diesel95 wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
I watched the preseason game against Cats which we won playing Vossy's new game plan.
I saw it again last night. The 45 degree passes. The run and carry. More handball and less bombing.
I dont know what happened, but it all came together in Vossy's last game, when we smashed reigning Premiers in the 2nd half, and haven't looked back since.
I went to that pre-season game, didn't think Cats were really trying and didn't think we looked that convincing with the win. Yes, clearly an attempt to possess it more and move the ball less predictably.
This game was almost finals like in pressure acts — from both sides. Our forward entry was way, way better last night than preseason game, even if inaccuracy in front of goal nearly killed us. the last kick inside F50 was still bombing it in in that pre-season game, especially the second half. I recall Cripps standing 10 m out of the goal square waving to someone on the true wing asking him to kick it to him, was laughable. No movement from our forwards in the second half of that pre-season game.
last night it seemed like only certain players were allowed to kick long F50 entries, FKP like Gov, H, etc. the rest of them looked for the angles and the shorter options, or it was just a case of our mids and small forwards running it inside which happened quite a lot.
I think you missed my point. Perhaps I was a bit too subtle.
Game style and things we were trying in preseason game under Voss, showed up last night, for 4th week in a row imo (incl 2nd half of Brizzy game)
The first half of the preseason game vs Cats and in the preseason game vs Brisbane we lowered our eyes, honoured leads, ran in 2's and 3's, showed more dare, hit up targets.
The 2nd half bombing in preseason game reared its head in the H&A season.
Both teams last night were better than the teams that played in the preseason.
I posted the team that played in Pre game discussion thread.
11 players from preseason game didn't play last night.
I absolutely agree with your last dentence.
Maybe like Fraser was honest when he said the foundations were laid by Vossy, and the team is evolving. Hayward said players are understanding the game plan better. Whatever it is that has happened, its a huge improvement, and imo it started in the 2nd half of the Brizzy game, 4 weeks ago.
Or, like Crusader suggests, this team plays better when there's no pressure going on between their ears.
Oh yeah, and the crowd size and noise was noticeably different between preseason game and last nights game at the G.
