02-22-2024, 11:24 PM
Two of Harry's kicks for goal were perfect, his others not so much. BUT he wasn't Robinson Crusoe with missed shots at goal; from memory, Charlie kicked two OOBOTF, Gov kicked one, and there were several others.
I thought that Harry was our best player by quite a margin and his ruckwork has improved considerably. Geelong rotated four players through the ruck to our two (Young did contest one hitout when our ruck couldn't get there) so Harry's effort was quite impressive, as was De Koning's.
And, speaking of Young, I don't really understand the criticism. We had one tall defender against three tall forwards - McGovern was conceding 13cm to Neale - and that's not really sustainable even if we had Weiters in for Young. Besides, our focus was very much on pressing up rather than dour defence and even Weiters would have struggled with Geelong's ball movement into the forward line.
At the other end of the ground we had Ashton Moir playing as a key forward. He has plenty of talent and could probably hold down the third tall spot but it's a huge ask to expect him to get the better of an experienced key defender.
I thought that Harry was our best player by quite a margin and his ruckwork has improved considerably. Geelong rotated four players through the ruck to our two (Young did contest one hitout when our ruck couldn't get there) so Harry's effort was quite impressive, as was De Koning's.
And, speaking of Young, I don't really understand the criticism. We had one tall defender against three tall forwards - McGovern was conceding 13cm to Neale - and that's not really sustainable even if we had Weiters in for Young. Besides, our focus was very much on pressing up rather than dour defence and even Weiters would have struggled with Geelong's ball movement into the forward line.
At the other end of the ground we had Ashton Moir playing as a key forward. He has plenty of talent and could probably hold down the third tall spot but it's a huge ask to expect him to get the better of an experienced key defender.
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