07-18-2017, 09:20 AM
(07-18-2017, 08:53 AM)kruddler link Wrote:You have 2 options as an afl club.
1. As you suggest, play the territorial game: They can't score if they can't get into their forwardline.
or
2. Play the keepings off game: They can't score if they don't have the ball.
End game is to play the keepings off game in your forwardline until you can kick a goal.
How quickly it gets there and what direction it takes to get there is an ever-changing landscape based on trends of the day. Most opinions on which is best is usually a personal preference, based on what makes the better spectacle for them.
Keepings off at either end requires a level of skill, we have too many poor decision makers/kickers to get cute with the ball....Weitering kicking short across goal being an example.