True but bring in Boyd and Docherty goes to the wing is my solution. Perfect player for a wing

Firstly, I think Cincotta is making a case for a permanent spot in the backline, like Boyd did last year. He released Docherty to the midfield.

I have no doubt Cincotta and Boyd can play in the same team, in the backline.
Why not? Two hard running, line breaking defenders to add to Saad and Newman, with Weiters, Young and Gov making up the 7 defenders.

I don't think Docherty running up and down the wing all day is the most effective way to use Docherty.

Running up and down a wing for 15kms to make a fist of the role, at 30 years of age, is a big ask, especially when he hasn't done that much running playing the wing for a long time.
I doubt he will have enough oxygen in the lungs to be giving instruction and direction playing 4 quarters on a wing. A quarter here and there , sure.

His best spot for us is in the midfield, if we can afford that, and sure he can play wing but only if one of Cottrell and Hollands can't do it. Acres on the other wing.

I get your point though re releasing Docherty.

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It's what Pendlebury does, so why not.
He had 93.3% kicking efficiency on the weekend......maybe he fills the gap on the wing for foot skills.

Hollands has been impressive but he is young and his foot skills have been poor. Mostly because he gets physically knocked around

I think Docherty is the prefect wingman. He can run, reads the play as well and will get back and help the defence and can kick it well inside 50. Also smart enough to get forward and kick a goal or two. he can spend minutes in the middle to relieve the others

I bet Docherty does play wing at times for the reasons you just posted.
I dont think he will be on a wing all game, that's all.

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I’d look at Doc as a high HF. Not as much running, can use his experience to take his defender away from the play if necessary, deliver inside F50 and as we’ve seen he can actually kick straight from 50m

Or just leave him where he is

Correct. Doc had a great year last year. And he's started well again.
I don't understand why posters want to move players who are in great form. The same as the suggestions to play Saad wing. FFS, he's probably no.1 half back in the competition so people want to @#$%&! around with his form. If you want to try people in different positions, look at the players that are struggling. Not the ones actually playing great footy where they are.

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7 rounds into 2023, we continually miss targets and we are still bombing the ball into the F50............solutions?

Doc's already playing wing/midfield for part of games. With Cincotta Kemp Saad Newman and more he can move their permantly

I have no idea if we were out coached tonight, I didn’t even bother to watch.

I'm a bit concerned by our forward defence coaching.
Is it a deficit in coaching communication, or development?

Our midfield makes us hard to coach.
Too slow, too easily pushed around and definitely out skilled tonight.

Yeah.. nah

Bad kicking is bad footy. I'm not convinced on him as a coach but basic kicks missing targets is a player issue

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They shit me no end

I think it is all related

Skill execution errors could be a sign of poor recruiting, poor player development, poor coaching, lazy culture etc

Basically there are multiple reasons why we have been a poor club for so long

poor execution is a coach killer ...

honestly, has be [REDACTED] as to why???

The kicking was as consistently bad last night as I've seen. Scores from direct turnovers.

And that's execution, yes.

But there's also the question of system, if you know where the targets are going to be, then it takes one big challenge out of a footballer's head - thinking.

Our players seem to have no idea where a team mate is going to be, so that extra time taken to even find them means getting pressured or caught, or distraction from actually putting your foot through a piece of leather.

I'm loathed to jump on coaching normally but St kilda and Brisbane games have seen us spectacularly outcoached, and when execution is poor it's been a double banger.

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Brisbane are a better team this year than last year, when they beat us up in similar fashion.
The addition of Dunkley, Gunston and Ashcroft make them stronger. Hence I picked them to make GF in 2023.

We had an outside chance with Ricj and Zorko out injured. Wasn't to be.
They are a big bodied team like Cats, but quicker.

You just have to look at their 2 smalls, the seasoned Bailey and Cameron vs ours, the 20yo's, Durdin and Motlop.

Bad kicking is bad footy. 66 og Lions first 75 points from turnovers.

Voss isn't the problem.

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System is questionable, especially forward of centre. We didn't handle the pressure. Unforced skill errors. That's more concerning for me. Maybe that is part of system. Not knowing where to expect a team mate.

Catch 22.

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Yeah for half the game when he were incapable of moving the football when we had possession, that's got nothing to do with system and game plan lol