Sidefx wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
Sidefx wrote:
Good stats and good point Billy.
The biggest issue we have with our forward line and movement is we kick the ball to the same talls, expect the smalls to be there while also dragging their players into the mess and miraculously kick goals or contain the ball.
All while our mids and wings are doing jack......this is an area that takes the pressure off of the forward line and is as much a defence first strategy issue as it is a player issue.
We need a strategy and player change up in the next couple of weeks to find some other avenues and players to kick goals, otherwise this season is as good as done (which I think it is anyway, unfortunately).
We need 8 wins from the next 13 games. I think we will win against Swans, and not because Durds and Mots plays. We have to get our game sorted out now, unless we can do a Collingwood and win our last 8 in a row.
These two 19 & 20yo's are not in form, and they will be covered by Lloyd, Fox and Cuningham. The Swans backs are no slouches. Good luck our two boys becoming the new avenues this week....and then there's next week against the Dees when they face Hibberd, Salem and Mcvee.
If our 2 boys ARE the best "avenues" to goal we can muster, then good luck to them and the team. They have not been at Charlie Harry and Jacks feet when they know we are going to be bombing it long to the talls, so I'm not confident theses kids will be given a chance to be learning to be the avenues to goal against seasoned defenders.
I think you miss read my comment or I wasn't clear enough, sorry.
I meant our midfield and wings need to be the other avenues, like most clubs in the top 8 that have multiple goal scorers.
We rely too much on the two forwards who are usually out numbered because of both delivery and speed of play.
The supporters are expecting the smalls to be at the feet of the talls thus dragging in their men also to the mess.
I assume the instruction has been to move their defenders away from Harry and Charlie but the opposition don't rate the danger of our smalls or that we will even deliver to them lace out so they go to Charlie and Harry to spoil and clear the ball with ease.
My point being the smalls returns based on those numbers are not that bad, but because we can't kick goals or have multiple goal scorers the expectations to be miracle workers are a lot higher.
I thought the discussion from the bb stats was the small forwards, who should be avenues to goal but haven't been for a long while. I don't blame the wings and mids for that.
So, outside of Owies, you're happy with the 2nd and 3rd small forwards because ... the stats bb provided from afl.com support that?
Miracle workers? The smalls? I don't think I can let them off so lightly. I saw their impact as targets in the forwardline vs Dogs with the big dogs playing away from goal.
I think 3 smalls is at least one too many. I feel having 2 developing smalls in a team who cant afford to faulter is playing Russian Roulette by playing them, and something we do week in week out and it doesnt work.
No drama. I'm only guessing. For all I know they are perfecting Vossy's instructions and are sound. I just cant see it and havent seen it for 6 weeks (apart from WCE)
This is not the week to judge them if Vossy selects them again. We will beat Swans with or without the 2 kids. I will be interested in their ooutput vs Swans even if we do win, but the folllowing weekend, watch out. This is the week we should be trying different chemistry.
Sadly I dont think Dow will get a go this week.
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