06-06-2015, 12:35 PM
(06-06-2015, 12:16 PM)Baggers link Wrote:The first thing I noticed re today's game was the attitude of the boys. We took risks. It's been a long time since I've seen our players CONFIDENT to risk.
Today we attacked... It's been a long time since I've seen our players CONFIDENT to attack.
Like many I am perplexed as to how our boys can play so devoid of confidence under the universe's greatest ever coach for the past 2 + years, yet finally display BlueBagger boldness and risk under a rookie coach????.
Forget the bullsheissen in relation to the week 1 artificial spike under the new coach... Today our blokes in week 2 under JB, displayed an attitude that said, thank f*ck I can now enjoy playing footy."
Really, I mean really, when was the last time you saw our blokes be involved and competitive for 4 continuous quarters?
Be honest, how many were waiting for us to fold and Adelaide to take over and bury us at various stages throughout the game? How many were amazed we reeled in a deficit and hit the front... in this season!
Folks, today I do not care that we won or lost. Today I saw a glimpse of the BlueBagger spirit for 4 quarters.
Yep...today you could watch the football and enjoy it...the players looked like they were enjoying playing and the fun was back, they knew they were in the game and could play with freedom.
Playing with freedom was great for the confidence and the skills which have been eroded through the defensive/negative tactics of the previous coach were starting to come back..might take a few weeks but the players will re -learn the skills needed to match the more attacking free running style..
Its more of a return to the Ratten era....what we need though is a balance somewhere in between but I would rather a full attacking style than a full defensive approach like we had under Mick..