04-27-2023, 09:06 AM
What McGuane is saying is true.....but i think he has things a bit backwards.
Cause and effect.
1. Yes, midfield numbers are inflated.
2. Yes, kicking inside 50 has been average.
3. Yes, our movement has been slow/poor.
4. Yes, Dow is in the 2's and performing well.
5. Yes, midfield goals are down, specifically Cripps.
6. Yes, Harry has a variety of kicks that he uses.
7. Yes, we've only won the clearances twice this year.
1. Using the Saints game as an example. They flooded back, rather than 'bomb long to a pack' we played the keepings off game until we could find a decent option....
2. .....but even those options were not great and our entries were poor because the saints flooded back quickly and....
3. ....our fastest, best kicking players are out injured. Saad, Docherty are the players McGuane is wanting......as would be Martin, Williams and even Cuningham. Yet, none of them were available for selection this week.
4. So we could bring in Dow.....but he is neither fast, line breaking type player, not good with ball in hand.....so do we try and fix it or try more of the same?
5. Yes, Cripps has been poor this year compared to last year in front of goal......last year he spent a lot of time inside 50 as a marking option....hence the downturn from him. Add in the keepings off/flooding opposition and its hard for mids to get shots on goals.
6. Harry knows where he is kicking what from and when. He has explained this a number of times. If Micky doesn't know, or understand, then thats on him. I could draw him a map if it helps. Funny how he was using the same styles when he won the Coleman medal a couple years ago....but that wasn't mentioned. Sure, Harry had a couple shockers which brings this to everyones attention.....but it'd be the same in his coleman medal winning season as well. Give the bloke a break. I could point out plenty of yips that Micky had in front of goal too.
7. Won clearances only twice. We have 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw from those games. Shows us that clearances can be overrated as we've won 3 games without winning the clearances. Those stats tell us we are better off losing the clearances. Didn't wanna highlight that fact?
Cause and effect.
1. Yes, midfield numbers are inflated.
2. Yes, kicking inside 50 has been average.
3. Yes, our movement has been slow/poor.
4. Yes, Dow is in the 2's and performing well.
5. Yes, midfield goals are down, specifically Cripps.
6. Yes, Harry has a variety of kicks that he uses.
7. Yes, we've only won the clearances twice this year.
1. Using the Saints game as an example. They flooded back, rather than 'bomb long to a pack' we played the keepings off game until we could find a decent option....
2. .....but even those options were not great and our entries were poor because the saints flooded back quickly and....
3. ....our fastest, best kicking players are out injured. Saad, Docherty are the players McGuane is wanting......as would be Martin, Williams and even Cuningham. Yet, none of them were available for selection this week.
4. So we could bring in Dow.....but he is neither fast, line breaking type player, not good with ball in hand.....so do we try and fix it or try more of the same?
5. Yes, Cripps has been poor this year compared to last year in front of goal......last year he spent a lot of time inside 50 as a marking option....hence the downturn from him. Add in the keepings off/flooding opposition and its hard for mids to get shots on goals.
6. Harry knows where he is kicking what from and when. He has explained this a number of times. If Micky doesn't know, or understand, then thats on him. I could draw him a map if it helps. Funny how he was using the same styles when he won the Coleman medal a couple years ago....but that wasn't mentioned. Sure, Harry had a couple shockers which brings this to everyones attention.....but it'd be the same in his coleman medal winning season as well. Give the bloke a break. I could point out plenty of yips that Micky had in front of goal too.
7. Won clearances only twice. We have 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw from those games. Shows us that clearances can be overrated as we've won 3 games without winning the clearances. Those stats tell us we are better off losing the clearances. Didn't wanna highlight that fact?