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Selection Table
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Agree the game was lost in the middle, but I find it hard to swallow that we brought Griff back, thinking that we would 'get 2 1/2 quarters out of him'.
You can't go into a final playing a guy who cant get much further than half time. Madness.
You can't go into a final playing a guy who cant get much further than half time. Madness.
The controversial selections didn't help, but that wasn't where the game was lost. The players simply didn't rise to the level required (with a few notable exceptions), Damien is a scarred coach when it comes to finals and I think the playing group also bear those scars.
The dropping of two inform smaller fowards and bringing in the average blokes who have had no recent match form was a disaster of monsterous proportions ...the two to four goal assists and couple of goals they kick themselves was surely missed ....
Worst descision in living memory
Unfathomable
Worst descision in living memory
Unfathomable
Realistically you need to kick 100 points to win finals, we've struggled all year to do it and i had a feeling it would haunt us come finals time. To then take out Lloyd and Lennon is possibly the the dumbest selection decision made since Hardwick has been at the club.
On form it cost us at least 2 goals which puts us back in the thick of things.
I really hope it doesnt have lasting ramifications and young Ben starts looking elsewhere for a go.
On form it cost us at least 2 goals which puts us back in the thick of things.
I really hope it doesnt have lasting ramifications and young Ben starts looking elsewhere for a go.
evo said:
This. Griff playing was a poor selection. But to turn up to an elimination final and lose the contested ball so heavily has nothing to do with Conca and Griff playing and everything to do with a team who crumbles under September heat.
Without looking at the stats, I would say Griff probably provided close to what he provides most weeks.
6 touches
3 marks
0 goals
2 behinds
6 touches
3 marks
0 goals
2 behinds
How people can believe that the selections were not the reason we lost is beyond me. If we had lost by over 6-8 goals then i might agree. When the game was as close as it was all game it is these little decisions which sway the balance. Lloyd could easily have bobbed up in that final quarter and made 2 goals out of nothing. Lennon has probably become one of the better marks at the club and having someone that can clunk the ball in a pressure game is critical.
The game was lost at the selection table because we were already worrying about the opposition rather than focusing on our own game/team. The smaller players in Lennon and Lloyd leading out of the 50 would have been a better plan rather than kicking it high to the lose North player every time.
The game was lost at the selection table because we were already worrying about the opposition rather than focusing on our own game/team. The smaller players in Lennon and Lloyd leading out of the 50 would have been a better plan rather than kicking it high to the lose North player every time.
If you do a full press against North you must have speed to break the other way - we got caught out breaking from the back half with no one to kick to forward of centre on numerous occasions. that cost us the match. Even though our midfield got smashed we still could have pinched this match with one or 2 fast breaks into the forward line.
