(12-16-2019, 08:40 PM)flyboy77 link Wrote:Footy smarts beat leg 'speed' every day of the week.
Blokes like Betts, Martin, Doc and SPS have that in spades.
In one on one I agree, but collectively you have to get the ball first and hit clean targets with it.
If we took that slow team into a game against Nthmond or the Filth we'd barely touch the pill for four quarters! They only need to remain disciplined to create an overlap and make use of one weak link. The script would be pretty simple;
- No center clearance opposition score.
- Carlton center clearance, miss target, no defensive pressure/run, opposition score.
- Opposition clear, opposition score.
The balance of power is not a 50/50 split.
The problem becomes critical when you are both slowish and not efficient by hand and foot, it's the difference between Sam Mitchell and Tom Mitchell, and why many think Tom is way over-rated.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"

