03-23-2023, 11:09 PM
Very pleased with the win but I still kept thinking we were going to throw it away in the last. They don't fill me with confidence when it gets tough & tight, thank god McKay took those strong telling marks to slow things down.
I'm not a fan of Pittonet (having said that, he was okay last nite) but how the match committee can actually think we go into a game with TDK as the sole ruck deeply concerns me too. Playing two rucks, regardless of how good they are, gives the team some flexibility and protection for the little guys.
Motlop needs to be taught the 'Stand' rule, time & time again he stood the mark and when the umpire called play on he still stood flat-footed in the belief that he was going to give away a 50m penalty. He let the Cats players just stroll around him when he should have been rushing them to lay a ferocious tackle.
The Durdin-Owies-Motlop plan doesn't work and I doubt it ever will, only play two small fowards in the future please.
Ed Curnow was a surprise, maybe it was just a one-off cameo but it was much needed.
I still feel we are not "there' yet from a playing list perspective. The defence is not too bad, the midfield needs another 1 or 2 solid bodies whilst the forward-line needs another option. The smalls are hit & miss, we don't have any notable mid-sized forwards thus meaning we are relying purely on the two big guys. I am concerned that this makes us two predictable and vulnerable if one of them gets injured.
I'm not a fan of Pittonet (having said that, he was okay last nite) but how the match committee can actually think we go into a game with TDK as the sole ruck deeply concerns me too. Playing two rucks, regardless of how good they are, gives the team some flexibility and protection for the little guys.
Motlop needs to be taught the 'Stand' rule, time & time again he stood the mark and when the umpire called play on he still stood flat-footed in the belief that he was going to give away a 50m penalty. He let the Cats players just stroll around him when he should have been rushing them to lay a ferocious tackle.
The Durdin-Owies-Motlop plan doesn't work and I doubt it ever will, only play two small fowards in the future please.
Ed Curnow was a surprise, maybe it was just a one-off cameo but it was much needed.
I still feel we are not "there' yet from a playing list perspective. The defence is not too bad, the midfield needs another 1 or 2 solid bodies whilst the forward-line needs another option. The smalls are hit & miss, we don't have any notable mid-sized forwards thus meaning we are relying purely on the two big guys. I am concerned that this makes us two predictable and vulnerable if one of them gets injured.
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