09-04-2020, 06:16 AM
After last night's game I think we are both not far off being a good side yet still a million miles away. A lot of people have been critical of Dow but I thought his role was that of a defensive half-forward on Williams who didn't have an influence of the game. I would have liked Dow to win the ball more however. People have also been critical of Samo and Polson, (some are always critical of Polson), but I am not sure there opponents got much of the ball. I thought that Williamson and Jones combined to make three critical errors that cost us three goals, and considering we lost by nine points, these mistakes were costly.
I thought GWS came to play and the fact we stayed with them and then went ahead for most of the game was a positive, however I am not sure the team is fully committed to the game plan yet. I remember watching Sydney last year and watching how every Sydney player new exactly what to do. Basically Sydney have had two coaches in the past 19 seasons and there game plan is basically the same. We have had seven different coaches, each with there own styles. There has been no continuity in how we are suppose to play. I think Teague wants the players to drive the ball deep to the tall marking options at the top of the square, and I think the players want to do that, but under pressure they go short to players on fast leads 45 meters out.
I think while we won the inside contest quite well, when GWS won it in close they were more devastating getting it outside to their runners. And while we had in our F50 more, because we didn't deliver the ball to dangerous situations, and we didn't make the most of our opportunities, and because of our defensive errors, GWS was more effective when they went forward in the end.
We just need to get better at kicking goals.
I thought GWS came to play and the fact we stayed with them and then went ahead for most of the game was a positive, however I am not sure the team is fully committed to the game plan yet. I remember watching Sydney last year and watching how every Sydney player new exactly what to do. Basically Sydney have had two coaches in the past 19 seasons and there game plan is basically the same. We have had seven different coaches, each with there own styles. There has been no continuity in how we are suppose to play. I think Teague wants the players to drive the ball deep to the tall marking options at the top of the square, and I think the players want to do that, but under pressure they go short to players on fast leads 45 meters out.
I think while we won the inside contest quite well, when GWS won it in close they were more devastating getting it outside to their runners. And while we had in our F50 more, because we didn't deliver the ball to dangerous situations, and we didn't make the most of our opportunities, and because of our defensive errors, GWS was more effective when they went forward in the end.
We just need to get better at kicking goals.