08-04-2024, 01:03 AM
(08-03-2024, 12:57 PM)tex link Wrote:Pies do the basics right. We don’t. Dunno how many times we didn’t have basic front and centres.
Basically this. Two pieces of play stood out for me. In the 3rd q after 2 consecutive goals , Walshy streaming forward out of the centre again, kicks the ball to the WRONG (boundary) side of can’t-remember-who. C’wood player marks and the momentum was lost. I think they got a goal from the rebound. Ball needed to be a couple of metres to the right.
Much has been said about his disposal into the F50 so I guess this was another stat in that dept.
Second example - same quarter, after struggling to clear out of the backline, pass is to Cincotta who elects to go for the chest mark rather than extend the arms. Ball is spoiled and, again, they get a goal from the turnover.
Seemingly minor incidents in isolation but, as Tex said, in such close games, it’s often the basics.
Keyboard warrior #24601