B-Train
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Burton made 22 tackles this week and only missed 2..Keon is a beast that's a handful for any Half/2RF/Centre to defend. Burton's defence has been an issue this season and the 2nd half of last year but this week he wasn't a liability defensively.Nope Flanagan has absolutely nothing to do with Burton's terrible defensive effort.
Burtons attack is limited, but his biggest fans always centre their arguments about his attack suffers due to Flanagan somehow which is absolutely baffling.
My feeling of the situation is that Burton is a very reactive player and cannot pre empt or organise plays, this problem is evident in his defence as he can't count numbers and always moves up and looks to slide rather than picking his man.
I like Burton and want him to succeed, but he will never be worth what he's being paid until he can learn to make his tackles. No point in scoring 2 tries if you are going to let 3+ in.
That whole side was doomed defensively after Fox was injured because we had a bench 2RF defending in the centres and Alamoti on the wing.