(03-16-2023, 11:18 PM)tonyo date Wrote:Our inability to transition from defence to attack is our major achilles heel,When I watched some highlights this morning I've come to the exact opposite conclusion.
What you saw last night from our defence was a symptom of zero pressure coming out of our F50, created by doubt and fear of the ball being turned over up the field.
Our biggest problem is we have almost zero run and chase, we've hardly a small forward who could catch molasses in an uphill race. Motlop is learning the Martin ways early, he'll be no good if that persists for too long, lazy, uninterested in the chase, looking for highlights. Fisher went absent outside of goal range, Owies looks to have lost pace or is playing injured. FFS, they made a 1st gamer look like a running God!
Charlie and BigH are great F50 targets but exert zero pressure once they aren't in the hunt for the pill, if they can't clunk it they have a problem, which is bizarre because they both have A-Grade recovery and ground ball skills, but it's like they have decided it's not their go to move too much, coaching?
Outside of Hewett our midfield is like treacle, unescapable when you're trapped on the inside with it, but out of consideration and not a threat once you are set free.
One of two things has to happen, either our skills improve dramatically and we stop with the pissweak deflating turnovers, or we find some pace to cover over all the feck ups!
Voss must have been watching last night and thinking back to his Brisbane career, "Oh no not again!"
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"