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Final score Brisbane hold on for the win 86 - 82
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I watched some of this game but fell asleep. Seemed like a good one.
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I didn’t watch just checked in on score was a close game which does make them more interesting
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Sometimes a player will kick the ball down the field and his teammate catches it and the opposition jump on him. The ref blows the whistle and the play starts again with the same team possessing the ball. Why would they not use this strategy all the time like in American football. Complete a forward pass and go down and get possession closer to the goal. What am I unclear on or missing in the rules?
I did enjoy the game by the way. I am just a little shaky on the rules and strategy and find it a bit chaotic with so many guys on the field.
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Yeah so if the ball is kicked and it goes the minimum distance and is caught (15m) play can stop and they can kick or play on ( hand pass or run ) when they stop and take that next kick that can give the defending team to get back and check the other players down the field so sometimes teams will move quicker to try and get down the field before the defender is set up. That make sense?
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Yes that makes a lot of sense. I was thinking about how this might benefit the offensive team by allowing them to get set and run a specific play but didn't think about how it might benefit the defenders as well. Is it used as a strategy or just a situational thing? Do some teams try to move the ball this way more than others, while others prefer the uncertainty and chaos of fluid play?