sammm
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although the saints did go 20 wins and 2 losses in 2009.
Unfortunately for ross, it appears he has only one game plan!
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although the saints did go 20 wins and 2 losses in 2009.
Unfortunately for ross, it appears he has only one game plan!
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and it never happened again. Why was that? could not have been the players. the players were the same !
the coach? maybe he got found out a bit, with only plan A
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Riewoldt played a ripper season in 2009 kicking nearly 80 goals. Really one of the better seasons you'd see from a key forward. Pav's not going to do that anymore, and there's no one else on the list capable.
I think the negative of the gameplan is that it stifles the Fremantles x-factor type players.
When they're attacking it may not always come off and you may get hurt the other way but the layers learn through this and become better. It seems he is babying the list too much, there is talent their but it doesn't get the chance to blossom so to speak under ross.
Good luck for the rest of the season, 5-4 isn't too bad this year
When they're attacking it may not always come off and you may get hurt the other way but the layers learn through this and become better. It seems he is babying the list too much, there is talent their but it doesn't get the chance to blossom so to speak under ross.
Good luck for the rest of the season, 5-4 isn't too bad this year
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ross just doesnt have the list. the list he pushed to its peak in 2009 was younger and more talented than the freo list he has in 2012. i reckon he could have done it with the 2010 freo list.
100% agree
We do face lots of problems with player aptitude and attitude, but the coach has to take some blame. The plan the last two weeks has been nothing more than a Terry Wallace flood back into our own 50 and you could see that as soon as we got a few goals down in both games we had no idea how we were going to get out of it. The eagle adjusted their style at half time and we had no answer up in the box or down on the field
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Agree, the flood works well if teams try to penetrate, but the short ball movement the eagle used chopped us up. One on one still has it's place, but Ross needed to change it up. Failed!
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Perhaps we should be kicking backwards more, that's supposed to fix everything.
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Our gameplan is too predictable, other teams know how we will play and we need more than one plan to be successful, especially as we aren't doing that well with plan A.
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Give Ross time, the guy is a tactical genius, some times you have to go backwards to go forwards ala St Kilda 2007.
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Ross has coached teams which hang out on the shortest grounds in the country. What are your thoughts about the defend and run plan not being suited to Subiaco?
I've noticed at times this year the break out has happened that the mid carrying the ball has run out of puff after sprinting 80m but still being 70 from goal. In previous years with Sydney and St Kilda on the SCG and Etihad you're inside 50 after sprinting 80m. This gives you the option of kicking at goal, or at least over the head of the last forward / defender.
Case in point was Ballantyne making the break on the weekend. He was shagged 80m from goal with only Griffin / Glass to kick at. Ended up bombing at the contest which got rebounded straight away.
I've noticed at times this year the break out has happened that the mid carrying the ball has run out of puff after sprinting 80m but still being 70 from goal. In previous years with Sydney and St Kilda on the SCG and Etihad you're inside 50 after sprinting 80m. This gives you the option of kicking at goal, or at least over the head of the last forward / defender.
Case in point was Ballantyne making the break on the weekend. He was shagged 80m from goal with only Griffin / Glass to kick at. Ended up bombing at the contest which got rebounded straight away.
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lyons record at subi was exceptional. dont think the ground is the reason. he just doesnt have the list to do what he needs to do
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To be honest, I didn't mind the Dawson move. Could have snared a goal in the pocket from the Hill shank (which people are thinking was a pass, but wasn't,) and was rough not to get the mark in the forward 50.
That's probably more opportunities than some of our more illustrious KPP's.
That's probably more opportunities than some of our more illustrious KPP's.
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If you look back at Lyon's record at Subi both the Dockers and the Eagles were going very ordinary at the time..
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Pretty sure Schnieder missed a sitter, 35 m out on his own, slight angle, few minutes to go. Other side of the post and Saints had their first AFL cup. Can't see how it was Ross' fault that Shneider missed a kick most U14 forwards would hit.
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