09-11-2024, 03:24 AM
I think generics of small forward roles is a problem.
If you look at how each player covers the ground it tells a different story.
Motlop for example spent 90% of his time in defensive half and 10% forward half so you can blame him for not being able to crumb, but not when he wasn't there.
Durdin by contrast spent 100% of his time forward half. So he would have struggled with the ball getting to his end of the ground same as the key forwards. In marking contests was he trying to get to the feet? Out the back? Stretching the opposition defense? None of that really. Maybe just a decoy everyone ignored.
Fantasia spent his role 40% in defensive half and 60% forward.
To me this is more an example of their individual work rate and why putting them in the same boat isn't fair.
This is according to the heat maps. So what happened?
Was motlop burning his chips defensively and not working offensively?
Did motlop follow his man back too much?
Was durdin moonlighting as a full forward?
Or was he stuck forward with the others (not sure where he was for our 56 forward entries but thats a different story.
Was fantasia working up and down or used as a bit of a spare parts man?
All in all our MC failed in one respect. Without owies there Kennedy should have played his role. Owies isn't quick, Kennedy is a better mark and probably our third best finisher if not fourth.
If you look at how each player covers the ground it tells a different story.
Motlop for example spent 90% of his time in defensive half and 10% forward half so you can blame him for not being able to crumb, but not when he wasn't there.
Durdin by contrast spent 100% of his time forward half. So he would have struggled with the ball getting to his end of the ground same as the key forwards. In marking contests was he trying to get to the feet? Out the back? Stretching the opposition defense? None of that really. Maybe just a decoy everyone ignored.
Fantasia spent his role 40% in defensive half and 60% forward.
To me this is more an example of their individual work rate and why putting them in the same boat isn't fair.
This is according to the heat maps. So what happened?
Was motlop burning his chips defensively and not working offensively?
Did motlop follow his man back too much?
Was durdin moonlighting as a full forward?
Or was he stuck forward with the others (not sure where he was for our 56 forward entries but thats a different story.
Was fantasia working up and down or used as a bit of a spare parts man?
All in all our MC failed in one respect. Without owies there Kennedy should have played his role. Owies isn't quick, Kennedy is a better mark and probably our third best finisher if not fourth.
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