04-28-2018, 07:43 AM
We had some pretty good players last night, but those who were not good were really bad.
[1] Jack had 8 possessions and every one was pretty good. However, we didn't kick it near him on the forward line. It might be an idea to play him in the middle for a while to get him into the play and work on his reflexes in close.
[2] Lachie Plowman is really struggling, and has all year. His confidence is down and he is being beaten in one on one contests. I'd like to drop him for a couple of weeks, but I don't think there is anyone to to replace him that is ready.
[3] I would not have played Marchbank. Like Plowman, he has struggled this year and the marks he has dropped (not to mention spoiling Jones yesterday: that was terrible) shows the lack of touch and the lack of confidence. He needs to time to get his touch and confidence back and he isn't going to do it getting flogged each week.
[4] SPS: for a guy who has such talent, SPS has really disappointed this year. he hasn't shown the intensity that he requires. He wasn't too bad in defence, where he had to work harder, but we really need him in the middle or forward and he is just not producing.
[5] Matty Wright is suffering from his worst patch of form since coming to us. He is struggling both in the air and at ground level: he hasn't snapped a goal since round #1.
Part of the problem is our poor forward work, but some of it is his lack of form and athleticism. However, unlike Adelaide, we cannot afford to drop him.
[6] Mullett: He was recruited as a spare part, but having to play him each week is showing how ordinary our list is at the moment. He is not the future. Not at all. When the pressure is on, he is missing.
[7] Cam O'Shea: another spare part who is finding senior football a bridge too far. He played reasonably yesterday, but his disposal was ordinary at best (and it wasn't 'best' very often). I understand that he is required at the moment, but I am disappointed that he hasn't really been able to step up.
[8] Matthew Kennedy: I know we need him in the mid field, but we do not need as he is at the moment, half fit and lacking confidence badly. His inability to get to contests has been crippling in the middle. He needs time to get himself right, because we have too many slow players at the moment.
Bring him back after the bye with a few 30+ possession games under his belt in the VFL and a better understanding with our rucks and he will be a better option. But at the moment his opponents are just burning him off and leaving him frustrated (not to mention the supporters).
I do not have a solution to our problems: our biggest issue is getting fit guys on the field. Then we need to run them into form. We have so much leadership sitting in the stands at the moment that it is very frustrating.
[1] Jack had 8 possessions and every one was pretty good. However, we didn't kick it near him on the forward line. It might be an idea to play him in the middle for a while to get him into the play and work on his reflexes in close.
[2] Lachie Plowman is really struggling, and has all year. His confidence is down and he is being beaten in one on one contests. I'd like to drop him for a couple of weeks, but I don't think there is anyone to to replace him that is ready.
[3] I would not have played Marchbank. Like Plowman, he has struggled this year and the marks he has dropped (not to mention spoiling Jones yesterday: that was terrible) shows the lack of touch and the lack of confidence. He needs to time to get his touch and confidence back and he isn't going to do it getting flogged each week.
[4] SPS: for a guy who has such talent, SPS has really disappointed this year. he hasn't shown the intensity that he requires. He wasn't too bad in defence, where he had to work harder, but we really need him in the middle or forward and he is just not producing.
[5] Matty Wright is suffering from his worst patch of form since coming to us. He is struggling both in the air and at ground level: he hasn't snapped a goal since round #1.
Part of the problem is our poor forward work, but some of it is his lack of form and athleticism. However, unlike Adelaide, we cannot afford to drop him.
[6] Mullett: He was recruited as a spare part, but having to play him each week is showing how ordinary our list is at the moment. He is not the future. Not at all. When the pressure is on, he is missing.
[7] Cam O'Shea: another spare part who is finding senior football a bridge too far. He played reasonably yesterday, but his disposal was ordinary at best (and it wasn't 'best' very often). I understand that he is required at the moment, but I am disappointed that he hasn't really been able to step up.
[8] Matthew Kennedy: I know we need him in the mid field, but we do not need as he is at the moment, half fit and lacking confidence badly. His inability to get to contests has been crippling in the middle. He needs time to get himself right, because we have too many slow players at the moment.
Bring him back after the bye with a few 30+ possession games under his belt in the VFL and a better understanding with our rucks and he will be a better option. But at the moment his opponents are just burning him off and leaving him frustrated (not to mention the supporters).
I do not have a solution to our problems: our biggest issue is getting fit guys on the field. Then we need to run them into form. We have so much leadership sitting in the stands at the moment that it is very frustrating.
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