08-05-2024, 12:51 AM
Bad kicking is bad football. We outplayed them in the first Q, but had nothing to show for it. Outplayed them in the last Q, and capitalsied on it. They outplayed us in Q2 and 3 and hit the scoreboard
It is still a big worry how easily we get openned up, when the oppo slingshot against us. Just waltze thru the middle, with 3 or 4 players running, against 1 of ours. Esp (as someone earlier said), when its someone dynamic like Degoey. None of our mids have that explosion like him. Although the Hawks lost, they did a lot of this v GWS, and we need to somehow stop it, or we could get scored against heavily. commentators kept menitoning pies scoring 3 or 4 goals from kick ins. this should NOT happen. they made us work so hard to get it out from a kick in, and we let them run it thru the corridor
We dont look dangerous entering f50 - even when we have a break, and a numbers advantage. we just dont score easily, its always tough work.
other teams have worked out that centre clearances are our strenght, and they are stopping it (sometimes borderline illegally with cameron just grabbing pitto at each bounce, and crippa and walsh being faceguarded), but it is working. even allowing the pies to walk away with easy possessions, when the clearance didnt go our way
still like to lay some blame on umpiring (cox with 4 touches, 2 being bsht frees and one being that "mark".... charlie didnt play well, but wasnt helped by being blocked and held off the ball, every time a chance to fly occurred.....) and some lucky (for them) and unlucky (for us) bounces...........
It is still a big worry how easily we get openned up, when the oppo slingshot against us. Just waltze thru the middle, with 3 or 4 players running, against 1 of ours. Esp (as someone earlier said), when its someone dynamic like Degoey. None of our mids have that explosion like him. Although the Hawks lost, they did a lot of this v GWS, and we need to somehow stop it, or we could get scored against heavily. commentators kept menitoning pies scoring 3 or 4 goals from kick ins. this should NOT happen. they made us work so hard to get it out from a kick in, and we let them run it thru the corridor
We dont look dangerous entering f50 - even when we have a break, and a numbers advantage. we just dont score easily, its always tough work.
other teams have worked out that centre clearances are our strenght, and they are stopping it (sometimes borderline illegally with cameron just grabbing pitto at each bounce, and crippa and walsh being faceguarded), but it is working. even allowing the pies to walk away with easy possessions, when the clearance didnt go our way
still like to lay some blame on umpiring (cox with 4 touches, 2 being bsht frees and one being that "mark".... charlie didnt play well, but wasnt helped by being blocked and held off the ball, every time a chance to fly occurred.....) and some lucky (for them) and unlucky (for us) bounces...........