AFLW 2024 - Round 10 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Flags are resigned to history, it’s the winning them that is the driver on the path forward. We’ll get back there, I’m hoping we are still in this years. I do sense that we may have climbed the hill for now and a little content having reached the peak and still just caught up a little with the view.
I’m taking a flag every day, they’re too hard to come by.
I thought we also looked figured out. We couldn’t buy an easy transition out of D50, but we never changed angles. Once we stalled it was all long bombs to the point of the centre square. I think we’ll see more switching this week and taking what St Kilda give us.
Maybe not playing the guy who was a big driver of our transition for over 40 consecutive games has something to do with it.
Agree. Longmire is a good coach and need to give him and his players credit.
Noble? If so I personally don’t rate his ability to hit targets in traffic on transition. I’m looking more at IQ, Howe, Moore, Naicos (early 2023), Jaicos and Steele. All are extremely good users of the ball, but either aren’t getting it in those situations or aren’t executing like they were in 2023. Basically think Maynard’s kick to Howe in the GF to setup Hill’s screamer goal. At our best we routinely hit that target, but v Sydney their pressure took that away and we didn’t switch at all to try to make them defend for longer or open up the ground. I don’t think that’s coaching either there’s enough experience on the field to make that adjustment in game.
By foot he’s average but he was often able to get past his opponent with a side step and hand pass to those better delivers in space. Failing that he was a good territory player. Atm the moment our half backs just skirt around the outside and push the ball wide. The only player in the backLine taking the game on atm is Crisp but he’s getting caught often.
We were taking territory on Friday and it killed us because they won all of those contests. Beating that first tackle was what we really needed, but Sydney were ruthless and I don’t see Noble beating the tackles Steele and Crisp couldn’t.
I’d add McCreery to that thought as I think having 4 small forwards all of them would struggle to get into the game at the best of time let alone now. I also think he’s being wasted in sub 10 possession role and if the club do view him as a someone who can transition into the middle then I think playing a behind the ball role were he can get some easier possessions at the back of the pack and run forward will help with his development.
I'd play Little John - I'm a fan, but which role player plays the role doesn't move the dial very much.
I’d argue the role players matter more in deciding how the whole team plays as the stars are usually multifaceted enough to adapt to any style.
We've gone for more role specific specialist skills.
i dont think its any coincidence Markov has replaced Noble - at 13kg's heavier amd 8cm taller with equivalent speed it was a no brainer.
Changing the angles isn’t in Noble’s bag but he allows the better users to change the angles when he breaks the lines and links up with them. He was particularly effective at that when Nick Daicos was still at half back.
Back the coaches in. JN became less effective last year as the year went on as teams took storming through the corridor away from us. We can't have only one way of moving it, because whatever the way is is defendable.
Fly has openly stated from day one that he is a winner. Any competitive beast is going to do whatever it takes to be at their best and optimize their chances of success.
This.
Tonight was not a good data point.
