It only works for some. Conca would be one I’d guess. Some would sook and spit the dummy.
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It only works for some. Conca would be one I’d guess. Some would sook and spit the dummy.
If that was any one else except Longmuir had made a comment like that you would be up in arms.
ie a some one named Ross.
The Longmuir can do no wrong brigade are certainly up and about
Any idea how long you might keep up this latest posting deluge ?
Looking to plan my week
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Nice try SM, but the fact you had a problem with such an inane comment in the first place speaks more to your overreactions than anyone elses'If that was any one else except Longmuir had made a comment like that you would be up in arms.
ie a some one named Ross.
The Longmuir can do no wrong brigade are certainly up and about
Bring back Drum
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Along with the assumption that there has been no communication behind closed doors between Longmuir & Conca but only what was said to the media.
That was a decision made in 2016
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There is a lot of monkey's claw wishing with the whole thing really.
"I wish we would become a high skilled team that can consistently hit targets in F50"
"Granted, however your goal kicking regresses significantly mitigating any gain from the efficiencies"
they are. At times we’ve looked really good until they kick for goal.
I reckon if you’d replaced Taberners kicking with the same amount of Josh Kennedy kicks we’d have at least two more wins on the board...don’t even start me on Fyfe for a dusty.
and if you couple it with this?
“Fremantle ranks No.6 in the AFL for shots on goal this season (238), ahead of top eight teams Richmond, Port Adelaide, West Coast and this week's opponents, the Sydney Swans.”
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One more little piece of the puzzle to fit in place.
While I’ve loved the melts and dramatic performances of the board these past few weeks, (and yes it’s been ****ing frustrating), we’re nearly there. Improve the finishing, get some class back into defence, things can turn pretty quickly.
Remembering that JL was the forward line coach that created the monster that is WC, we got this.
Might not be this year (did we really expect it to be?) but we are trending in the right direction. And if we can upgrade our forward line in the off season? Tasty
While I’ve loved the melts and dramatic performances of the board these past few weeks, (and yes it’s been ****ing frustrating), we’re nearly there. Improve the finishing, get some class back into defence, things can turn pretty quickly.
Remembering that JL was the forward line coach that created the monster that is WC, we got this.
Might not be this year (did we really expect it to be?) but we are trending in the right direction. And if we can upgrade our forward line in the off season? Tasty
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Further in the article, we’re ranked last in the AFL for tackles i50. Playing a forwardline of 2 talls and 4 smalls is basically useless.
get in another tall!
Where are we ranked for marks inside 50?
If we’re doing well at that, then perhaps it stands to reason that there is less opportunity or need to tackle as much?
We are 2nd for Mi50. It certainly accounts for some. But to be dead last is still terrible. I tried to watch where our smalls positioned themselves when we entered 50 and was pretty appalled. The work rate to get front and square was pathetic almost every time. It's no wonder we aren't tackling i50 much, the smalls aren't getting to the contests.
It's almost as if the smalls have been told to corral and push their opponents wide - it's like a deliberate attempt to avoid tackling at times. I noticed Freddy is particularly bad for this.
Yeah I really don't get it. We play 6 small forwards in our 22 and then don't crumb or pressure?!?
Also on the Mi50 v Ti50. The Dogs are #1 for Mi50 and 4th for Ti50. So clearly teams can be good at both.
It's got to be a directive. Sonny and Switta especially should know where to be and when. Even by accident, one or two of the 6 should be in the right spot some of the time.
Personally I think only having 2 talls allows for a lot of intercept marks. Without that extra person capable of bringing the ball to ground, we struggle to apply pressure because opposition either mark our entry or we do. I’d love to know that stat. % marked by opposition from inside 50s.
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agree, the interceptor is rolling off some of our smalls who just want the ball over the back & the ball just isn’t getting there. Freddie Walters and Henry all play like that
Sides don’t play as small as we do, especially in defence so most of our small forwards will have opponents much taller. We’d be directed to keep seperation from Tabs and Lobb to keep the taller opponents from intercepting or making a 2 v 1 but it’s obviously not working. It’s why that structure doesn’t work but until we have some options for all of these smalls, it’s what we’re stuck with.
I know everyone is (rightfully) peevish about our malfunctioning forward line, but I feel we did a lot of things right in that game. I keep looking at the defence. there were a lot of contested marks close to goal that would have been swatted away if we had just one of Pearce or Hamling or fearless Hughes! i reckon better spoiling would have been crucial. not blaming the players available, they just weren’t tall/big enough. They did a good job but one more proper KPD and we concede fewer marks inside fifty.
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