Except you see it most games and many quarters for our games. Been going on for 5 years - statistically proven.
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Game Day Round 5 vs Crows
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The biggest issue that will see us fall off the cliff is the draft bust of the RCDs, Dows, Martyn etc. These are the players that should now be taking the reigns but unfortunately they all look like big busts. That means we are now still relying on the ageing legs of Cotch, Edwards and the like. The old timers will get up for some games but after 3 premierships the desire to close down that space or apply that aggressive tackle to win the ball at all costs has waned. Realistically our midfield should have the legs of RCD, Dow and Martyn doing the hard yards with Cotch and Edwards as the cool heads.
Our new batch look the goods and if we play it smart and finish bottom 3 another haul could be on its way. The tricky part will be closing the gap between the age group
Our new batch look the goods and if we play it smart and finish bottom 3 another haul could be on its way. The tricky part will be closing the gap between the age group
Himmelburg dropped it, commentators acknowledged it but said oh well what a great goal anyway. Every dodgy free against us is just glossed over. We get a “dodgy” free and it’s analysed to death.
So much for us being a 'system' based team which doesnt rely on our stars. What a fallacy this is from dimma. It couldnt be further from the truth. Take Prestia out of our midfield and we are a bottom 2 side.
We were a system based side (2017-2020) relying on workrate and pressure. Now we have become a team probably most reliant on our best 5 or so playing otherwise we are non competitive.
With Tex *smile* & McAdam running loose up forward Balta was running around Tigers forward line. With Grimes out this is where Balta should be down back. Lotta people bagging Parker must not like his tatts or he does not come from South Caulfield.
Too top heavy, we tried the 3 talls before we were good (Jack, Ty, Griff and other variations too) and it never worked. Taken away the thing that got the team back to the top, and that was the relentless pressure, just not there when its so top heavy.
It's a combination of both; we do give away far too many dumb ones and Dimma is completely failing to address this with his players - too many high tackles and failing to actually watch the opponent to release if he fails to take possession or loses possession of the ball - so we get pinged for holding the man.
But no team gets hit for so many of these as we do. But a differential of 33/13 cannot be entirely explained by this. We get umpired differently to any other side in the AFL, and its statistically proven.
Reckon it’s more complex than that to be honest.
Agree with Prestia comment. Martin missing is an obvious issue.
But it’s a combo of nothing else in the midfield plus Jack/Tom issue up forward - ageing key forwards with no mobility.
I’d say we need a rebuild in the middle, plus a desperately needed athletic key forward. Can change quickly.
Just isn't smart enough. And never will be. He cannot dispose of the ball really effectively about 50% of his possessions. We have let two better SFs than him walk out of the club.
right on. when it was obvious that no marks were being taken when bombing it in, we kept doing it.
until that little period you mention and we started showing some craft. something we are known for.
this reliance we are putting onto the tall timber to mark is somewhat inconsistent, and it needs to diversify.
From the outside it seems that last years drafting was best available, whilst the drafting in previous years was arguably a bit too experimental jazz.
Let’s hope this years drafting will be a midfielder bonanza.
And surely it’s time for Sonz, Stack and RCD to be played at AFL for the rest of the year; let them work their way into the year and playing AFL.
Who the f is keeping them out when there is no midfield to speak of?
Maybe because we kept losing possession - if not through our turnovers, then from another cheap free.
All the points 1 2 and 3 could have been made irrelevant by the RFC. The viewing experience would have been fine by me as a consequence. Apologies but I focus a hell of a lot more on us than them.
I was shouting the R word every time he got near it. Only my mates and the TV heard it though.
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