Your analysis is incredible. Probably the most granular analysis I've seen. Would love to see you cover a full game and discuss how a team's tactics and play evolve over the course of 80.
That's a lovely thing to say, Will. Thank you. I struggle to do full game reviews due to time, although my new video which might be ready tomorrow morning is a coverage of Wales v England! Would welcome your feedback on that one when it's published!
Thanks for taking a look and for taking the time to comment, Aneurin! Really appreciate it. The next video will be a fuller analysis of the bigger picture, but I love doing single plays like that!
Stumbled across your channel last night and subscribed immediately. I love my rugby have done for as long as I can remember, and i have a damn good basic understanding of the game, but I love watching videos like this that help me to understand what teams/players are fully doing. So keep it up man. And would be good to see linger videos, and more vodeos about the tactics used my specific teams, and more videos about specific players explaing what it is that makes them so good at what they do. Cheers.
Ah that's awesome! My channel seems to not get a great deal of coverage and tends to go unnoticed, so well done for finding it! I love what I do and hope that other benefit from it. I'll definitely do more team focussed videos (I did one on Exeter Chiefs you should take a look at! and also loving looking at individual players too!
Outstanding video and explanation, Geraint - I love the way you pause, highlight and re-run, giving me a chance to digest and fully understand. Especially useful these shorts plays and detailed explanation, thank you.
That's really good to hear, Michele! It's a constant process of making these videos clearer and more informative for the viewer so I'm glad it's paying off!
Thank you, Patricio! Really appreciate it! That sounds like a good idea for a future video! I've just about finished one looking at the 9 in defence too! It'll be posted tomorrow!
Awsome as always Geraint, the pods are normally used as a rest or reset moment for the attack, but Bristol used them to try to break all the time. Thanks again for you great work!
Thank you, Tomas! Really appreciate your support! I agree, so many attacks don't use shapes to their potential or indeed go looking for opportunities! Nice to see Bristol bucking the trend.
That's great to hear, Steve. I'm enjoying doing the 'live analysis' ones, which hopefully come across a bit more personable! It's going to be a busy couple of months so hope you enjoy the content!
@@GeraintDaviesGDD He was in the year below me in school so I've had the honour of playing with him, was a top player then and just gets even better! Difficult to understand what some players picked in the Autumn have done to not justify a call up this time round.
@@AndrewDavidForde Ah very cool! A great player to be able to reference! I know he's young and will get better with age, but I honestly thought he'd be involved. He looks sharper than some of the other choices in the squad, and some of the forward choices are a bit bonkers too!
Great job again! Just a interesting fact about Bristol you can mention in the future, Pat Lam is a big fan of Wigan Warrior attacking pattern. What does that mean? Attack should be brought to simplicity. There is not more simpler way of creating a numerous advantage than doing a single loop. This kind of attack is very typical to Lam’s teams. For which pattern you need a very well balanced fly-half with a decent footwork so he can accelerate into the space for split second. Great video, great depth and amazing energy you bring to everything you do Sir! Love your work. Keep it up!!!
That's really interesting, Kostadin, thank you for that. As you say Wigan are build in effective simplicity, but with incredibly high skill level and fitness! I didn't realise Lam was a fan of theirs! I try to bring my love of the game to the screen and to add a bit of detail to balance out some of the more general stuff out there!
Just discovered your channel and it's great! What are your thoughts on the narrowness of competition in the Pro14 and how much will the rainbow cup push the quality in Ireland, Scotland and Wales?
Thank you, Michael! Really like that idea. There's a definite difference between different teams on that one. Bristol have got to be up there with the best!
Great analysis and presentation. Would you say that it was the threat of Lloyd during Afoa's pass to Hughes that fixed the corner defender enough for Hughes to get an inside shoulder? Also, thanks for defining terms like "corner" for us on the more novice side of things.
Thank you, that's really kind of you! There's a few things that contribute. Because it's only a 2 man pod the defenders would've been a bit more confident that they could cover it so were committed to the tackle, Mercer would've been drawn by the outside attackers so didn't want to get too narrow, and yet had to hold because of Lloyd behind. Then the timing of Afoa's pass was literally perfect! Even Hughes' line does a cracking job of just tightening the gap and forcing an inside shoulder tackle. Great awareness from him to turn out for the offload. Lovely play all around!
the short (well timed) pass from Afoa was class. Do you think that's an essential skill for front rowers these days? especially with how often they find themselves in pods of three or congested space?
Absolute quality wasn't it! Definitely essential in my opinion. Players like Kyle Sinckler, Jamie George, Dane Coles etc. have really changed the way front rowers are looked at. Afoa being able to give that kind of quality pass, with that kind of deception really sets him apart. Makes a huge difference to an attack!
@@GeraintDaviesGDD Yes It's a skill I associate with NZ and Pacific island players, also think Afoa has been long underrated as a ballplayer. Thanks for the reply Ger, love these videos I've learned a lot from them. Very accessible!
@@gwynevans6440 Yeah I'd agree. He's getting a bit more coverage now, which is good to see! Really pleased you're enjoying the content, a bit of Wales analysis coming tomorrow!
Thank you for taking a look! Really appreciate it. I'm adapting the way I'm making videos all the time, hopefully I'll find a sweet spot at some point!
i'd love to see how this ties in with squidge rugby's analysis on george ford. almost like a comparison between fly halves would be intresting to see i feel
That's a really cool idea! George Ford is solid 10, but I think I'd show a slightly different picture with players like Lloyd! Sounds like a video for the future!
Still not too late for Harry Randall to turn away from the dark side & throw his lot in with Wales......Eddie will end up giving him one cap, just to tie him down. I bet Eddie is also regretting not picking Sheedy & Johnny Williams now, not to mention Tompkins & Ross Moriarty.
Randall is quality but I rate Hardy, Williams, Davies and Webb ahead of him! Sheedy would never have played senior for England I don't think. And I'm 100% certain the Ross wouldn't (I was his academy coach at U18!), he only played 20's as he thought it would be better for his career in the short term!
With most defenses set up like league blitzing or coming hard and fast off the line whatever you want to call it mostly committing sometimes literally 2 players at a ruck while everyone in a line awaiting next attack .. I've seen it with Wales many times when in possetion that they keep going from pod to pod straight into collision of a well organised defensive line that has numbers .. I don't tend to see enough of the attacking 10 mixing it up with chips over or through a blitz defense to keep opposition guessing or just the team in possetion picking up and going from the fringes of ruck to commit defenders so space is created out wide for attack .. it's not just Wales it's other teams to where I've seen teams go through anything from 10 to 30 phases against Wales and going nowhere against well organised Welsh defense not commuting numbers to rucks happy for opposition to have the ball because Wales confident in defense eventually attack coming to nothing and me thinking how pointless all that effort was by attack team.. for me there's not enough heads up rugby these days by some outside halfs.. fin Russel did it against Wales blitz defense 1st half leading to try with chip over rush defense.. I think the more you keep a defense guessing who doesn't commit to the ruck ? Pick up and go with some chips or grubbers through defensive line is the way to keep mixing it up .. but do see a lot of just pod after pod multiple phases going nowhere and I don't get it
Variety when running shapes is key. A lot of international rugby is about playing the percentages, but to really make headway there’s got to be a bit of a different approach. Finns chips are a good example!
So, what do you think? I'd love to hear your feedback on my live analysis!
Your analysis is incredible. Probably the most granular analysis I've seen. Would love to see you cover a full game and discuss how a team's tactics and play evolve over the course of 80.
That's a lovely thing to say, Will. Thank you. I struggle to do full game reviews due to time, although my new video which might be ready tomorrow morning is a coverage of Wales v England! Would welcome your feedback on that one when it's published!
I found it really helpful how you summed it up clearly at the beginning, then broke it down and didn’t miss any details - very informative thanks!
Thanks for taking a look and for taking the time to comment, Aneurin! Really appreciate it. The next video will be a fuller analysis of the bigger picture, but I love doing single plays like that!
Stumbled across your channel last night and subscribed immediately.
I love my rugby have done for as long as I can remember, and i have a damn good basic understanding of the game, but I love watching videos like this that help me to understand what teams/players are fully doing.
So keep it up man.
And would be good to see linger videos, and more vodeos about the tactics used my specific teams, and more videos about specific players explaing what it is that makes them so good at what they do.
Cheers.
Ah that's awesome! My channel seems to not get a great deal of coverage and tends to go unnoticed, so well done for finding it! I love what I do and hope that other benefit from it. I'll definitely do more team focussed videos (I did one on Exeter Chiefs you should take a look at! and also loving looking at individual players too!
Outstanding video and explanation, Geraint - I love the way you pause, highlight and re-run, giving me a chance to digest and fully understand. Especially useful these shorts plays and detailed explanation, thank you.
That's really good to hear, Michele! It's a constant process of making these videos clearer and more informative for the viewer so I'm glad it's paying off!
Just catching up on all these videos Geraint. Excellent work. Short, concise and really helpful. Well played 🤘
There’s a few to catch up with, Mark! Glad you’re liking them 👍🏻
Fun analysis as always and great way to explain the game. I'd like to see more material about the role of the 9 in the attack. Thanks!
Thank you, Patricio! Really appreciate it! That sounds like a good idea for a future video! I've just about finished one looking at the 9 in defence too! It'll be posted tomorrow!
Brilliant video! Really like this style of analysis.
Looking forward to seeing more content from you.
Thanks for taking a look, Owen!
Awsome as always Geraint, the pods are normally used as a rest or reset moment for the attack, but Bristol used them to try to break all the time. Thanks again for you great work!
Thank you, Tomas! Really appreciate your support! I agree, so many attacks don't use shapes to their potential or indeed go looking for opportunities! Nice to see Bristol bucking the trend.
Really enjoying these videos... Great analysis, well presented!
That's great to hear, Steve. I'm enjoying doing the 'live analysis' ones, which hopefully come across a bit more personable! It's going to be a busy couple of months so hope you enjoy the content!
Excellent session Geraint, as usual. You give a real insight into the realms of attack. And how a defence causes to lose shape...keep it up.
Thanks.
Thank you, Adam! I try my best! Lots more to come in the coming days and weeks too!
Lloyd is class act
Top vid Geraint! How good was Ioan Lloyd in that game?!
Thanks, Andrew! He was unreal wasn't he! Cardiff boy doing big things. Just wish Wales had given him a crack in the Six Nations!
@@GeraintDaviesGDD He was in the year below me in school so I've had the honour of playing with him, was a top player then and just gets even better! Difficult to understand what some players picked in the Autumn have done to not justify a call up this time round.
@@AndrewDavidForde Ah very cool! A great player to be able to reference! I know he's young and will get better with age, but I honestly thought he'd be involved. He looks sharper than some of the other choices in the squad, and some of the forward choices are a bit bonkers too!
Great job again! Just a interesting fact about Bristol you can mention in the future, Pat Lam is a big fan of Wigan Warrior attacking pattern. What does that mean?
Attack should be brought to simplicity. There is not more simpler way of creating a numerous advantage than doing a single loop. This kind of attack is very typical to Lam’s teams. For which pattern you need a very well balanced fly-half with a decent footwork so he can accelerate into the space for split second. Great video, great depth and amazing energy you bring to everything you do Sir! Love your work. Keep it up!!!
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That's really interesting, Kostadin, thank you for that. As you say Wigan are build in effective simplicity, but with incredibly high skill level and fitness! I didn't realise Lam was a fan of theirs!
I try to bring my love of the game to the screen and to add a bit of detail to balance out some of the more general stuff out there!
@@GeraintDaviesGDD Amazing work really!
Love these videos Geraint. Really fantastic
Thank you! I must say I'm getting a little addicted to my new set up!
This was awesome - thanks so much.
I love Mondays because GDD is making it all make sense for me. Bristol is winning in every way possible these days.
They are just quality to watch when they play like this! Very clever play, and I'll try to link it all together in my next video!
Just discovered your channel and it's great! What are your thoughts on the narrowness of competition in the Pro14 and how much will the rainbow cup push the quality in Ireland, Scotland and Wales?
Ah that’s wonderful, welcome on board and I hope you enjoy working through the videos! They’ve changed quite a bit over time!
Class as always. I’d be keen to see how different teams handle transition attack and defence.
Thank you, Michael! Really like that idea. There's a definite difference between different teams on that one. Bristol have got to be up there with the best!
Regards from Argentina!
I hope you’re keeping well, Santiago 👍🏻
Great analysis and presentation. Would you say that it was the threat of Lloyd during Afoa's pass to Hughes that fixed the corner defender enough for Hughes to get an inside shoulder? Also, thanks for defining terms like "corner" for us on the more novice side of things.
Thank you, that's really kind of you! There's a few things that contribute. Because it's only a 2 man pod the defenders would've been a bit more confident that they could cover it so were committed to the tackle, Mercer would've been drawn by the outside attackers so didn't want to get too narrow, and yet had to hold because of Lloyd behind. Then the timing of Afoa's pass was literally perfect! Even Hughes' line does a cracking job of just tightening the gap and forcing an inside shoulder tackle. Great awareness from him to turn out for the offload. Lovely play all around!
the short (well timed) pass from Afoa was class. Do you think that's an essential skill for front rowers these days? especially with how often they find themselves in pods of three or congested space?
Absolute quality wasn't it! Definitely essential in my opinion. Players like Kyle Sinckler, Jamie George, Dane Coles etc. have really changed the way front rowers are looked at. Afoa being able to give that kind of quality pass, with that kind of deception really sets him apart. Makes a huge difference to an attack!
@@GeraintDaviesGDD
Yes It's a skill I associate with NZ and Pacific island players, also think Afoa has been long underrated as a ballplayer.
Thanks for the reply Ger, love these videos I've learned a lot from them. Very accessible!
@@gwynevans6440 Yeah I'd agree. He's getting a bit more coverage now, which is good to see! Really pleased you're enjoying the content, a bit of Wales analysis coming tomorrow!
@@GeraintDaviesGDD How did you know I'm Welsh? : }
@@gwynevans6440 Call it intuition!
Hi Geraint thanks for your analysis, clear as always an very helpfull
Thank you for taking a look! Really appreciate it. I'm adapting the way I'm making videos all the time, hopefully I'll find a sweet spot at some point!
I’ve always wondered what you meant, when you said , ‘ Shape off 9.
Hopefully this cleared it up ok! Once I cleared the backlog of videos I want to make from the 6 Nations I'll dive back into attacking shapes!
i'd love to see how this ties in with squidge rugby's analysis on george ford. almost like a comparison between fly halves would be intresting to see i feel
That's a really cool idea! George Ford is solid 10, but I think I'd show a slightly different picture with players like Lloyd! Sounds like a video for the future!
Still not too late for Harry Randall to turn away from the dark side & throw his lot in with Wales......Eddie will end up giving him one cap, just to tie him down. I bet Eddie is also regretting not picking Sheedy & Johnny Williams now, not to mention Tompkins & Ross Moriarty.
Randall is quality but I rate Hardy, Williams, Davies and Webb ahead of him! Sheedy would never have played senior for England I don't think. And I'm 100% certain the Ross wouldn't (I was his academy coach at U18!), he only played 20's as he thought it would be better for his career in the short term!
With most defenses set up like league blitzing or coming hard and fast off the line whatever you want to call it mostly committing sometimes literally 2 players at a ruck while everyone in a line awaiting next attack .. I've seen it with Wales many times when in possetion that they keep going from pod to pod straight into collision of a well organised defensive line that has numbers .. I don't tend to see enough of the attacking 10 mixing it up with chips over or through a blitz defense to keep opposition guessing or just the team in possetion picking up and going from the fringes of ruck to commit defenders so space is created out wide for attack .. it's not just Wales it's other teams to where I've seen teams go through anything from 10 to 30 phases against Wales and going nowhere against well organised Welsh defense not commuting numbers to rucks happy for opposition to have the ball because Wales confident in defense eventually attack coming to nothing and me thinking how pointless all that effort was by attack team.. for me there's not enough heads up rugby these days by some outside halfs.. fin Russel did it against Wales blitz defense 1st half leading to try with chip over rush defense.. I think the more you keep a defense guessing who doesn't commit to the ruck ? Pick up and go with some chips or grubbers through defensive line is the way to keep mixing it up .. but do see a lot of just pod after pod multiple phases going nowhere and I don't get it
Variety when running shapes is key. A lot of international rugby is about playing the percentages, but to really make headway there’s got to be a bit of a different approach. Finns chips are a good example!