sinbagger wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
club29 wrote:
This list is cooked. We had our chance in 23/24 but weren't good enough.
Haynes 33 yo
Docherty 32yo
Saad 31yo
Gov 31yo
Williams 31yo
Cripps 30yo
Hewett 29yo
The rest of the team are all younger than the abovementioned oldest players.
The abovementioned are not the reason we lost last night.
Our eldest statesman Docherty had 14 disposals in one quater or 27% game time
Our backline (abovementioned) and midfield were not the reason for our loss last night. They allowed 13 goals 4 against them. That's not a criminal offense.
The backline and midfield gave the forwards 65 inside 50's for a 9 return. 25 more F50 entries than Tigers. We lost by 13 pts. That's on the forwards.
I don't think the problem can be attributed to a 'cooked list'. That's a throw away line in frustration to justify the assertion this first round loss is what to expect for the rest of the year.
WTF did the forwards do to be blameless in the loss?
Mate, did you see the quality of the forward entires from our “blameless” midfield?
Maybe the forward leading patterns weren’t there, but I can’t see that on the TV. The main things I blame the forwards (and mids) for is inaccuracy.
My point is simple:
We ARE winning "fair share" of the ball in the midfield. Its in our hands. Right?
We move it forward of centre and deliver ball into our f50. Right?
What I am pointing out is players/ mids are consistently bombing it into F50 whether under pressure or not. Why?
It has to be by Deisgn. Get it?
Why blame the KPFs for sticking their hands up for the pass, or midfielders who kick it where the forwards are stationed? Key word: Stationed.
Against that backdrop, to me it is really obvious the plan for the F50 bomb is for:
Charlie or Harry to mark it (and with a 3 headed monster maybe SOS and TDK to provide the other 3rd marking option)
OR
To bring the ball down for the 5 smalls to out number defenders and go to work in their area of influence.
So what are you "blaming" our midfielders for exactly?
Not following coaches instructions?
How can youthink mids are not following coaches instructions when Bombing it into F50 has been our modus operandi with last 3 coaches and ever since we drafted our twin towers Charlie and Harry?
I am saying there has to be a better method entering our forward line, or use various methods. Obvious to me a variety of drills to reward options was practsied over summer. That's all. I am blaming the coaches method and hypothesis given the calibre of smalls they expect to finish off all the good work further upfield.
Have a look at the forwards as the mids run ball forward of centre. No one is moving. Where the ph to you want the mids to kick it to?
Its an easy fix, but a huge ingrained mindset adjustment. I am blaming the Coaches plan, and the List Manger for the smalls he has delivered, but I also know we can change things by changing things and working to the strengths of our list and challenges injury creates.
Does that make more sense?
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