Positions v2
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| Props (P) x2 on a team | Hooker (H) | Scrum Half (SH) | Fly Half (FH) | Centre (C) | Winger (W) | ||
| SKILLS | Used for: | ||||||
| Pace (PCE) | Low | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium | High | Running the ball (incorporates using footwork) |
| Strength (STR) | High | High | Low | Low | Medium | Low | Pushing in the scrum, tackling or trying to run through tackles |
| Handling (HAN) | Medium | Medium | High | Medium | Medium | Medium | Catching and passing the ball |
| Positional Awareness (PAW) | Low | Low | High | High | Medium | Medium | Being in the right place at the right time (to receive a pass or make a tackle) |
| Kicking (KCK) | N/A | N/A | Medium | High | Medium | Low | Restarts, penalty kicks, drop goals, clearances, tactical kicking (short clearance, cross field kick) |
| Jumping (JMP) | N/A | High | Low | Low | Medium | High | Contesting the restart and line out |
| Fit | Adds or takes away from other attributes as per other Olmec games | ||||||
| Aggression | Allocated to the team and acts as a bonus to strength and jumping but risks increased penalties and yellow/red cards (akin to hardness in MSWL) | ||||||
| Notes: | Usually the strongest players on the team | Usually one of the strongest players on the team | Usually has the best ball handling skills on the team. | Usually the best kicker on the team | Does a bit of everything | Usually the fastest player on the team, which often means top try scorer | |
| Pushes in the scrum | Pushes and hooks the ball in the scrum | Great positional awareness | Great positional awareness | Usually the main target for the restarts | |||
| Lifts at the lineout | Jumps at the line out | Puts the ball into the scrum | Takes place kicks (restarts, conversions, penalties, drop goals) | Most likely to run with the ball | |||
| Key: | Throws the ball into the line out | Most likely to employ tactical kicking (clearances and cross field kicks) | |||||
| High | Essential for the position | ||||||
| Medium | An important part of the role | ||||||
| Low | A useful skill to have but not essential | ||||||
| N/A | A player in this position never does this |
