jake_h03 wrote:
Sidefx wrote:
diesel95 wrote:
Sidefx wrote:
I agree with this also.
Last season we were playing more like the Pies (chaos football), but without the durabilty or speed that they have and as a result we got smacked with injuries.
The start of this season we were playing more like Geelong (controlled football) but without the skills, experience or footy IQ.
We have added back the Pies style of football again but it comes at a cost to our durabilty (Kennedy, McGovern etc).
Clearly neither style for our current playing group is either durable or finals winning footy.
We need to add speed, skills and durabilty and unfortuantly we need to move on some current key players in order to get this balance right.
If we can control the play like Geelong but also move the ball forward like the Pies we will not only be finals bound but actual premiership contenders.
I think Voss and co know this and you can see we have played a more evenly balanced game between the two styles in the last few games.
What we have been missing in team balance with the return of some of the annually injured has been pretty obvious over the last couple of weeks.
It'll be interesting to see what we do at the trade table at the end of the year to see how invested the coaching group is at getting the right balance of skill, speed and durabilty in the playing group.
This week has the potential to both really expose what we are lacking and what we are strong in.
Either way, I still have faith in Voss as head coach.
“not finals winning” football?!
dry up.
I stand by this comment.
We had a really really good win yesterday and our attacking ball movement is getting much better as well as our defensive pressure in the F50.
My perspective on yesterday is, they didn't have Dixon who woud've monstered our defence, they didn't have McKenzie who is good also and they lost a lot of run and skill without JHF who has been playing dangerous footy in the middle and up forward. The McKay loss could negate McKenzie but Kennedy as good as he is has nothing on JHF from what I have seen the last couple of rounds when he has played, the kid is a freak. And Dixon would've done all sorts of damage up forward putting enormous body pressure on our defence creating opportunites for other players to get in the game.
Our pressure was elite and our team performance was as even as I've seen in a long long time, but there were still moments, mostly last 10min of each quarter where players like Rozee, Butters and Houston could've absolutely torn us appart with their speed, skill and IQ if the players kicking for goals weren't so bad.
Don't get me wrong though, Voss and co are building a great game plan and the team are excecuting the roles well, but it still doesn't mean we lack any less speed, foot skills or footy IQ. Durablilty, ablilty to play 4 quarters and foot skills are still lacking for some players in the team and in finals footy that's when they will be exposed the most.
The best part about the win yesterday was the mental toughness and the belief in the playing group that they can win the tough games and put teams away also, great attributes to win finals and good to see the club, Voss and the players all buying into it as this is the hardest thing to do in footy.
If we beat the filth and the Demons, I'll be happy to re-check my perspective..........fingers crossed we do.
Still stand by it?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
I'm yet to be shown otherwise.
1. Still haven't won a final yet (hopefully that changes).
2. GCS shown how slow, lacking of foot skills and at time lack of footy IQ in the first quarter we are/can be.
Lucky our contested game is so good or we would've been pantsed and in fact it showed how good our mental toughness is as per my comment and that is what helps wins games.
3. 13.13 is a lack of kicking skills, some of those shots on goal were terrible.
4. As too our delivery into the F50 in the Melbourne game in the first quarter.
5. My comments regarding durability have also been true with the amounts of injuries we have had, thankfully Voss's game plan and roles are well defined and we have been able to call the next man up.
As I've said before we are playing a great brand of contested football and has made us look great, the inclusions of some players that have filled our speed (Cunningham, Dow), IQ (Martin, Owies) and skills (Martin, Marchbank to a degree) void have definitely helped and more so proved my points as long as they are on the park (durability).
And I don't disagree with the article from Hoyne also, scoring form turnovers is a big part of finals footy and we need to work on that, especially for finals.
That ontop of our contested game would make us a shoe in for no. 17.
Loving what Voss and co are doing and what we are producing, it's a surreal feeling to go into a game and know we can win it.
The next big test is finals pressure when the game gets turned up a notch or two.
Login
Register
FAQ
Search
