I dunno Sco, I was asked if there was any good run from the backline and I mentioned a play I saw, Spice chimed in saying that such a play was a "worry" and further assumed that no one kicked the footy in the whole play, whereas I think the play was set up with a long kick from the pocket to a bloke peeling off from hb who had runners in support. the idea that one play in a full game is one play too many seems a little over the top to me, surely if there is a paddock in front of a 3 on two in thier favour and no one presenting up then the logical thing to do is take odvantage of the local numerical superiority to run the ball rather than kick to a contest where the extra oppo defender is back creating an 3 on 2 in the oppositions favour down the ground?
I can't really understand what you mean when you say "a bit more emphasis" on skill coming out of the back half if you take one play in isolation in the praccy match as an indication that there is not enough emphasis. There was plenty of kicking out of defence to players up the ground too, but when you have a team where all the talent and experience is down one end you are going to have situations arise.
A good defence needs to balance a lot of things, defensive accountability is important, long kicking to advantage is important too, but run and carry is also important, in fact the side that won the 2012 Premiership had by far the most run and carry out of the back line of any club that year.
Anyway, I don;t want to get into a big thing about it, I saw a quater of footy on the weekend and the most eciting attacking play I saw was a long switch of play from the back pocket to the fat side by foot to a three on two that was taken the length of the ground for a goal by a side that had a weaker midfield and front six but a far superior defence. I liked it, and if I saw it at AFL level I would be jumping out of my seat to applaud, not shaking my head with "worry".
I agree our defence was too offensive at the expense of defensive accountability last year, and our midfield too, but the play I saw was exactly the right kind of offensive play from the back six, not showboating, not risky, just aggressively taking advantage of a situation on the ground that gave a structural advantage to the defenders on that side of the ground.
I can't really understand what you mean when you say "a bit more emphasis" on skill coming out of the back half if you take one play in isolation in the praccy match as an indication that there is not enough emphasis. There was plenty of kicking out of defence to players up the ground too, but when you have a team where all the talent and experience is down one end you are going to have situations arise.
A good defence needs to balance a lot of things, defensive accountability is important, long kicking to advantage is important too, but run and carry is also important, in fact the side that won the 2012 Premiership had by far the most run and carry out of the back line of any club that year.
Anyway, I don;t want to get into a big thing about it, I saw a quater of footy on the weekend and the most eciting attacking play I saw was a long switch of play from the back pocket to the fat side by foot to a three on two that was taken the length of the ground for a goal by a side that had a weaker midfield and front six but a far superior defence. I liked it, and if I saw it at AFL level I would be jumping out of my seat to applaud, not shaking my head with "worry".
I agree our defence was too offensive at the expense of defensive accountability last year, and our midfield too, but the play I saw was exactly the right kind of offensive play from the back six, not showboating, not risky, just aggressively taking advantage of a situation on the ground that gave a structural advantage to the defenders on that side of the ground.
