Pitto wasn't too bad, his game last night highlights why we need him and TDK playing and in form, Pitto as it showed is your D50 type ruck, he gets behind play and takes some nice defensive marks, he forces teams to play around him. He clearly knows where to be and when. But he offers little in terms of attack in F50, and he is not ultra-mobile. As for the stats, we can all see how rubbish they are, 15 Hitouts to Advantage would mean utter dominance, if advantage meant what we think it means. McInerney comfortable won the contest last night, and when Young and SoJ came into the ruck it only cost us any momentum we had gained. Some tough calls coming, fans are not going to like it!
Kennedy was very good, he's come into form so he should be starting not bench warming.
Cerra was good, probably our only 4-Qtr Mid.
McGovern was good, our best defender for 4-Qtrs, Saad started well but faded, terms that lock down hard on his left foot basically smother his effectiveness.
I think last night highlighted that Honey, Motlop and Durdin as a trio are miles off the pace, the contrast between the pill hitting the deck in the Lions F50 versus our F50 can't get more definitive. I concede Cameron is currently the best of the best, but we should have some impact in contests, not just be the recipients of Joe the Goose. Young Motlop has had a taste of AFL, but at the moment his tank is still not good enough, he isn't a natural born hunter of the footy, when we lose the pill it's not his first instinct to chase.
Finally, it's self-evident ball use cost us, we panicked, I even noted Cripps telling the boys to calm down at half time. By calm down I assume Cripps means take some time, draw the tackler and make clean use of the pill when the opportunity arises. On the drawing the tackler, that means being prepared to be tackled, no hot potato footy!
Kennedy was very good, he's come into form so he should be starting not bench warming.
Cerra was good, probably our only 4-Qtr Mid.
McGovern was good, our best defender for 4-Qtrs, Saad started well but faded, terms that lock down hard on his left foot basically smother his effectiveness.
I think last night highlighted that Honey, Motlop and Durdin as a trio are miles off the pace, the contrast between the pill hitting the deck in the Lions F50 versus our F50 can't get more definitive. I concede Cameron is currently the best of the best, but we should have some impact in contests, not just be the recipients of Joe the Goose. Young Motlop has had a taste of AFL, but at the moment his tank is still not good enough, he isn't a natural born hunter of the footy, when we lose the pill it's not his first instinct to chase.
Finally, it's self-evident ball use cost us, we panicked, I even noted Cripps telling the boys to calm down at half time. By calm down I assume Cripps means take some time, draw the tackler and make clean use of the pill when the opportunity arises. On the drawing the tackler, that means being prepared to be tackled, no hot potato footy!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"