06-10-2024, 02:27 AM
(06-10-2024, 01:42 AM)IvanAwfulbigone link Wrote:I’m not really in agreement with some of the comments. The Cheats played as well as we let them, which, to be honest, wasn’t very good. Anyone who thinks we’re not at LEAST a 4 goal better side every day of the week doesn’t know much IMO.
3rd quarter was one of the worst of the year - from ANY side. They got the rub of the green from Umps yet the contest was pretty much over 10 mins into the last Q. Yes, I still have residual PTSD from dropping these games consistently over last 10+ years (and not forgetting the Crows game, ugh) but, Voss is showing he’s learning to make the necessary adjustments at the right time.
Sure they missed some set shots but there were also a lot of rushed behinds because THEIR forwards chose the wrong option (a lot of shots falling just short of the goal line) and our defense effectively killed the ball by rushing it through more often than not.
Tackling still needs improving. Saw the stats of Weitering’s 2 opponents - he’s unbelievably difficult to play against.
My biggest concern at this stage is that the Swannies are looking like that ‘once in a 10 year’ side, where everything just clicks and they sustain no/few injuries. The premiership window only opens very slightly and usually for a relatively short time.
That's the thing though isn't it....
At our best we're probably at least the second best side in the competition.
"The ladder doesn't lie" according to Voss.
But would that effort last night get close to the Swans.
Essendon are pretenders
We shouldn't struggle to put them away.
We should crush them.
They shouldn't enter our 50 twenty times more than we enter theirs.
We had a couple of outstanding efforts last night.
We also had some mediocre ones by player's own standards.
It was good.
It wasn't great.