Now, personally I think it is obvious that defence is the area that we need to improve on desperately this year. We were way too easy to score against in 2012.
I was really pleased to see that the Saints had conceded the third least number of points in the nab. Clearly this is an area that we are addressing and I thought it was visible in the practice games that i saw. Teams were having more trouble scoring against us, as opposed to the same time last year when sides would open us up and practically walk the ball over the line for a goal. This was a trend that continued throughout the season.
Defence is a team thing... individuals work together to make it hard to score. I'm really pleased with how it's looking, but can't put my finger on it... how is it working better? Or is it in my imagination?
If we can concede fewer than 90 this year we are a lock for finals. Can it be done? How?
Personally I think Stanley back is a great move, but would like to see a few more numbers in general back there and more than anything toughness at the ball ala 09 come back. And keeping with our blistering 2012 attack as well.
