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Some interesting posts in here.
I was pretty impressed with the game yesterday bar approximately a 20 minute period in the second where we really lost our way.
That being said, I still see some major problems where we will come undone against quality sides this season.
Langdon has been down which is common for second year players coming of a great debut season. He's making a few mistakes but the positive is that his confidence is still up and is not dropping his head. He's a very mature player who reads the ball well so I'm happy he remains in the team.
Ox was fantastic, uses the ball so well and is critical when we go forward. More often than not when he has the ball we end up with a shot on goal.
We still struggle with clearances. I didn't like Adams game yesterday. I cringe when he has the ball in hand and always ready myself for a direct turnover and he really either needs to win every hard ball he's involved in or improve his efficiency. The latter I don't think will happen. I know Greenwood can have some efficiency issues also, but we really miss him.
White was good as others have mentioned. Looking confident these last few weeks and is being rewarded.
Goldsack back in defence is the smartest thing I've seen done this year. Looks comfortable and is impacting the game which is all we can ask.
Fasolo back I wasn't a fan but he proved me wrong. We needed that game from him but what we really need is consistency in his game. The position is his to lose really.
DeGoey shows the determination of a third gamer but made a few errors and over committed at times. You can see he'll be a good player with games under his belt but he'll be in and out of the team.
Frost injured, not sure how serious. Really hope we can cover his loss with Reid but maybe Marsh debuts. Wasn't been overly impressed with Frosts game but he has done what has been asked of him and for a rookie been good.
Welcome back Sidey is all I have to say on him.
Varcoe was fantastic. Consistency is another area he needs to work on so I'd love to see him string a few of these types of games together. I hope he's not a downhill skier of some form and can step it up against teams like Hawthorn and Sydney because that's where we really need him providing that run forward.
Anyway, I've rambled enough. Really enjoyed the game bar that 20 minute period. I thought we controlled the tempo well and had it on our terms for the large part.
Will take the points and percentage against GC.
I was pretty impressed with the game yesterday bar approximately a 20 minute period in the second where we really lost our way.
That being said, I still see some major problems where we will come undone against quality sides this season.
Langdon has been down which is common for second year players coming of a great debut season. He's making a few mistakes but the positive is that his confidence is still up and is not dropping his head. He's a very mature player who reads the ball well so I'm happy he remains in the team.
Ox was fantastic, uses the ball so well and is critical when we go forward. More often than not when he has the ball we end up with a shot on goal.
We still struggle with clearances. I didn't like Adams game yesterday. I cringe when he has the ball in hand and always ready myself for a direct turnover and he really either needs to win every hard ball he's involved in or improve his efficiency. The latter I don't think will happen. I know Greenwood can have some efficiency issues also, but we really miss him.
White was good as others have mentioned. Looking confident these last few weeks and is being rewarded.
Goldsack back in defence is the smartest thing I've seen done this year. Looks comfortable and is impacting the game which is all we can ask.
Fasolo back I wasn't a fan but he proved me wrong. We needed that game from him but what we really need is consistency in his game. The position is his to lose really.
DeGoey shows the determination of a third gamer but made a few errors and over committed at times. You can see he'll be a good player with games under his belt but he'll be in and out of the team.
Frost injured, not sure how serious. Really hope we can cover his loss with Reid but maybe Marsh debuts. Wasn't been overly impressed with Frosts game but he has done what has been asked of him and for a rookie been good.
Welcome back Sidey is all I have to say on him.
Varcoe was fantastic. Consistency is another area he needs to work on so I'd love to see him string a few of these types of games together. I hope he's not a downhill skier of some form and can step it up against teams like Hawthorn and Sydney because that's where we really need him providing that run forward.
Anyway, I've rambled enough. Really enjoyed the game bar that 20 minute period. I thought we controlled the tempo well and had it on our terms for the large part.
Will take the points and percentage against GC.