Position is a vital factor in Rugby League and it is essential players are always in position and are never caught out of it.
  One mistake and a match against opponents who are playing constructive football could be lost.
  In school games one try is often enough to win a match and even in senior games three of five points frequently represents a winning margin.
 The first point to be learned is where to line up for kick-off.
 

  Any weakness in placement of players facing a kick-off can either cost a try or valuable ground against a smart-thinking player taking the kick. 
  Snap tries not only count for their actual points but have a strong psychological effect on the team caught napping. 
  The diagram on page 28 shows just how both teams should line up for a 25yd. drop-out. 
  The kick should be taken by either the the five-eighth or half-back and it is advisable that the one player should do this all the time. 
  This will make him expert at placing the ball where his team wants it so that they have the best possible chance of gaining possession. 
  Failing that, the object is to ensure his forwards can tackle the opponent taking the ball before he can set his supports moving. 

HIGH KICKS SO VALUABLE 

  By lofting the ball as high as possible and placing it accurately the kicker is giving his team-mates every opportunity of being close to the man taking the ball when it descends. 
  Any movement can be stifled at the outset and there is also a chance of bustling the man taking the ball and forcing him into a handling error. 
  Here again we must stress the need for the man taking the ball - as with a player taking a pass - to devote his full concentration to taking it cleanly. 
  The ball must travel 10 yards from a place kick-off which is used to start the first and second halves of the match and also after any score. 
  The ball must not be handled inside the 10 yards mark. 

COMPLETE COVERING 

  In the diagram in Chapter 4 for a place kick-off it can readily be seen that no matter where the ball is kicked there is a man to cover it. 
  It will be noted that the winger on the open side is standing well back and practically in line with the full-back and one of the centres. 
  Players have a bad habit of moving up and standing in line and it is important that the correct positions be observed to prevent and exploitation of a snap kick to an unguarded spot. 
  The kicker must always be on the alert for any such opening and his team-mates must be ready to follow quickly any change of direction with the kick. 
  Immediately the ball is taken, the players of the team in possession all move back to their attacking positions. 

LONG KICK WITH WIND 

  A point to remember is that if a team is kicking with the wind its opponents should stand further back than normally and watch for that long kick down the centre. 
  Top Sydney side St. George has favoured this on many occasions, particularly when Harry Bath was kicking off. 
  Variety in kicking-off is handy, as it helps to keep opponents guessing. 
  Never turn your back on the ball is an old and true saying which applies particularly in Rugby League. 
  Even when the ball is on the other side of the field a player should be on the alert and never take is [sic] eyes off it.  Schoolboys could learn a lesson from watching any first class match - notice how the players never let their eyes stray from the ball. 
  In Rugby League play moves from one side of the field to the other so quickly that the players must always be ready for a pass or a tackle. 
  The defending side must stand up closer to their opponents but at the same time not overdo it. 
  Rugby League is a game which is won by attacking football and the Frenchmen have shown us many times that tries can be scored from a defending team's 25.