Again we’re ignoring the issues here. It’s not about which individuals played well. It’s a team sport played against an opposition team. We don’t have the right mix of personal on the field. Other teams cover more ground than us. Madgen is another of those slower players who maximizes their skill. For every Madgen we field we need speedy players around him. Do we drop IQ because he conceded 5 goals to Toby Green? Hardly. It’s all about getting the right mix of players and winning or losing tells you whether you get it right or wrong.BazBoy wrote:I feel Jack Magden has learned on the job
There are many in the who could use his never give up approach
Post Match. Pies down to Giants. All comments, please.
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Went to the game, and it really hit me how backwards our list has gone since 2018. The lack of apparent depth is a real concern...
Surely this year needs to be a year where we find out the kids we drafted in the last 3 years have what it takes as the current 22 is not the answer.
Giants had some thing like 10 players who had played 1-20 games each or something? This was the game to put youth into the team, as surely the club know we are one paced and don't have speed to keep up with young teams??
Our bottom six (best 22) players are just don't contribute enough, can't carry that many plodders and most mistakes come from those players, due to lack of speed, awareness, panic under pressure or just don;t have the support around them from the rest of the team to help them out...
So many orange jumpers around the ball... When Mumford who can barely move weaves in and around our players for a give and receive, shows just how poor we were/are.
And yet when we got the ball we somehow kicked to outnumbered opponents who moved the ball quickly and put us under immense pressure...
A lot went wrong on Saturday night, but my main concern with our list, is that our foot skills are horrendous!! Also, how hard is it to handball to some ones mid section instead of their feet??
Our forward line would function a lot better if our inside 50 entries weren't half a foot high or big up and under kicks that create a pack, (we also have no one who can take a pack mark bar Howe and Moore who are at the other end of the ground) looking at the stats, we had more inside 50's, we had 4 more than the giants, we get the ball, but use it so poorly!!
Which has been consistent for 2-3 years now.
Our backline is pretty solid and keeps us in games, we need to build a team that rebounds quickly form defence, by adding quick/skillfull players?
Lets see what Macrae, McInnes, Poulter, McMahon, Rantall can offer? McCreery was a breath of fresh air with his attack on the ball. A few ore players like that can change a game. I'm sure Henry would want another crack after his first game.
other teams have have success this year with it, we need to try something...
Surely this year needs to be a year where we find out the kids we drafted in the last 3 years have what it takes as the current 22 is not the answer.
Giants had some thing like 10 players who had played 1-20 games each or something? This was the game to put youth into the team, as surely the club know we are one paced and don't have speed to keep up with young teams??
Our bottom six (best 22) players are just don't contribute enough, can't carry that many plodders and most mistakes come from those players, due to lack of speed, awareness, panic under pressure or just don;t have the support around them from the rest of the team to help them out...
So many orange jumpers around the ball... When Mumford who can barely move weaves in and around our players for a give and receive, shows just how poor we were/are.
And yet when we got the ball we somehow kicked to outnumbered opponents who moved the ball quickly and put us under immense pressure...
A lot went wrong on Saturday night, but my main concern with our list, is that our foot skills are horrendous!! Also, how hard is it to handball to some ones mid section instead of their feet??
Our forward line would function a lot better if our inside 50 entries weren't half a foot high or big up and under kicks that create a pack, (we also have no one who can take a pack mark bar Howe and Moore who are at the other end of the ground) looking at the stats, we had more inside 50's, we had 4 more than the giants, we get the ball, but use it so poorly!!
Which has been consistent for 2-3 years now.
Our backline is pretty solid and keeps us in games, we need to build a team that rebounds quickly form defence, by adding quick/skillfull players?
Lets see what Macrae, McInnes, Poulter, McMahon, Rantall can offer? McCreery was a breath of fresh air with his attack on the ball. A few ore players like that can change a game. I'm sure Henry would want another crack after his first game.
other teams have have success this year with it, we need to try something...
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And then Queen's Birthday! Wow, it's been quite a while since I've dreaded this part of the season.swoop42 wrote:Playing West Coast in Perth is not the time to blood a host of youngsters.
A massacre is awaiting us as it is.
No, wait a week and leave the debuts for Anzac day.
There are 10 types of people in this world, those that understand binary and those that don't.
The selection of their most experienced players has achieved one win from 4
And taken into account there are not many more with a lot of AFL exposure it’s bite the bullet time and let it be dare time
Not 3 or 4 newbies. But a possible two at the start. Starting now
And taken into account there are not many more with a lot of AFL exposure it’s bite the bullet time and let it be dare time
Not 3 or 4 newbies. But a possible two at the start. Starting now
I'm not arguing--just explaining why i am right
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