05-03-2017, 08:52 AM
(05-03-2017, 12:55 AM)PaulP link Wrote:One concern I have (among many) is that both the AFL rules and the top teams at the moment (Crows, GWS etc.) have both great leg speed and speed of ball movement. I don't really want our team to be left behind on this score.
It seems to me that Bolton is implementing a tweaked version of the Hawks precise kicking game style, which is fine if you have the personnel and understanding to pull it off. The Hawks scoring capacity have been declining steadily over the last few years, and is one reason among many why they have fallen off the pace.
We don't have the cattle to play the same way as those teams. At best we can be a 'poor mans version'. Why would you bother?
Better to go your own way and play a brand that is designed to be played by the blokes you have. If you are the best at playing the way you want to play, then you have the potential to be the best in the league. If you are the 3rd best at playing the way you want to play (or worse) you have basically zero chance of being the best in the league.