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No he didn't. He said they didn't lead at all and that was by design because (he said) defenders typically zone off the desired leading areas resulting in forwards leading to areas of the field that are hard to score from.
He added that when the ball is moved quickly through the midfield, the forwards have an easier time leading into advantageous positions within the forward 50.
And that is part of the problem with Hinkley's gameplan. We fall back so deep in defence we have to launch our attacks from 150m away from our goal line giving the opposition time to cover dangerous attacking positions and to win the ball back on the transition.
This is one reason why Collingwood for example feast on us. They prefer to hunt in packs in the middle of the ground, force a turnover and attack from dangerous positions giving little opportunity to get back. Then we get caught in one-on-one contests in defence time and again, or even get out-numbered.