View Beyond the Shades - Analysis

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View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - shadesy - 06-03-2015

My in to frequent post about certain points in the game which cause me frustration is back.

This first post in this series is Andrew Walker. Now he has played forward with some success and OK down back, but to often his kicks out of defence put us in more trouble than good.

We are crying our for tall running Midfielders, why have we not tried that again?

Anyway one perfect example of this is in the Third Quarter. (AFL Match Replay, Harry Cunningham Behind if you want to see the footage.)

Here we have a Kick out and set up pretty well - we have left plenty of space on the wing, with two waves of players making there way to that side. Sydney have defended OK, but we have Andrew Walker in close as the get out option.

Walker gets the kick, Yarran and Thomas move towards the line to provide an option, and create space behind them, with the next wave ready to fill that space and provide an option or create a contest (they are trailing there men, which is a sign of workrate). Guess where Walker Kicks it?? He runs onto his non preferred side and kicks it smack bang into the middle of the Swans players (the Target).

I have seperated where the corridor probably starts. I don't mind kicks comiung back through there, but the have to be short, sharp and hit targets. Walker kicks a wobbler on his non preferred, with players having to now change directions.

Result: Easy pickings for the Swans and a simple mark to Buddy. he moves it on into the space for Cunningham who luckily misses from in front. notice we have half the side (9 players) in one area, so we worked to that side all to be undone by a very poor decision and even poorer kick.

Walker tends to not kick into the corridor or the boundary, hedges his bets and kicks indiscriminately to a very dangerous area. He does this time and time again. Time to play him as a midfielder or back as a high half forward when he regains full fitness.

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - LP - 06-03-2015

Kicking is not 1AWs strong suit, I have no idea why we keep playing him back!

Over the years lots of supporters have bagged the blokes we tried to turn into KPFs, but the reality is with the delivery they get from our team(Our team the worst kicking team in the AFL by some comfortable margin) they had virtually no hope of developing as forwards!

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - cookie2 - 06-03-2015

(06-03-2015, 02:38 AM)LP link Wrote:Kicking is not 1AWs strong suit, I have no idea why we keep playing him back!

Over the years lots of supporters have bagged the blokes we tried to turn into KPFs, but the reality is with the delivery they get from our team(Our team the worst kicking team in the AFL by some comfortable margin) they had virtually no hope of developing as forwards!

When played forward LP, 1AW used to be a reliable kick for goal. That's where we should play him IMO.

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - ElwoodBlues1 - 06-03-2015

Can only play forward IMO and I'm a bit over him to be honest, reckon he has lost interest...

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - LP - 06-03-2015

(06-03-2015, 02:40 AM)cookie2 link Wrote:When played forward LP, 1AW used to be a reliable kick for goal. That's where we should play him IMO.

When you are kicking for goal half the process is already decided for you, that is where to kick! Wink

If you want to watch 1AW stream out of the back line and kick to blokes who are out numbered three to one just watch most games! Kicking isn't just about he kick itself, it's about the choices that you make, the time it takes to make those choices and then and only then the execution!

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - shadesy - 06-03-2015

It was just a poor choice. I dont see any reason he would kick it back to the corridor when all our players have commited to one side. Basically kicked it over there heads.

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - LP - 06-03-2015

(06-03-2015, 02:48 AM)shadesy link Wrote:Basically kicked it over there heads.

He's been doing it to the forwards for his entire career!

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - cookie2 - 06-03-2015

(06-03-2015, 02:45 AM)LP link Wrote:When you are kicking for goal half the process is already decided for you, that is where to kick!

If you want to watch 1AW stream out of the back line and kick to blokes who are out numbered three to one just watch most games! Kicking isn't just about he kick itself, it's about the choices that you make, the time it takes to make those choices and then and only then the execution!

Sure, that's why he should play forward where he would not have to think so much or make so many critical and potentially dangerous choices.

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - Thryleon - 06-03-2015

Maybe it was an inability to hit a target by foot that was the bigger issue??

If he aimed for a spot and missed by a 5-10 metres, this would be your result.

Nah, Malthouse is gone, our issues should be fixed because we'll use the corridoor rather than the boundary at least that seems to be the attitude anyway.

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis - Lods - 06-03-2015

Andrew Walker!

Number 2 Draft pick behind a guy who ended up winning a Brownlow.
A talented schoolboy runner with excellent speed endurance.
One of the best ever debuts for the club.... 26 touches and 3 goals...and a glimpse of the ability to fly for the high marks.

Another triumph for the Carlton Football club development program. : Smile

With the time he has left send him forward.
The only advantage of mid-field will be his turnovers will be a bit further from the opposition goals.