04-15-2017, 01:07 PM
(04-15-2017, 12:37 PM)Rational_Expectations link Wrote:I disagree that Ablett 'killed us'. Many of his possessions were cheap handball receives at the back of the mark, and 1-2 combos, the only impact of which were to inflate his possession count.
X2. Did hurt us more in the second half but his posssession count rarely reflects his damage - he loves the sideways 20 metres chip in defence and as you said the one two round the back play. Those touches don't hurt the ones were he runs out of the centre into then f50 are the ones that are damaging.
Thought we tried but really think last week took its toll after the half time.
Just couldn't spread and played static stop start footy and once they ran with it the mids just couldn't apply then pressure needed and they got way too many easy spot entires.
Watching live Doc, Murphy and young SOJ tried their guts out and ran hard all game.
Cripps looked very sore and kruezer battled on but wasn't as effective as usual.
Loved fishers goal - the kid can play. Loved his pressure acts.
Overall liked the kids again. Definitely saw signs in most of them.