(03-20-2020, 12:18 AM)flyboy77 date Wrote:This is something Teague needs to address - can't blame the back line when the mids don't work defensively.To think that Liddle might have SoJ in the gun, last night SoJ was one of a handful that actually gave 100%!
On the mids, people on here slammed me last season when I said Ed and sMurph were having a go at Cripps for not working hard enough defensively. Have a look at the heat maps last night, and see if you can still justify that position! While I agree that Cripps is elite, it's also clear opponents know he won't chase, just like they knew Judd wouldn't chase!
We've a huge problem, ours kids just aren't stepping up, if anything they look to be going backwards. Even last night after what is supposedly the best pre-season in years it was the old blokes doing most of the grunt work. When Dow, Walsh, Fisher, etc., etc., don't chase, where does that message come from?
Perhaps this has nothing to do with coaches or recruiting, perhaps it's a club culture problem. Maybe that's why we've signed Betts, which makes the rumors/allegations that SoJ might be in the gun even more bizarre!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"