Review Freo Overrun Against the Dogs

[Lach72]

Do we though?
We are at least one high quality forward short and probably 2 after Walters goes in the next couple of years.
We don’t have the forwards on the list right now to win a flag. You are literally relying on Amiss to kick nearly 100 goals a season (completely unfeasible) as the likes of Schultz, Switta, Treacy, Frederick, jackson, Sturt, Banfield - none of these players can kick more than 30 goals a year. Most of them won’t even kick 15 or 20. Fyfe is not a forward either.
We have no mids with a natural eye for goal.
Against the top sides, it’s just so easy to keep freo to 10 goals a game and that won’t win too much.

Lachie can and has kicked 30 goals.
Jackson can and I’d expect Treacy to hit that mark on the near future.

But I agree with the general point.

I think now that the season is FUBAR things I’d like to see:

Aish to half back, Hughes out. Young/Clark/Chapman on to a wing.

Sturt plays every game for the rest of the season.

Switta needs to play at Peel and earn his spot back.

Jackson play as an extra midfielder at times.

Play Corbett, Emmet and Kuek at times. We can play a guy like Kuek if we’re rotating Jackson around a bit

 

[Lach72]

Missed the game as it was a pre-5am start. Looking at the stats, how long can Fredrick get away with being average? Sturt gets dropped for better performances. 1 goal, 8 touches and 0 tackles. The concern is the 0 tackles.

Yes I agree. The double standards around this metric regarding Sturt is stark tbh

 

[RazzleDazzler]

I think Brayshaw being down a little on last year is a huge factor this season. He dragged us over the line many times last year. Still a jet of course but just not at that god tier

 

[Dockeroo]

Lachie can and has kicked 30 goals.
Jackson can and I’d expect Treacy to hit that mark on the near future.

But I agree with the general point.

I think now that the season is FUBAR things I’d like to see:

Aish to half back, Hughes out. Young/Clark/Chapman on to a wing.

Sturt plays every game for the rest of the season.

Switta needs to play at Peel and earn his spot back.

Jackson play as an extra midfielder at times.

Play Corbett, Emmet and Kuek at times. We can play a guy like Kuek if we’re rotating Jackson around a bit

Agree we need to try find another natural forward from peel first.
Sturt gets 8 games to prove he can play in a future flag as a forward.
Try Emmett/Kuek etc.

 

[s_wd6]

'The contest' is stoppages.

The contest is not exclusively stoppages.

 

[Bradesmaen]

Yes I agree. The double standards around this metric regarding Sturt is stark tbh

I actually looked back on his recent forum, he started the season ok but has dropped off in the last 4 games played - had a couple of injuries etc to drop out of the side but he's almost never dropped.

 

[s_wd6]

8 of our goals came from Walters and Amiss.

3 from the rest of the team.

 

[Mr Cheese]

Treacy in the ruck after we took the lead in the last was an awful call.

Yeah, although I thought he generally did really well throughout the gane when called in, good on the ground and can see being a real force as he gets stronger.

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[FreoGirl]

How good is the cricket at the moment?

 

[Cobbler]

I think Brayshaw being down a little on last year is a huge factor this season. He dragged us over the line many times last year. Still a jet of course but just not at that god tier

Agree. Brayshaw last year was a dawg. Chase down tackles. Harassment. Fast hands.

He seems to be smidge off with those 1% things he was fanatical about.

Never been a great kick, so now he looks good but not drag our team to the finish line good.

When we’ve lost our midfield has been obliterated out through the front door.

 

[Grape Bear]

finals over. Expose the list. Get a better draw next year with a fire of missing out in the belly. **** this team.

 

[Lach72]

FYI Fyfe was subbed because his Plantar Fasciitis flared up: JL in the presser

 

[Beak_A]

Darcy gave English an absolute bath.

The two dodgy free kicks turning to goals was the turning point.

Yeah that unrealistic attempt call against Ryan was the start of the rot and the dogs took the chances they were given


My Buddy is NOD

 

[DocT]

'The contest' is stoppages.

Is it? I'm not saying you're wrong but I always assumed the contest meant the contest ie the same as 'contested possession' stat.

 

[Yeti]

Well, I am definitely not going to get worked up over games for the rest of the season. Time to look toward 2024.

Looking forward to the 2024 pre-season threads where all our players are bulked up, running PBs and looking to dominate the season.

 

[Descent]

Yeah, we are probably 3 players short of being a good side – 2 classy players up forward and a prime Fyfe/Bont in the middle.

 

[DocT]

Yeah that unrealistic attempt call against Ryan was the start of the rot and the dogs took the chances they were given


My Buddy is NOD

Yeah, that absolutely BS call against Ryan in favour of Lobb drained my mojo away and apparently did the same for 22 other WA boys at Marvel. Lobb had done bugger all until then.

 

[sumavich]

Brayshaw is looking a bit slow out of stoppage this year.
No real pace in there, apart from Johnson who is still a rookie.
Serong easily our best this year, but he's not quick either.
Need some speed in there

 

[s_wd6]

finals over. Expose the list. Get a better draw next year with a fire of missing out in the belly. * this team.

Exposing the list is why we lost today.

 

[hoss]

Freddy just never does enough. Goes missing. Didn't touch the ball in the last quarter, 1 or 2 touches in the first. Another meh 8 possessions, 7 uncontested. Total of 3 tackles the last month. Does either some lazy/selfish or both things every week. I remember when he came back from that drinking suspension last year, he was getting 3-5 tackles a game. Obviously felt he owed his team mates something then but why can't he do that every game? I think he plays as an individual at times and team mates know it - sometimes he gets in good positions and team mates ignore him back. Well, probably reading too much into it but that's what it looks like.

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[ilikepotatoes]

Do we though?
We are at least one high quality forward short and probably 2 after Walters goes in the next couple of years.
We don’t have the forwards on the list right now to win a flag. You are literally relying on Amiss to kick nearly 100 goals a season (completely unfeasible) as the likes of Schultz, Switta, Treacy, Frederick, jackson, Sturt, Banfield - none of these players can kick more than 30 goals a year. Most of them won’t even kick 15 or 20. Fyfe is not a forward either.
We have no mids with a natural eye for goal.
Against the top sides, it’s just so easy to keep freo to 10 goals a game and that won’t win too much.

All of Schultz, Amiss and Frederick are on track to kick 30 this year...

 

[Mags98]

Is it? I'm not saying you're wrong but I always assumed the contest meant the contest ie the same as 'contested possession' stat.

i’d take as whenever there’s a loose ball and how we set up at those moments ie too many go in for the ball don’t win it and get burnt on the spread, which i didn’t think applied today

we’re still a while off competing with the likes of the dogs midfield really, need at least another 20/30 games into johnno and jackson to get some more chemistry going as well


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[Purpletown]

All of Schultz, Amiss and Frederick are on track to kick 30 this year...

Walters?

 

[Freomaniac]

How do we reckon Henry did? A shitload of the ball but some of his kicks were soul crushing stuff. No point getting lots of kicks if your kicks are ratshit.

Don't get me wrong. I have no issues with Henry getting the ball.

But I don't want him taking a spot in the back 6.

He gets rotated on one of these 3 areas....

- on a wing with his pace and foot skills.

- any spot in the forward line

- resting on the Bench

 

[Freomaniac]

Oh and Carlton next week are paying $2.55 to beat us LoL