04-07-2018, 01:09 AM
I was so disappointed with the 1st half yesterday. I couldn't imagine us showing less spirit, less desire or less pressure.
After half time there was more to like, a lot more. But the turnovers are still killing us!
Some thoughts:
[1] Lamb vs Howe
Howe had 18 disposals while Lamb had only 9. That looks bad. However, Lamb had a job: he niggled Howe at every opportunity and took him out of the play. He has been one of the major drivers for Collingwood and he had no effect on the game at all.
That was the good.
The bad? Lamb struggled to get a kick himself and put on virtually no pressure.
Who wins this one?
I can't call Lamb a winner. He needs to do more than irritate defenders.
[2] David Cuningham in defence:
Looking at the stats, Cunners had 14 possessions. Not a great number, but I thought he was one of the more positive things for the night. His run from defence was good. In fact, I think it was one of his best games for us.
[3] Aaron Mullett:
Last week he did a reasonable job and got a fair bit of the ball. But he really didn't have much influence last night. 6 possessions wasn't much, especially as his disposal is his strength. At this point he is a major disappointment.
However, he did spend time on Varcoe, who was kept right out of the play.
[4] Jacob Weitering:
This was one of Jake's better games this year, but he really did have some issues dealing with Cox and Reid. I'd really like to see Weitering go back to the 2nds for a while if either Alex Silvagni or Sam Rowe are fit enough to do the job. Both Rowe and Silvagni have mature bodies and excellent techniques for playing big forwards. They also allow Jones to play on the leading forward, where his pace and desire come to the fore.
[5] Kreuzer vs Grundy:
How in God's name did Grundy fall to Collingwood's pick!?!? I really rated him and still do. He had a great battle with Kreuzer last night and ended up just barely ahead. Kreuzer getting on top of Grundy in the 3rd and 4th quarters was one of the reasons we got back into the game.
[6] Match ups in the middle:
We were pounded in the middle last night. Collingwood managed to curb Cripp's influence in the centre square and we didn't have the match-ups to keep Collingwood's mids out of the play. I would have played Kerridge: he can play a negative game and still get a lot of ball.
After half time there was more to like, a lot more. But the turnovers are still killing us!
Some thoughts:
[1] Lamb vs Howe
Howe had 18 disposals while Lamb had only 9. That looks bad. However, Lamb had a job: he niggled Howe at every opportunity and took him out of the play. He has been one of the major drivers for Collingwood and he had no effect on the game at all.
That was the good.
The bad? Lamb struggled to get a kick himself and put on virtually no pressure.
Who wins this one?
I can't call Lamb a winner. He needs to do more than irritate defenders.
[2] David Cuningham in defence:
Looking at the stats, Cunners had 14 possessions. Not a great number, but I thought he was one of the more positive things for the night. His run from defence was good. In fact, I think it was one of his best games for us.
[3] Aaron Mullett:
Last week he did a reasonable job and got a fair bit of the ball. But he really didn't have much influence last night. 6 possessions wasn't much, especially as his disposal is his strength. At this point he is a major disappointment.
However, he did spend time on Varcoe, who was kept right out of the play.
[4] Jacob Weitering:
This was one of Jake's better games this year, but he really did have some issues dealing with Cox and Reid. I'd really like to see Weitering go back to the 2nds for a while if either Alex Silvagni or Sam Rowe are fit enough to do the job. Both Rowe and Silvagni have mature bodies and excellent techniques for playing big forwards. They also allow Jones to play on the leading forward, where his pace and desire come to the fore.
[5] Kreuzer vs Grundy:
How in God's name did Grundy fall to Collingwood's pick!?!? I really rated him and still do. He had a great battle with Kreuzer last night and ended up just barely ahead. Kreuzer getting on top of Grundy in the 3rd and 4th quarters was one of the reasons we got back into the game.
[6] Match ups in the middle:
We were pounded in the middle last night. Collingwood managed to curb Cripp's influence in the centre square and we didn't have the match-ups to keep Collingwood's mids out of the play. I would have played Kerridge: he can play a negative game and still get a lot of ball.
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