04-05-2021, 03:48 AM
Winning makes us all feel better. It was a solid result. Seven goals, but it should have been fifteen. The players were committed to the game plan, though our execution was a bit hit and miss. As I have said a few times, teaming is now one of our biggest problems. Our skills were better but still not good, as was our decision making. Jones was enormous, and with Saad and Docherty, it is a first class half backline though Docherty has got to stop kicking the ball out on the full. If Marchbank ever returns, with Weitering, SPS and Plowman, it will be a very good backline. The mid-field was tough this week, putting pressure on their opposition, which makes a difference to the defence. Players were actually feeding off Cripps this week whereas in the previous two weeks, he was often isolated. This comes down to team work. McKay should have kicked ten and I was left to think what sort of damage having Harry and Charlie up and running might do. I have been watching a documentary on the Lakers and the Celtics and they talked about how Larry Bird was able to give the extra pass which helped with their scoring. I think Carlton is trying to giving the extra pass but our execution and skills let us down ibn the forward line and so instead of opening the forward line up, the fumbles and missed targets close the forward line down. I have always been a get the ball kick the goals sort of person but I can see the benefit of the extra pass. We just have to be better at execution. Murphy is struggling to his 300th, Casboult is struggling to his 150th but he does have a physical presence, and Eddie is in his final year, we have a number of hard working smalls but I really think we need an excitement machine down there. Once again there were eight players out who you would consider for first team selection and a number of guys a putting their hands up in the reserves. Things are looking up but we still need to develop a winning culture.