08-25-2023, 03:26 AM
(08-25-2023, 03:07 AM)madbluboy link Wrote:Every side we play from now on would not have let us back in the game last week. Our last 3 weeks there has been a drop off, hoping it's due to Cerra and Walsh being out and that we can get back to the footy we were playing when we pumped Collingwood and Port.
Yes. 2 of the last 3 weeks we have been very tardy early. Struggled to get going unlike previous weeks. Not as switched on as we should of been. St.Kilda we flicked a switch after half time and lifted the intensity where they struggled to get their hands on the ball. Last week though we were well down all day but somehow found a way while making very hard work of it. What a struggle that was! That was more nerve-racking than the previous week given what was on the line and how many times we kept falling behind. Just seemed to go on forever.
Melbourne game though, that was terrific given the grand final-like intensity (175 tackles combined, 88-87) and the players we had out. Last 18 min without a goal either way was long and stressful. Life was much easier previous weeks where we were just flogging the opposition.