Every team chips sideways to "build the ball up". It's part of the modern game and the trigger for it is when the oppositions defence is set up well behind the ball. Moving sideways and backwards spreads their middle of field defence a bit more and opens the ground up for a deeper entry, ultimately (deeper F50 entries are easier to defend - the ground is smaller and you can press up to lock the ball in more easily).

Where it's breaking down is we don't have the foot skills to hit targets, nor do we have the leg speed to run and carry, to get those deeper entries. What ends up happening is the long bomb gets triggered too far out from home, with a contest usually around half back - somewhere around the arc and the centre square. It's a dangerous part of the ground - if we don't mark or get a stoppage, the opponent runs it out with ease and scores out the back.

I think Voss would love to see us run and gun, but he knows we're not equipped to A) score heavily, consistently nor B) defend if we do turn it over (and lord knows, we turn the pill over more often than the Olinda Ferny Creek special team).

I'd be surprised if the Carlton locker room is as obsessed with Paddy Dow as this joint.

We have a player in the seconds that is good at clearances. He has speed and can kick goals too.

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We are not equipped to score heavily?
Really???
We have two of the most envied forwards in the league.
Sorry. I don't buy your summation. I don't think Voss likes to run and gun.
We have as much overall talent as st kilda or port or most...but Voss hasn't brought out the best in our players.
He's given some convoluted over worked plan that makes our boys miserable, lacks any dare or flair and is stultifying to watch.
I've never felt so depressed watching even when we barely won those earlier games.
You can make excuses all you like but unless Vossy wakes up and listens to some pretty good feedback...across the media..never mind supporters, we are going nowhere. It's miserable overworked footy.
Hoping for change tonite.
Voss has got this horribly wrong. ( imho).

Our problem against the Saints was we were obsessed with the 90 degree switch. Port last night kicked the ball at 45 & at least kept it moving forward

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Take advice from the media?
Surely you can't be serious.

So true. Just to add, when we did switch, we were covered and stopped in our tracks. It really was a horrid game on a couple of points.

So true. Just to add, when we did switch, we were covered and stopped in our tracks. It really was a horrid game on a couple of points.

Need for speed.

Chippy Chippy bomb bomb is so predictable and such a slow process.

The point you make was proved against WCE. Kennedy was regretfully made a sub, but when he came on last week he smashed the WCE mids and BV mentioned Kennedy ended up with 2nd most clearances for the "game", or close to that. Cerra was outstanding in the middle with Cripps and Hewett.

The addition of Cottrell when fit will change the profile of the team, hopefully placing more weight on a quicker side overall, than stodgy, as we were vs Saints.

Cottrell has ability and brings things we need like run and pace. However, he certainly hasn't established himself as a best 22 yet

The point you make was proved against WCE. Kennedy was regretfully made a sub, but when he came on last week he smashed the WCE mids and BV mentioned Kennedy ended up with 2nd most clearances for the "game", or close to that. Cerra was outstanding in the middle with Cripps and Hewett.

The addition of Cottrell when fit will change the profile of the team, hopefully placing more weight on a quicker side overall, than stodgy, as we were vs Saints.

I'd really like to see Cottrell take a Prestia role for the team.
He has the endurance, speed, toughness and his kicking is getting better and better.
He could be that missing inside piece.