(04-18-2021, 02:18 AM)jeza link Wrote:I don't think our forward line functioned very well (obviously) - seriously missed Jack. McGovern is a poor replacement at this stage.
But their back line was able to put our forwards under pressure. Ours was not. Our back line is a joke.
Teague deserves quite a lot of criticism- as does the selection committee. Too many moves just haven't worked. Picking Williamson was a disaster. Samo at half back just has not worked. Cunningham sitting in the 2s is just ridiculous. We need Newman back desperately and we need to play Jack Martin at half back or Jack Silvagni or Cunningham or Stocker. The guys we've got are not up to it... And it is frustratingly obvious yet Teague keeps fronting up with the same sh1ttruck defence getting the same sh1tty result every time we get under scoreboard pressure.
JSOS or no JSOS when our midfield goes missing - or butchers the ball, any defence is going to buckle under extreme pressure.
The midfield was again in gaga land defensively last night. The abject lack of energy in the group was extraordinary. Noting likely Crippa injured and Williams too (or unfit).
Even Sam W. looked jaded.
tackle count?
Cottrell, Jones, Plow, Willo - bagels ffs!
Doc, Kennedy - 1
Levi, Guv, Gibbo, Murph, SPS - 2
Eddie, Crippa, H, Newnes, Pitto - 3
16 of our 22 - 3 or less tackles in 120 minutes of footy.
9 tackles inside 50, they had 15.
Finals, then 4 in a row!