| Draws in the Super 12/14 [message #983511] |
Sat, 29 April 2006 23:04 |
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Following three seasons without a single draw, the last three seasons
of Super 12/14 have seen a huge rise in the incidence of draws (11
from 552 games up to 2003; 9 from 208 games from 2004 onwards). An
increased aversion to losing, perhaps?
22/03/1996 Crusaders 16 Stormers 16 (Christchurch)
01/03/1997 Bulls 40 Blues 40 (Pretoria)
12/04/1997 Cats 16 Bulls 16 (Johannesburg)
19/04/1997 Crusaders 26 Sharks 26 (Christchurch)
11/05/1997 Sharks 27 Bulls 27 (Durban)
18/04/1998 Reds 17 Waratahs 17 (Brisbane)
27/02/1999 Sharks 13 Waratahs 13 (Durban)
19/03/1999 Crusaders 18 Hurricanes 18 (Christchurch)
20/03/1999 Blues 12 Reds 12 (Albany)
11/03/2000 Stormers 19 Bulls 19 (Cape Town)
01/04/2000 Bulls 14 Sharks 14 (Pretoria)
05/03/2004 Bulls 16 Highlanders 16 (Pretoria)
26/03/2004 Hurricanes 26 Blues 26 (Wellington)
05/03/2005 Highlanders 16 Stormers 16 (Invercargill)
07/05/2005 Brumbies 28 Chiefs 28 (Canberra)
14/05/2005 Cats 20 Sharks 20 (Bloemfontein)
24/02/2006 Stormers 15 Brumbies 15 (Cape Town)
08/04/2006 Chiefs 26 Bulls 26 (Hamilton)
21/04/2006 Force 23 Crusaders 23 (Perth)
28/04/2006 Cats 34 Force 34 (Johannesburg)
Myk
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| Re: Draws in the Super 12/14 [message #983525 ] |
Sun, 30 April 2006 02:56 |
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"Myk Cameron" <aqb [at] image.co.nz> wrote in message
news:vok752di9o0tqedodug7c9snkkf6oq4sqr [at] 4ax.com...
> Following three seasons without a single draw, the last three seasons
> of Super 12/14 have seen a huge rise in the incidence of draws (11
> from 552 games up to 2003; 9 from 208 games from 2004 onwards). An
> increased aversion to losing, perhaps?
>
Not sure if you can provide stats, but one impresison I have is that defence
is also much tougher this year. Less Trys are being scored (?), and a there
seems to be a lot more handling errors due to the faster, rushing defence.
This is the usual pattern when there aren't any rule changes as teams learn
what the best defensive patterns are for a given set of rules and the games
tighten up. IMO this is bad as it means less interesting matchups. Since we
have at least 18 months to go before the pre RWC rule freeze lifts, could
this have a negative effect on the game? I can only imagine defence will get
tighter and tighter until most creative play is smothered out of the game
(until the new rules come in, then it all opens up again).
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