Talking Tactics - Our Forward Structure In 2017

[PaulP]

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.

Whilst I understand there are some limits to how much you can mold a player to play different styles (if you want to play fast leg footy, recruit Gary Rohan types rather than Brock McLean types), I would've thought most players can adapt and play different ways. My personal opinion is that Bolts is gong with what he knows, and what he feels comfortable with.

You could also argue that we don't really have the cattle to play kick and catch, given the frequency with which we turn it over.

There is a point at which you must have a look at what other teams are doing, especially the successful ones. We're not competing with ourselves.