ant555
The Oracle
- May 4, 2004
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Sums it up really. It is what it is because we are where we are at.Hopefully I can get back to this in some detail but, quickly, I think some perspective is needed.
There isn't scope or opportunity for mass changes after last night. They're the best side in it and have probably taken the Richmond style to the next level with a greater spread of talent, better talls, a significantly better ruck division feeding a significantly better first 3 mids.
That's where we're at essentially being toyed with by a side that good. We need to develop what it takes to stand up to the physical heat and pressure created by the defensive structure.
The only players I though were genuinely poor, in terms of a total inability to execute, and without excuse, were Heppell, Redman and Hind. Some players played well and the rest were broken as part of a combination that never stood a chance.
How does it change? Draper, Durham, Cox, Hobbs, Caldwell, Martin, Perkins, Tex and perhaps Voss all grow and gain experience. Some game time into Stringer and Shiel wouldn't hurt either.