Pros:
Murphy was terrific. All class.
Waite had a great game.
Thornton was very good (again).
Bower.
Santy. Pity that Gehrig kicked 4 goals from 5 kicks though. Like to see a bit more aggression from Santy. A couple of times he looked a bit tentative, and allowed Gehrig to take easy marks. Much rather see him give away the free than simply allow an uncontested mark.
Good to see young players continuing to be blooded. Pfeiffer was impressive.
Betts.
Good to see Gibbs getting more of the ball.
Cons:
Our midfield strength is not really operating that way at the moment. Was a weakness again after half time.
We may have younger and slighter bodies, but would like to see more aggression and tackling and intensity. The difference in tackling really told a tale.
We still really struggle to beat the flood. Good that we're trying to develop new strategies, but still got a long way to go. We really struggle to find ways to score. We also don't run hard enough defensively. For the 2nd and 3rd quarters our attack looked clogged, but our defence looked open.
Stevens is obviously carrying excess weight.
Scotland had a pour game.
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