
table) all shipped 4 tries to them. That's the first few steps
on a way to getting back to where we should be with our squad,
which is in the top 6 pushing for a play-off place in a year or
two's time.
#Post#: 8025--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: NevsLeftBoot
Date: October 7, 2018, 5:00 am
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Last season we squeaked past Saracens, who went on a five game
losing streak around the AI,s into Christmas..... this season we
competed against a much better team.....
And there is the rub.....if you accept teams get better (and
worse) then comparing results year on year is a waste of time.
The team is not going to go from last season to world beaters in
12 weeks...but are they laying a foundation to build upon?
Hopefully. Do we know? No!
Can we hope? Yes!
#Post#: 8026--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: NevsLeftBoot
Date: October 7, 2018, 5:01 am
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Oh and if you want to compare Stats, how about the only team to
have let in less tries than Quins this season is Exeter....
I count that as improvement.....
#Post#: 8030--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: guest257
Date: October 7, 2018, 5:15 am
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So much improvement in performance and spirit.
Last year the second half of the season was the true showing of
this team. I always felt that they were flattered in the first
half of the season, being generally poor but a couple of miracle
results/performances (win away at Wasps and the Sarries win).
This year (to me at least) feels a lot different and there is
really something to build on. The results will come.
#Post#: 8032--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: October 7, 2018, 5:17 am
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PG made it clear that he was intending to make our defence
"brutal" and then build from there.
So far, so good :)
#Post#: 8033--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: October 7, 2018, 5:19 am
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Oh, and wasn't it a marvellous sight to see our containment of
Sarries maul on several occasions too?
#Post#: 8035--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: October 7, 2018, 5:28 am
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From watching the Prem this season, I think that is as good
defending as I have seen this year from anyone
#Post#: 8037--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
Date: October 7, 2018, 5:42 am
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There's certainly been progress from the second half of last
season.
#Post#: 8038--------------------------------------------------
Re: Zero prrogres vs last season?
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: October 7, 2018, 5:45 am
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--- Quote from: deadlyfrom5yardsout link ---
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> Oh, and wasn't it a marvellous sight to see our containment of
Sarries maul on several occasions too?
>
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Yeah, that's a huge change, though a very very recent one.
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