06-14-2020, 02:47 AM
Total crap. Clearly, no one at the club really has any idea ... about anything.
Remember how Hawthorn never lost close games? Because they practiced and practiced different scenarios and setups. Hodge & co would call the shots and everyone knew what they had to do. No one panicked (a la Walsh in the dying minutes - but I’m not blaming him, one of my favourites). Of course, it helps if, once you have the ball, you can hit a target. Their disposal was elite which was not accidental because Clarkson had a vision and made it ‘happen’. What’s our vision?
Maybe I shouldn’t be so hard on Teague - set plays accommodating close finishes are the ‘icing on top’ once the basics have become ingrained - don’t want to overcoach the young boys. Main points being:
1) we still can’t get the basics right
2) we still lack on field leadership
Remember how Hawthorn never lost close games? Because they practiced and practiced different scenarios and setups. Hodge & co would call the shots and everyone knew what they had to do. No one panicked (a la Walsh in the dying minutes - but I’m not blaming him, one of my favourites). Of course, it helps if, once you have the ball, you can hit a target. Their disposal was elite which was not accidental because Clarkson had a vision and made it ‘happen’. What’s our vision?
Maybe I shouldn’t be so hard on Teague - set plays accommodating close finishes are the ‘icing on top’ once the basics have become ingrained - don’t want to overcoach the young boys. Main points being:
1) we still can’t get the basics right
2) we still lack on field leadership
Keyboard warrior #24601