09-09-2024, 07:24 AM
(09-09-2024, 06:46 AM)Lods link Wrote:I'm sorry...
I just cant see it.
Do folks really think the addition of Binns, Lord and Moir would have made a difference to that start?
We were being thrashed in the midfield.
Our 'elite' midfielders were getting soundly beaten.
Would our youngsters like Binns and Lord fared better than a Cripps, Walsh, Hewett
Our pressure and attack on the ball and opposition players was miles off...from our better players.
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We lost it because the injuries left too many of our players short of a gallop.
And our pressure was miles off our best.
Cerra was one of the issues. Short of a gallop. Underperforming. Slow. Lacks pressure. Doesn't have another position.
The issue with the small forwards is that they are small forwards. They are not midfielders resting forward. They don't play another position.
I wanted to use Cincotta as a 'small forward'. The way it allows us to mix it up and rotate someone who might not be working out of the way.
eg. If Cerra was no good, or if Kennedy was no good. Push him to the goal square and bring Cincotta into the midfield rotation.
You could've done the same with Binns/Lord if you wanted too. Push them up to a wing and let Ollie jump in the guts.
I don't blame the small forwards for not getting the ball.
I blame the MC for picking so many of them and not allowing us to arrest the slide by mixing up our midfield.
The enthusiasm a kid (or kids) provide is another added bonus. Personally i only would've played 1 maybe 2 of the kids.