bondiblue wrote:
I think the problem is caused by a lot of things, but most convincing source of the phenomena called Momentum is the 6-6-6 rule.
We dominate clearances with inside outside mids Cripps Walsh Hewett Cerra Kennedy, when Pitto rucks.
They can't do it on their own for 4 quarters. They tire because there's no one to rotate with the motors required to keep intensity up in the contest.
Owies Durdin can't do it, and Martin and Fisher don't do it enough let alone a different body shape to perform the role of the Fab 5.
It says to me, as good as they are, a couple have to be upgraded. We need players who can play midfield and forward to play Voss' Game Plan.
Carroll, Honey, Philp, maybe Stocker and Kemp in the future. The talent is there but untried.
LOB Setterfield Newnes Cottrell wing debate is another issue imo and they can't be relied on for a taxing running game as it is.
Genuine Intercept Mark (3rd Tall) is another specialised and important role. We're missing Marchbank and McGovern.
Pretty much spot on, no quality wingers to help out defence and spread to help transition on rebound.
Defence is unsettled and will be leaky when Weiters is the only experienced back and really missing jones.
So knowing all that, when teams get a run on, we need to make use of the stand rule and Ince our way forward with 15.1mt kicks even if it clogs our forward line and reduces our capacity to score. The goal of the game whilst other team has momentum is to take the tempo out of the game and not burn energy defending.
We did it late in both the Hawke game and the Port game and it allowed us to get the chocolates, we need to implement it more in small patches earlier in the game, but I'm sure Vossy is still experimenting and we are far from the finished product