07-11-2021, 01:15 AM
I thought our endeavor was good and we stuck manfully to the defensive side of the game plan. Fifteen players unavailable for selection, six of them would be in the best twenty-two, five who would be the back ups and only four in the development phase of their career. It would be interesting to know how many out there are playing with injuries, besides Cripps, wouldn't be playing if we had more fit players on the list.
Some people around me were critical of the Coach and thought he should have come up with some killer move that would change the game, however I thought the coaching was fine as you can only play the hand you are dealt. I thought the match up were good and I thought there was a method of play that if executed well could have given us a pathway to victory. Unfortunately our decision making and skills were sub-par. I have no idea what Stocker was trying to do in the last quarter.
It is a question I use to ask regularly a couple of years ago. Do they actually practice their kicking? They practice in game scenarios and match game strategy and football intelligence, but do they actually practice the basic skills. Too many of our players don't kick with penetration or accuracy, both around the ground and at goal, and many can't kick fifty metres. If you can't kick to your team mates advantage and if you can't kick goals, then there is no game plan.
On the upside, I thought Silvagni has embraced his second ruck role, our defence has improved since the mid-field has tightened up, and I thought the fact we were able to have a number of straight forward shots on goal was good. The downside was our accuracy on goals, our decision making and skill execution coming out of defence and transitioning to the forwards was sometimes comical, and I thought a few of our senior players in Martin, Betts, Newman and Newnes, (though Newnes was placed in the media's best), were less than effective on the day than what we need if we are going to be competitive with the better sides.
A for effort and F for execution makes for another frustrating day at the football.
Some people around me were critical of the Coach and thought he should have come up with some killer move that would change the game, however I thought the coaching was fine as you can only play the hand you are dealt. I thought the match up were good and I thought there was a method of play that if executed well could have given us a pathway to victory. Unfortunately our decision making and skills were sub-par. I have no idea what Stocker was trying to do in the last quarter.
It is a question I use to ask regularly a couple of years ago. Do they actually practice their kicking? They practice in game scenarios and match game strategy and football intelligence, but do they actually practice the basic skills. Too many of our players don't kick with penetration or accuracy, both around the ground and at goal, and many can't kick fifty metres. If you can't kick to your team mates advantage and if you can't kick goals, then there is no game plan.
On the upside, I thought Silvagni has embraced his second ruck role, our defence has improved since the mid-field has tightened up, and I thought the fact we were able to have a number of straight forward shots on goal was good. The downside was our accuracy on goals, our decision making and skill execution coming out of defence and transitioning to the forwards was sometimes comical, and I thought a few of our senior players in Martin, Betts, Newman and Newnes, (though Newnes was placed in the media's best), were less than effective on the day than what we need if we are going to be competitive with the better sides.
A for effort and F for execution makes for another frustrating day at the football.