We have clearly improved this year compared with 2022 and this has come about through the improved movement of the ball and introduction of more skilled players.
we may have even got a top 8 spot with some improved goal kicking and some dodgy umpiring as well as possibly undertaking the following:
Not playing nankervis earlier when he had been lighting up the reserves for many weeks and then dropping him after 3 weeks when his form in games 1&3 were more than satisfactory
Not playing Gollant again until week 24 after only minimal exposure at start of year. He was kicking bags of goals in the ressies and was being a force in the air with his attack on the high ball something we don’t have too much of in ones. The other is not rucking him in the reserves - he can clearly compete against second stringers at AFL level
relying too much on Sloane in middle when he is past his prime to work in this space for any length of time. We should have been getting more centre square contests into Soligo, Pedlar, Harry etc
bBeing too slow to bring back Crouch and not trying to play Laird and him together in the one side. Crouch had changed his game this year but we were not prepared to give him a chance at the higher level until too late in the year.
not giving Obrien some time off during year within games and when he was struggling in ruck. We played better on the weekend when fresh legs, movement and thoughts was in the middle. Too often his lack of coordination reduces our chance of getting the ball out of the middle cleanly or at all
dropping Cook After one match when his kicking skill nearly won us the match with his kick to macadam I think it was in the last qr. he played well in firest half and deserved a few weeks to find his feet
theresprobably more but that will do for now. Credit to the selectors though for putting Wayne jr in defence and allowing him to turn into a crucial member of our side: the move of Hinge also into defence where he has become such a good rebounding player and the move of smith to the wing.
we may have even got a top 8 spot with some improved goal kicking and some dodgy umpiring as well as possibly undertaking the following:
Not playing nankervis earlier when he had been lighting up the reserves for many weeks and then dropping him after 3 weeks when his form in games 1&3 were more than satisfactory
Not playing Gollant again until week 24 after only minimal exposure at start of year. He was kicking bags of goals in the ressies and was being a force in the air with his attack on the high ball something we don’t have too much of in ones. The other is not rucking him in the reserves - he can clearly compete against second stringers at AFL level
relying too much on Sloane in middle when he is past his prime to work in this space for any length of time. We should have been getting more centre square contests into Soligo, Pedlar, Harry etc
bBeing too slow to bring back Crouch and not trying to play Laird and him together in the one side. Crouch had changed his game this year but we were not prepared to give him a chance at the higher level until too late in the year.
not giving Obrien some time off during year within games and when he was struggling in ruck. We played better on the weekend when fresh legs, movement and thoughts was in the middle. Too often his lack of coordination reduces our chance of getting the ball out of the middle cleanly or at all
dropping Cook After one match when his kicking skill nearly won us the match with his kick to macadam I think it was in the last qr. he played well in firest half and deserved a few weeks to find his feet
theresprobably more but that will do for now. Credit to the selectors though for putting Wayne jr in defence and allowing him to turn into a crucial member of our side: the move of Hinge also into defence where he has become such a good rebounding player and the move of smith to the wing.
