04-09-2018, 10:16 PM
Was at the game Friday night and wow I can see why our defence sucks and his name is Mullet. The media is getting on Jones and Weitering but in Jones' case, he is covering for the soft, stat chasing Mullet and it's making him look bad. I speak of a goal to Treloar, whom Jones was standing, the ball was kicked to Stephenson (I think) just outside 50 and Treloar was in the pocket. Jones was the closest player so he left his player and ran to Stephenson, as you should when playing a team defence, else Stephenson could have jogged into 40 and kicked an easy goal.
In leaving his player, it is the responsibility of the spare man or closest man to roll over and cover Treloar, this did not happen and Stephenson was able to pop a 35m pass to Treloar who goaled from a set shot.
When Treloar marked I looked at the closest players, and Mullet was standing at the top of the square guarding no one. This goal was not Jones" fault but Mullet's. The cynic in me (which is more often than not right) would think that Mullet was standing close to goals, so in the event of a point he could grab the ball and kick in, have you noticed he ALWAYS taps the ball on his foot from a kick out, just to get a stat.
Plowman must be feeling very secure and happy about his position in the side, as he does not much else than stand an opponent and look as he breaks his tackle or out sprints him to the ball. I'm convinced if Plowman and Mullet were replaced by Docherty and A.Silvagni then Collingwood doesn't get half it's score. I like Cunningham at half back, while it wasn't a perfect game he did some things that made me think a year or two there and we'll have a real player.
Now we look forward and Lamb must only be played from now on when we play Hawthorn, and Matthew Wright, if he's not getting the over the top goals then he's near useless. Does not chase, does not rove off hands and clogs movement up by standing in leading paths.
People laud Cripps and what a great player he is, I've watched him twice this season live and both times I've been staggered at his lack of second efforts without the ball, if a player gets around you, then you have to chase, whether you think you can catch him or not. Three or four times a player got around Cripps and he offered a jog at best for 5 steps. Kruezer on the other hand will chase even if he has no chance just to apply a bit of pressure, and FFS Cripps take the first, and more often than not, the best option rather than try and fake 5 players out and do a no look fancy hand pass that and work 10% of the time. SPS is guilty of this too, yet Fisher will give the first and best option, regardless if it looks great or not.
J.Silvagni needs to come back in to give us someone with forward understanding, Kerridge for Dow who needs a rest, Mullet for the bootstudder. Wright is lucky Pickett's not up and going and the same goes for Plowman and A.Silvagni.
In leaving his player, it is the responsibility of the spare man or closest man to roll over and cover Treloar, this did not happen and Stephenson was able to pop a 35m pass to Treloar who goaled from a set shot.
When Treloar marked I looked at the closest players, and Mullet was standing at the top of the square guarding no one. This goal was not Jones" fault but Mullet's. The cynic in me (which is more often than not right) would think that Mullet was standing close to goals, so in the event of a point he could grab the ball and kick in, have you noticed he ALWAYS taps the ball on his foot from a kick out, just to get a stat.
Plowman must be feeling very secure and happy about his position in the side, as he does not much else than stand an opponent and look as he breaks his tackle or out sprints him to the ball. I'm convinced if Plowman and Mullet were replaced by Docherty and A.Silvagni then Collingwood doesn't get half it's score. I like Cunningham at half back, while it wasn't a perfect game he did some things that made me think a year or two there and we'll have a real player.
Now we look forward and Lamb must only be played from now on when we play Hawthorn, and Matthew Wright, if he's not getting the over the top goals then he's near useless. Does not chase, does not rove off hands and clogs movement up by standing in leading paths.
People laud Cripps and what a great player he is, I've watched him twice this season live and both times I've been staggered at his lack of second efforts without the ball, if a player gets around you, then you have to chase, whether you think you can catch him or not. Three or four times a player got around Cripps and he offered a jog at best for 5 steps. Kruezer on the other hand will chase even if he has no chance just to apply a bit of pressure, and FFS Cripps take the first, and more often than not, the best option rather than try and fake 5 players out and do a no look fancy hand pass that and work 10% of the time. SPS is guilty of this too, yet Fisher will give the first and best option, regardless if it looks great or not.
J.Silvagni needs to come back in to give us someone with forward understanding, Kerridge for Dow who needs a rest, Mullet for the bootstudder. Wright is lucky Pickett's not up and going and the same goes for Plowman and A.Silvagni.