05-29-2022, 10:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2022, 10:13 AM by JonDorotich.)
(05-29-2022, 09:38 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Got well beat on the wings imo and it wasn't just Carroll, didn't think Newnes, Cottrell or O'Brien looked sharp enough compared to their opponents ie Sidebottom, J Daicos or Lipinski and Carroll needs more games with finals type pressure like this game was..
Paddy Dow also looked like he was struggling with the intensity...
Carroll and Motlop look like they’re going to have a great future, but need a refresh in the twos, whilst Paddy just needs some more time to get the tempo of AFL, which is difficult first up.
OBrien, Newnes, Plowman & Owies were far too reactive today (Owies much better in the last quarter), often waiting for the ball to come to them rather than meeting the ball by attacking it - their collective reactivity cost us a couple of goals. I’d be trying Tom Williamson on the wing after the bye and I’m hoping that Josh Honey starts finding some form soon.
McKay, Weitering, Pittonet & McGovern out is certainly going to make life difficult for the next 6-8 weeks so we need a credible plan to play our way. I’d be trying Dekoning at CHB, Marchbank in place of Plowman, and perhaps deploying Mirkov in the ruck with Silvagni and I’d also consider Cripps at CHF once Kennedy is back. Its certainly not plan A but we need a workable structure until we can get some soldiers back.