(08-11-2024, 10:35 PM)Professer E link Wrote:His discussion pre-game about Chuck on SEN sounded as if he couldn't run until late in the week. He was never fit. It was very desperate stakes and maybe we should have just blown it and got ready for next with fresh players. I know that's an anathema to the processes, but maybe it was the week to try a different forward set up - Kennedy, Lemmey etc
The fact that they did play him probably highlights the level we're at.
'Taking a risk' with one of our most vital players (and we've been doing it for weeks) means we were in a bit of trouble before we even started.
(08-11-2024, 10:33 PM)Baggers link Wrote:If we're honest with ourselves, taking off the blue coloured glasses, the Dawks had our measure well before the injuries started. They had all their blokes on the same page... an entire side versus our individuals. No doubt the injuries inflated the winning margin for the Dawks but they clearly had our measure early.
Yep
They were the better side early on...
But a side will often be the better side early on, and the match will turn on it's head with a momentum switch.
What the injuries meant was that there was never going to be that momentum change...and as the match wore on it became even more depressing as players went down.
As well as the obvious injuries there were another couple where players felt for knees (Williams) and shoulders (Acres).