And like I said-he is clearly not capable of playing well in our senior team!McRae is the coach.
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And like I said-he is clearly not capable of playing well in our senior team!McRae is the coach.
Oppo kicking games has burnt us the last 2 games. We can fix that, it’s not insurmountable.
Don’t agree we lack speed - in fact fast breaks have been a weapon.
Cox, Mitchell, McCreery, McStay, Howe improve us in many of the areas you’re concerned about.
We turned things around last year despite the doubt from all corners.
The only way we don’t regain form, is if injuries continue and/or this group has completely lost its confidence and dare.
I’m backing resilience and also have a sneaky feeling that Wade is loading earlier, so that we avoid the poor late season form we saw last year.
He would have been smart enough to see we needed to be flying in the last 4 games against quality opposition to make finals.
Time will tell.
Play man on man, rather than zoning.I’m sure Hawthorn will play us the same way that Essendon and Geelong did.
We’ve got to try and counter that.
But how?
Considering we're not even attempting to play 'our game plan' it wouldn't/shouldn't matter anyway.I refuse to believe any club, especially Essendon, has suddenly figured us out 2.5 years into McRae's tenure and now everyone has the secret recipe into beating us.
Really just waiting for that game where we get on our bike and start taking the centre corridor again! But unfortunately that requires Moore and probably Nick Daicos taking risky kicks off half back.
I see it a bit differently. Teams like Melbourne and Gold Coast winning whilst short term means we drop down the ladder, it also means that teams like Essendon and Port remain catchable and possible candidates to drop out of the eight. So there’s two ways of looking at it really. It’s not all bad if teams directly above us lose even if it means te@ms directly below us win.Us losing on Friday night, then the Bulldogs and Melbourne winning yesterday doesn't help us. If the Suns win today, we drop to 13th. Looks like we will be fighting for that 8th spot on the ladder.
With our draw, it's going to be very tough.
Just need to sneak into 7th or 8th, from there the dream of b2b beginsFor all the carry on we currently sit six points off fourth. Can turn this around quickly. I still have faith. Side by Side and Back-to-back.
We win the next 9 straight and we are premiers again.Just need to sneak into 7th or 8th, from there the dream of b2b begins
I noticed on Friday night that Nick was setting up on the front of the square at centre bounces, meaning he would have to wheel around to go forward.That break away from stoppage with pace is more Daicos than anyone else, and if Naicos isn't getting the ball in his hand particularly at centre bounce, we struggle to get the clearance. We may see Crisp do it now and then. DeGoey uses brute strength, but can't really see anyone else who has that fast breakaway speed.
You’ve named 3 with Speed. Compare that to Carlton.That break away from stoppage with pace is more Daicos than anyone else, and if Naicos isn't getting the ball in his hand particularly at centre bounce, we struggle to get the clearance. We may see Crisp do it now and then. DeGoey uses brute strength, but can't really see anyone else who has that fast breakaway speed.
Yes our centre square set up was off Friday night.You’ve named 3 with Speed. Compare that to Carlton.
When you dominate HO’s 64-22 as we did against Geel, but lose clearances, speed is not the issue - set up strategy is the problem as I said post match.
Which is something Fly alluded to in the presser.
He's been doing this for over a month.I noticed on Friday night that Nick was setting up on the front of the square at centre bounces, meaning he would have to wheel around to go forward.
I'd like to see him set up at the back of the square, so he can use his burst going forward.
Jordy has a tendency to try to take players on and getting pinged for HTB a bit as a result.
Time to put the dirty undies back in their box!
Go Pies!!!
Yeah, it means he's got to turn around before deciding what to do with the ball, so he's got less time to dispose of it.He's been doing this for over a month.
The set up is that Nick starts with his back to our forwardline every centre bounce. And therefore when he wins first touch from the ruck contest, he has to find a way to get the ball moving in 180 degree the other direction to what he was running. And given he is our best clearance player, he has been having to do this more often than not.
I don't really understand why we set up like this.
We were 5th not long ago. Gone downhill quickly.Down to 12th now.
Really has been a massive tumble down the ladder.
Guess that's just the reality of a really close comp. 4 teams on 36. 3 teams on 40 & you're sitting 6th.Down to 12th now.
Really has been a massive tumble down the ladder.
Biggest game between us and the Hawks in quite some time.Guess that's just the reality of a really close comp. 4 teams on 36. 3 teams on 40 & you're sitting 6th.
There’s a game and a half between fourth and thirteenth. Get on a losing streak and you drop quickly. Melbourne and Geelong were in that position not long agoDown to 12th now.
Really has been a massive tumble down the ladder.
Problem is they have always been our bogey team and we are in atrocious form atm.Biggest game between us and the Hawks in quite some time.
Yep, it’s going to be tough.Problem is they have always been our bogey team and we are in atrocious form atm.
Yep, it’s going to be tough.
But not impossible
Nick will relish that challenge.Plus they'll bring in that scragger to hold onto Nick all game. That's guaranteed.