02-04-2017, 06:56 AM
[6] Game style, tactics, et al:
I haven’t seen a lot of female footy, but, like the first few games last season, I could see our structures pretty well.
We played a quite AFL senior style of game plan, that required players to be extra fit and strong as a lot of running to support your team mates was required.
(a) There may have been 16 per side on the ground, but every time we lined up at the centre bounce we had 2 players, one on each wing.
I do not know if that was planned or in response to Collingwood, but that we did. As a result our forward line started very open, with players gut running into the forward line with the ball.
(b) Unlike the seniors, we appeared to have great confidence in our ruck division. We cycled 3 girls through the ruck and, although we did not often get a clear advantage, the players expected us to win the tap and direct it reasonably well.
Then at least 1 midfielder started off running hard at the centre bounce, often running directly onto the ball or into the player who was going to get it. There were no ball ups when at least one player was not on the move. Arnell probably did that the most and it worked well.
Even if the Collingwood mid got first possession, they ran into a team defence in the middle. The tackle was made, the kick was smothered. The ball did not come easily. As a result Collingwood got only 1 ‘easy’ centre clearance for the whole night.
We didn’t get a huge number of easy clearances, but we did well in the contested area and managed to get the ball further afield.
© The smothering and tackling was superb. It was a real highlight, as no Collingwood player got an easy possession from a contested situation. We chased hard, spoilt hard and really used our bodies well to knock Collingwood players off the ball.
[7] Tactical match-ups:
We did pull off some excellent tactic moves:
(a) Stifling Moana Hope: we played Laura Attard on Hope and she did an excellent job. She concentrated magnificently, never giving Hope a free run at the ball.
Backing her up was our team defence, led by Bree Davey and Dani Hardiman, who were excellent at making interceptions and spoils and whose bodies were strong enough to keep the Collingwood forwards off the ball and allow our smaller defenders to get the ball and run out of defence.
(b) Team defence: as above, our defenders really shot the Collingwood forwards down. Their strength and body work was excellent and they were very rarely outmarked..
© Centre line structures: this worked very well on the night, as the girls backed each other up and continually put pressure on the opposing mids. They couldn’t get any easy ball, making it easier for our defenders to shut down the forwards.
I haven’t seen a lot of female footy, but, like the first few games last season, I could see our structures pretty well.
We played a quite AFL senior style of game plan, that required players to be extra fit and strong as a lot of running to support your team mates was required.
(a) There may have been 16 per side on the ground, but every time we lined up at the centre bounce we had 2 players, one on each wing.
I do not know if that was planned or in response to Collingwood, but that we did. As a result our forward line started very open, with players gut running into the forward line with the ball.
(b) Unlike the seniors, we appeared to have great confidence in our ruck division. We cycled 3 girls through the ruck and, although we did not often get a clear advantage, the players expected us to win the tap and direct it reasonably well.
Then at least 1 midfielder started off running hard at the centre bounce, often running directly onto the ball or into the player who was going to get it. There were no ball ups when at least one player was not on the move. Arnell probably did that the most and it worked well.
Even if the Collingwood mid got first possession, they ran into a team defence in the middle. The tackle was made, the kick was smothered. The ball did not come easily. As a result Collingwood got only 1 ‘easy’ centre clearance for the whole night.
We didn’t get a huge number of easy clearances, but we did well in the contested area and managed to get the ball further afield.
© The smothering and tackling was superb. It was a real highlight, as no Collingwood player got an easy possession from a contested situation. We chased hard, spoilt hard and really used our bodies well to knock Collingwood players off the ball.
[7] Tactical match-ups:
We did pull off some excellent tactic moves:
(a) Stifling Moana Hope: we played Laura Attard on Hope and she did an excellent job. She concentrated magnificently, never giving Hope a free run at the ball.
Backing her up was our team defence, led by Bree Davey and Dani Hardiman, who were excellent at making interceptions and spoils and whose bodies were strong enough to keep the Collingwood forwards off the ball and allow our smaller defenders to get the ball and run out of defence.
(b) Team defence: as above, our defenders really shot the Collingwood forwards down. Their strength and body work was excellent and they were very rarely outmarked..
© Centre line structures: this worked very well on the night, as the girls backed each other up and continually put pressure on the opposing mids. They couldn’t get any easy ball, making it easier for our defenders to shut down the forwards.
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