"GWS should play more like Carlton" was a comment on one of the footy shows last week. It is not something we've heard a lot over the last 5 years...so I suspect Teaguey might be telling a few fibs when he says the style hasn't changed much or it could be that players are being played to their strengths in terms of positions.
Whatever it is we're different and credit to Teague for that aspect
The attacking free flowing style is 'chalk and cheese' compared to the recent past.
We saw it in the first quarter yesterday and then it kind of went missing.
There were probably a number of reasons for that and most of them have been touched on through the thread.
Injuries to personnel meant a change to the forward structure that's been working well in recent weeks.
It's interesting to note that Port struggled yesterday so last week's game may also have impacted.
If I have a concern it's that when North tried on the physical stuff it did have an effect. We've been really good ourselves at times this year in applying physical 'pressure'. Physical 'intimidation' however is slightly different and something we're not good at. Handling that form of pressure also raises a few question marks. I think we can expect a bit more of the same in coming weeks when opposition folks analyse yesterday's game.
Finally just on Cripps. I've been thinking, and saying for some time that he appears to be playing injured. Some have put his reduction in impact and explosiveness to his trimming down... and that may be the case.
Football is a funny game and a lot of our opinions are based on our own perceptions clouded by bias or a simple 'bee in our bonnet.'
It may be that's why when I was watching Cripps in the pre-game run throughs and it came time for the players to break into a faster run it seemed to me that he was struggling to increase the pace and took a 'check' moment before he got going.
Whatever it is we're different and credit to Teague for that aspect
The attacking free flowing style is 'chalk and cheese' compared to the recent past.
We saw it in the first quarter yesterday and then it kind of went missing.
There were probably a number of reasons for that and most of them have been touched on through the thread.
Injuries to personnel meant a change to the forward structure that's been working well in recent weeks.
It's interesting to note that Port struggled yesterday so last week's game may also have impacted.
If I have a concern it's that when North tried on the physical stuff it did have an effect. We've been really good ourselves at times this year in applying physical 'pressure'. Physical 'intimidation' however is slightly different and something we're not good at. Handling that form of pressure also raises a few question marks. I think we can expect a bit more of the same in coming weeks when opposition folks analyse yesterday's game.
Finally just on Cripps. I've been thinking, and saying for some time that he appears to be playing injured. Some have put his reduction in impact and explosiveness to his trimming down... and that may be the case.
Football is a funny game and a lot of our opinions are based on our own perceptions clouded by bias or a simple 'bee in our bonnet.'
It may be that's why when I was watching Cripps in the pre-game run throughs and it came time for the players to break into a faster run it seemed to me that he was struggling to increase the pace and took a 'check' moment before he got going.