17th Premiership wrote:
Could we be the first team that brings two completely different game plans into the season, depending on our opponents??
Fast Carlton & Tight Carlton?
I still think we need to clean up our kicks which get smothered and the dinky handballs that fall to teammates feet and slow our momentum.
its only two weeks into the season, but i feel this is a really important step the team has taken ...
last week in the 3rd when richmond got a run on, we where able to slow it down, take the heat out of the contest, score 2 goals ... years gone by that results in us conceeding a run of 5+ goals etc..
this week, again the cats, we had moments when we ran them off their feet, slowed it down when they got a run on.
i think defensively, i feel like we are structured really well .. again, in years gone by we would rely on a massive midfield dominance ... and that just doesnt seem like our greatest asset anymore. they where good, and probably won the contest last night, but i feel like it is 30+ from everyone (Cripps, Cerra, Hewitt & Walsh) for us to win games in the past, not anymore.
for mine, its real tangible improvement on last season ... not sure we beat two many top 4/8 sides last year, well we have now. Thats 2 who i think will be top 8 at the very least, and we are unbeaten.
we still have alot of work to do on our defensive efforts when they game is there to be won .. feel like we try to defend a lead way to early, but its a work in progress.
great start to the season IMO
I think these comments are the perfect summary of what i saw....
robertbb wrote:
sticksaftersiren87 wrote:
Holland's running is ridiculous for a first year player. He does not stop. And he can use it. Already better than LOB. Watch out when he gets stronger in future years.
He's got wheels too.... very quick. Weapon.
Distance Covered (km):
Hollands 15.2
Blicavs 14.7
Close 14.6
Miers 14.4
Doc 14.3
Distance Covered at high speed (km):
Hollands 3.5
Acres 2.8
Bowes 2.7
Holmes 2.5
Close 2.5
Avg Speed (km/h):
Bruhn 9.7
Kennedy 9.4
Hollands 9.3
LOB 9.1
Smith 9.1
Sprints:
Hollands 27
Acres 23
McKay 20
Holmes 20
Close 20
Repeat Sprints:
Hollands 5
Mckay 4
Cameron 4
Stengle 3
Henry 3
... But this blows my mind... Thanks AGRO jnr... This blows my mind... And it's something you don't see....
Kudos to the selection committee... The ins/outs worked well.... And the small forwards did their job instead of being invisible....