(08-29-2015, 08:50 AM)Vivian link Wrote:Missed chunks of the game due to kids breakfast and hawthorn match but hardly inspired to watch the whole thing.
From what I saw, Cripps did his thing which is just so impressive for a fellow in just his second year. Bell and curnow kept going and competing and it trailed off after that. I agree that Boekhorst will be a player, and his decision making is good, but he is only in his first year.
For those wanting to gut the list and draft draft draft, it is important to realise that such an option is destructive and leaves a lot in the hands of the gods. There is massive potential improvement in many players we have running around. Skills and decision making must and will improve. If the story that it has taken 4 years for Casboult to get a dedicated kicking coach are true then it is likely that the coaching and development at the club has been nothing short of deplorable. Get this addressed, and players kicking better and we will improve. I just dont accept that most players cant significantly improve their skills through practice.
Given it is the second last round in a terrible year the poor standards are understandable, if not excusable.
The issue is not skill execution per se. The issue is skill execution under pressure in match conditions, which is the only time that skill execution really matters. Walks has said that at training their skills are great - everything is executed perfectly, and he can't understand why it falls apart on game day. These guys spend as much time training as every other team in the comp (at least I hope so). We have first round picks. We have players that can put it together at training, but not in a match. I've already given my theory, so I won't repeat it here.