06-11-2024, 10:54 PM
Tom had six tackles against Port Adelaide and, while he had a damn good game, he wasn’t at the same level as he was against Essendon. Getting the pill is usually far more effective than tackling, as is crunching packs, making critical spoils and taking marks.
Take Rowell against us for example. He had 15 tackles and virtually no impact on the game other than forcing stoppages, most of which we won (Rowell got one free kick for the game and that may not have been for a tackle). Rowell was basically towelled up and tried to compensate by tackling at every opportunity. He would have been more effective if he had tried to win the ball.
Then there’s Jacob Weitering; five tackles against the Dockers, six games with zero or one tackle for an average of 1.8 per game. Tackling is not his job. He will tackle if the opportunity arises but his priority is organising the defence and stopping his opponent getting the ball. If he does the latter effectively, there’s no opportunity to tackle.
Take Rowell against us for example. He had 15 tackles and virtually no impact on the game other than forcing stoppages, most of which we won (Rowell got one free kick for the game and that may not have been for a tackle). Rowell was basically towelled up and tried to compensate by tackling at every opportunity. He would have been more effective if he had tried to win the ball.
Then there’s Jacob Weitering; five tackles against the Dockers, six games with zero or one tackle for an average of 1.8 per game. Tackling is not his job. He will tackle if the opportunity arises but his priority is organising the defence and stopping his opponent getting the ball. If he does the latter effectively, there’s no opportunity to tackle.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball