Blue Sombrero wrote:
cimm1979 wrote:
I will say however that I really hope we can do the stoppage work like the Swans do.
That hand balling to guys on the move out of congestion used to be something we used to do in the 90's better than anyone and haven't done it since Ratts retired.
Just not sure how much of that is skill and how much is coaching.
Our players are running into congestion when they get it. Our handball is more like pinball.
We hardly ever have players running past the player with the football at a mark or free to take a handball. The end result of that is that the opposition always has the numbers at the drop of the footy. When we were 2-1 to zip, the camera went to the Swans box and he said to the bloke in his right,
"we have to run it more."
Bang! Change of plan ten minutes into the game.
Agreed
It's not only coach killers but marriage killers (not always a bad thing...)
Handballing to someone who is running...straight into a tackle
Handballing to someone stationary...straight into a tackle
Kicking it to someone...with an opponent so close they need to be checked for an STI
Kicking it long...to a 3 against 1
Trying to pick up a ball when you know you're going to get tackled instead of soccering it off the ground and continue to push forward to the next opportunity
Forwards always playing behind. 80% of kicks from the middle to our forward line are marked by defenders playing in front
Allowing Kruezer to win the throw ins but then Kruezer does EXACTLY what they want him to do
Players spending too much time running to cover space after our kick outs that the player kicking can't kick to them bc they have their backs to them
Opp taking uncontested marks in a contested situation
lack of shepherding
Tackling woeful
Little intent to run to an open space
etc etc etc