This focus on the forwards kicking or the defenders failing to work miracles is a smokescreen for the real problems, which almost exclusively emanate from our stoppage rotations.
I get we have a kid like Motlop who doesn't chase, he might one day, he does the odd cameo, but it just that a cameo, but he has time on his side if he develops the right habits, it's a big if!
For several weeks now fans have been unloading on the likes of McGovern, Weiters, Newman, Cincotta, Cowan, etc., etc. But you go back and watch the behind the goals footage it's just impossible. They are permanently isolated and outnumbered 3 or 4 to 2, the defence issues Voss talks about are not coming from our backline players, the problem comes from further up the field, we've all been saying this for seasons now but it seems it's become too uncomfortable to talk about.
Acres started with some glimmer of hope, he was deep running goal square to goal square, but he's caught the surrender bug.
Doc is about the only one left pushing deep into defence, he is probably the only one out there with a good enough excuse not to!
SoJ is a shadow of himself, confidence shattered, ........... I blame his old man!
Durdin, I've no idea what he is trying to be, the one thing he is good at he no longer does.
Cripps looks broken, many of us warned about this, the game style he played last season was brutally unsustainable.
Cerra gets lots of footy, hurts nobody!
Hewett, after making a world of difference is now behind Kennedy in the pecking order.
Walsh missed pre-season, looks rusty, works his ar5e off, probably won't improve or regain the silk much in 2023, needs a pre-season.
Pitto is playing at the best he can possibly play, we aren't going to get anymore out of him when we need a whole other gear!
It goes on and on, no point complaining about players like Ed, gave us everything he's got, if anybody expects him to blossom in some new freshly discovered role they are kidding themselves. The real crime is that we seemingly have almost nobody to replace him!
I get we have a kid like Motlop who doesn't chase, he might one day, he does the odd cameo, but it just that a cameo, but he has time on his side if he develops the right habits, it's a big if!
For several weeks now fans have been unloading on the likes of McGovern, Weiters, Newman, Cincotta, Cowan, etc., etc. But you go back and watch the behind the goals footage it's just impossible. They are permanently isolated and outnumbered 3 or 4 to 2, the defence issues Voss talks about are not coming from our backline players, the problem comes from further up the field, we've all been saying this for seasons now but it seems it's become too uncomfortable to talk about.
Acres started with some glimmer of hope, he was deep running goal square to goal square, but he's caught the surrender bug.
Doc is about the only one left pushing deep into defence, he is probably the only one out there with a good enough excuse not to!
SoJ is a shadow of himself, confidence shattered, ........... I blame his old man!
Durdin, I've no idea what he is trying to be, the one thing he is good at he no longer does.
Cripps looks broken, many of us warned about this, the game style he played last season was brutally unsustainable.
Cerra gets lots of footy, hurts nobody!
Hewett, after making a world of difference is now behind Kennedy in the pecking order.
Walsh missed pre-season, looks rusty, works his ar5e off, probably won't improve or regain the silk much in 2023, needs a pre-season.
Pitto is playing at the best he can possibly play, we aren't going to get anymore out of him when we need a whole other gear!
It goes on and on, no point complaining about players like Ed, gave us everything he's got, if anybody expects him to blossom in some new freshly discovered role they are kidding themselves. The real crime is that we seemingly have almost nobody to replace him!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"