Why are we so poor at Docklands?

[TigerFlag2017]

Two stinkers against two very average teams in the Dogs and North. Game plan looks completely ineffective at the dump.

Our small forwards look poor at Docklands.

Our defence just leak goals, particularly contested marks.

Love to know why.

 

[King Kong]

Two stinkers against two very average teams in the Dogs and North. Game plan looks completely ineffective at the dump.

Our small forwards look poor at Docklands.

Our defence just leak goals, particularly contested marks.

Love to know why.

Pretenders?

 

[Rod]

Because the ball doesn’t spend as much time on the ground... it’s easier to mark the ball and we keep picking very small teams. We make no adjustment at all.

 

[123cups]

Are we poor at Docklands?

 

[Batchelor Party]

Funny thing is Punt Rd is the same dimensions as Docklands. We should know how to play the space better even if the conditions are different

 

[TigerForce]

Last time we played lolnorf at the G was 2015!!!

Typical a-holes at the AFL giving us a minimum of 5 games interstate every season and an advantage to this stupid club to play us at the Dump just about every season.

 

[TigerFlag2017]

Can't wait to play the saints in a few weeks...

 

[seven]

Weird one.
Isn't our ground the same shape & size as the dump?

 

[WesternTiger]

Like our supporters - when we play there the players just don’t show up!

 

[clown]

We've hada couple of wins there the last fee years but mainly we play poorly there for god knows why

 

[evo]

Like our supporters - when we play there the players just don’t show up!

I hate going there these days. It doesnt seem like your even at a footy match.

Indoor football sucks.

 

[toby64]

I think it’s just a coincidence. Dogs and north always trouble us.

 

[TigerFlag2017]

Zero movement through the corridor tonight. Same against the dogs.

 

[zippadeee]

Two stinkers against two very average teams in the Dogs and North. Game plan looks completely ineffective at the dump.

Our small forwards look poor at Docklands.

Our defence just leak goals, particularly contested marks.

Love to know why.

Because our smalls have no room to do what they do at the G, run into open space.
Hardwick keeps selecting too many smurfs to play on that under 12’s ground.
Townsend Arts and even weller need to be selected for their bigger bodies
Its too small for our game style.
Play the kangas and doggies at the G we would slap them.

 

[TigerFlag2017]

Did North play an extra man behind the ball tonight or at the contest? Houli had 35+ possessions but were meaningless in the context of the result.

They seemed to have a lot more room going into the forward line. Our sole tall forward was double and triple teamed.

 

[Pandaboy]

May aswell concede the points against the saints and give our players a rest.

We r a 6 goal worse side at docklands.

 

[zippadeee]

Did North play an extra man behind the ball tonight or at the contest? Houli had 35+ possessions but were meaningless in the context of the result.

They seemed to have a lot more room going into the forward line. Our sole tall forward was double and triple teamed.

32 of houli’s possessions were useless.
He is another who had a mare

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Last time we played lolnorf at the G was 2015!!!

Typical a-holes at the AFL giving us a minimum of 5 games interstate every season and an advantage to this stupid club to play us at the Dump just about every season.

You saw the crowd tonight. We probably request not to waste a home game against North.

 

[jb03]

Thought we were undefeated there last year.

 

[DavidSSS]

We certainly seem to be crap at that dump.

Looking at both the Footscray game and tonight I think we need a taller side there. So many forward marks for the opposition tells me we need a taller backline at Docklands (I think we need a taller backline anyway but moreso there).

The delivery into the forward 50 was just as woeful as it was against Footscay. We had more inside 50s than they did. But most of them were bombs to no-one and it came back out in a hurry.

We couldn't get it out beyond half back, not dissimilar to the Footscray debacle. Not sure of the solution there but maybe the smaller ground means we need taller marking targets when coming out of defence.

Something about having a game with a roof seems to mean we don't bring the pressure. Not sure what is going on there but the pressure was off tonight and against the Dogs.

But, we managed to beat Sydney there and played a lot better that night.

Good thing I can't make it to the StKilda game, won't have to go there again this year. Can't stand the place.

DS