this. plus Kossy getting more midfield time lately a huge potential banana skin if we don't plan for it. we know Dees' transition play is good.
Quite like this one. Who is out in this scenario? When things go south in-game most of our issues seem to be in the middle which is still a work in progress.
Won't happen but Walters should be dropped for mine. We need a damaging mid or mid/ utility as sub, not a forward. Imo. Might be my imagination, as I haven't really checked the stats but we seem to be running out of legs, especially now that Serong is being tagged and sent forward sometimes.
Walters, 4 poss. 1 fluke goal..
He's just not getting involved enough. All his stats are down on the previous three years. Although a crude measure, even the fact he's had 1 free for and 2 against for the whole season, suggests he's not involved at all in contests. I hope he finds some form. It's been quite the slump and I'm getting sick of harping on about him. In form, he's such an important player especially when he gets involved in our attacking chains.
Seems to not be getting out on the flanks enough, I'd say that's an instruction? Just remember seeing him up the field more in the past.
Like I said, can’t fault his effort, but his execution is just not there. Rarely in the right spots for his teammates to actually use him, and his tackles never stick. I’m hoping that it’s just the lack of continuity and the concussion that have affected his game, and that he gets back to his best next year.
I remember watching games in the past few years at Optus and there being multiple instances every game where they ignore Freddy when he’s in a great spot. Can’t think of one time this year where I’ve thought the same thing. Definitely not getting up the ground as much this year.
I'd be very surprised if Melbourne won on structure. We have more gears than them so have it on flexibility. Overall there aren't too many games where you could isolate a loss to the game plan this year.
i think thats by design mostly. thinking back to 2022/23, freddy would have been just about the only player we ever had to connect the mids and forwards and we only looked good when he was involved, getting out the back and running into space. our game plan has certainly shifted this year, less involvement from the half forwards, probably from a result of losing shoota.
Definitely, I think that's supported by the stats of so few rebound and inside 50s compared to previous years. I prefer him playing up the ground a bit. Get him more involved.
It's just his game time. When he fades out of the game he is replaced by Johnson instead of, say Brodie. They are also managing Young by playing him forward and Serong is being tagged out of there. Fyfe can'i carry that load for a full game. Would be nice of Brodie took over from him when Fyfe goes forward or rests on the bench
Same for Amiss - lingering concussion effects?
We never used, or got the chance to use Freddy in the corridor on Saturday. They denied us that and we struggles.But , he does not get invloved in scrums. He needs to become more invloved in passages where he has to work.But is still a required player.
Sadly, I’m starting to wonder if we will ever see Brodie in purple again.
Can't do the "shark the taps" thing with our combo either. Good luck doing that with Jackson against those guys, he'll just annihilate them in clearances
