08-12-2020, 02:02 AM
(08-11-2020, 11:34 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:Why train to practice halting the swings, when you have real life match simulation in which to do it?
Its not like it hasnt happened every week this season.
What I am really struggling with though, is how are you supposed to arrest a match swing, when you have a passage of play that allows a ball up on the wing, to have an opposition mid like Yeo take it out of the ruck (no bounce) kick it into forward 50 where ball comes to ground in a contest. liam Ryan picks it up, is tackled and he spills the ball in that tackle (no incorrect disposal and should have been a holding the ball decision anyway) in the subsequent ball spilling, Simpson is unable to paddle it out to advantage, Sheed(or was it waterman?) is able to kick it short to Kennedy who goes back and converts?
What is a team supposed to do there to stop that passage of play unfolding? Go contest the ruck illegally? Or are they supposed to pick up the ball cleaner than anyone else?
For arguments sake, this was when the score read 41 to 28 in our favour. That goal reduced our lead to 7 points. The next one was the SPS holding the ball decision from memory to put them back to a 1 point difference.
HOW DO YOU STOP UMPIRES FROM KILLING A GAME OF FOOTBALL. Being better is not an adequate response.
I am so screwing angry about this game. Its one that was taken from us rather than us being crap. I can cop us being crap, but that 3rd quarter was so screwing one sided, it made a mockery of the competition.
Unfortunately you do have to practice time and again so it becomes 2nd nature under pressure. You won't get that come match day where you have to suddenly learn it under extreme pressure. That's going to be a pre-season thing to establish it properly. It's like any sport, practice makes perfect.