Have started seeing other teams employ this tactic in the limited games I watch. Maybe it is just confirmation bias, but it seems every team that does this surrenders territory allowing deeper forward entries that initiates a switch in momentum to the opposition, and results in a loss.
It is the equivalent to the prevent defense in American Football, where a team allows the opposition to march the ball all the way down the field and only start defending once they get within 20 yards of the end zone. Many a wise NFL scribe has said all a prevent defense does is prevent you from winning.
And Beveridge's not manning the mark tactic has had the same consequence...it is preventing the team from defending the entire field, allows the opposition to move the ball into the forward line with impunity, and score at will - in other words it prevents the team from winning!!!
It is the equivalent to the prevent defense in American Football, where a team allows the opposition to march the ball all the way down the field and only start defending once they get within 20 yards of the end zone. Many a wise NFL scribe has said all a prevent defense does is prevent you from winning.
And Beveridge's not manning the mark tactic has had the same consequence...it is preventing the team from defending the entire field, allows the opposition to move the ball into the forward line with impunity, and score at will - in other words it prevents the team from winning!!!