rhino27 wrote:
JSOS tonight no right foot or left foot.
I love Jack's competitiveness but he got well ahead of himself tonight. Continually flew against Charlie and Harry with zero effect other than bringing his opponent into the contest.
He probably called for handballs 3 or 4 times in the first quarter. 2 or 3 times from a player who was better placed to kick the ball including Durdin who could have kicked the goal from the goalsquare.
We overpossessed the football instead of trusting our forwards and getting the ball in there. When the heat is on, you cant keep looking for the perfect disposal. Finals footy will find you out if you don't recognise the times to take territory.
Surprise, surprise, playing Cerra on the wing was a bust. He couldn't get into the game and we missed his accountability in the middle. Fisher refused to man up Zac Jones and was consistently beaten. Stocker should have come in and that decision combined with the related positional changes (Cerra/Newnes) were surprising moves by the coaches and frankly, they were piss poor ideas.
I hate losing but when you have many more opportunities only to piss them up against the wall, that kills.
Mix that with some abysmal turnovers in the middle of the ground and that was the ball game. We have been playing disciplined, conservative football out of defence but tonight Young and O'Brien decided to kick shitful floaters into the centre square. WTF is that about? as I've said elsewhere, Young is an athletic defender of a good size but his kicking is very poor.
Like last week Kemp fought back but he was towelled up early. He just refused to play in front.
We're desperate to get Pitt back. The Saints rucks continually stepped across the line and took away TDK's strength. His leap.
I agree BV. TDK got pantsed and to me was the biggest issue apart from our poor kicking both for goal and in general around the ground. Need Pittonet back urgently to right the ship otherwise we are always going to be 50:50 in close games.