(07-11-2022, 12:37 AM)crashlander date Wrote:I can't remember the last time Saad was as quiet as this, but I guess it didn't get down there in the 1st and last quarters. Still, our small defenders did a great job at smothering the Weagles' small forwards.Such are opposition tactics.
I don't think Saad was quiet as much as Wet Toast dragged him up the field to keep him away from the fall of the ball, he seemed to spend all day turning to run back under the footy to get back to the contest. It didn't really work, because I thought Doc and Newman, were pretty dominant and well supported by Plowman and Weiters coming off their direct opponents. Cottrell also ran deep to help out at both ends. Voss would probably be happy in this regard.
I thought Motlop was better this week, but I still can't see Motlop or Honey holding Owies out if we can get him fit. If I had to make one criticism we did not make enough of a lot of ground ball opportunities inside our F50, for that reason Owies must come back in.
When the pressure was on I thought the biggest influence on the game was our panic, we failed to give off the footy multiple times and it turned certain scores into opposition rebounds which let Wet Toast back into the game. We just need to stay calm and do the basics.
I didn't see the midfield as being dominant for us, for me excluding a short period in the 2nd Qtr it was a nil-all draw in there which to me is a TDK / SoJ win. Most of the genuine scoring came from turnovers or stoppages in general play, Doc was pretty good today, so I probably should have given him votes.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"