08-04-2019, 11:19 PM
(08-04-2019, 10:49 PM)cookie2 link Wrote:One thing I did think was dumb in our play was how we bombed the ball into F50 all too often against one of the best aerial defences in the league - MacGovern, Barrass and Sheppard. who were dining out on it. I noticed on two or three occasions even the ball being bombed to a one on one with MacGovern and Fisher! Also the devastating period of play by WC, end of 1Q/start of 2Q from memory, really set us back. Their skills and ball movement in that period I think were as good as you'd ever see. Anyway, we weren't massacred, at least we hung in, which is a great sign atm, at this stage of our development.
Agree. Was so frustrated at the game watching the slow high kick coming in. Don't think we took a single mark in F50 in a pack situation.
The chaos kick would have yielded a better result. They have the best tall defenders in the game and played directly into their hands. And the fact it was done time and time again from slow set plays meant IMO it was a game plan not just poor decisions from the players.
Teague didn't have a great day IMO.