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10-01-2021, 05:47 AM
Our defensive woes were exacerbated by too many turnovers and mistakes resulting in our getting caught flat footed too often in defence. The better skilled teams make fewer errors and so do not get put under the same degree of pressure by opposition teams. Eventually we become demoralised by this and too weary/unmotivated to chase.
Reality always wins in the end.
10-01-2021, 06:47 AM
(10-01-2021, 05:47 AM)cookie2 link Wrote:Our defensive woes were exacerbated by too many turnovers and mistakes resulting in our getting caught flat footed too often in defence. The better skilled teams make fewer errors and so do not get put under the same degree of pressure by opposition teams. Eventually we become demoralised by this and too weary/unmotivated to chase.Our blokes get weary after one turnover, but I agree our turnovers are of the basic error type in the main and with our poor manning up its usually options galore for the opposition when they get the ball back and rebound it. Sometimes we never even touched the ball on its way back down the ground into enemy territory, the Nth game was just a classic example of how bad we can get. I'm big on leadership in this area and your leaders setting the example and not having to wait for a quarter or half time break for the coach to send a rocket to his players. 
10-01-2021, 06:56 AM
Our mental application across the board is terrible. And I believe it is rooted in certain individuals who aren't pushed out when they demonstrate that mental fragility. If you can't handle the slightest bit of pressure - and let's be honest Plowman is a good example of one who definitely can't - why pursue it any longer. How are they going to stand up in a GF when the opposition gets a run on when they can't stand up in a regular season game against a bottom 2 team in front of no crowd?
 (10-01-2021, 05:46 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Of all the coaches since Brittain, I've not heard one lay the blame on player laziness or thick headedness in terms of on field effort. Not one. Pagan certainly had issues with the leaders white anting him, but that's not the same thing. Just because they don't do it publicly doesn't mean they don't cop it between the 4 walls. Thought you'd know that. 
10-01-2021, 08:06 AM
(10-01-2021, 07:44 AM)laj link Wrote:Just because they don't do it publicly doesn't mean they don't cop it between the 4 walls. Thought you'd know that. Plenty of time has passed for Brittain, Pagan, Ratten and I would argue Malthouse, for them to let fly if they wish. Pagan and Malthouse have criticised the club plenty, but never said a word about lazy players who refuse to run both ways.
10-01-2021, 08:43 AM
(10-01-2021, 08:06 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Plenty of time has passed for Brittain, Pagan, Ratten and I would argue Malthouse, for them to let fly if they wish. Pagan and Malthouse have criticised the club plenty, but never said a word about lazy players who refuse to run both ways.We have lazy players who refuse to run one way, got flogged by the bottom team with some of the laziest footy we have seen for years and then you see Gawn running all the way down back to help his defenders and we wonder why we are so poor at times. Nth were kicking goals without our blokes touching the ball, this is Nth the bottom team...Voss wouldnt want to watch a replay of that Nth game he might want his job back at Port.
10-01-2021, 08:50 AM
(10-01-2021, 08:06 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Plenty of time has passed for Brittain, Pagan, Ratten and I would argue Malthouse, for them to let fly if they wish. Pagan and Malthouse have criticised the club plenty, but never said a word about lazy players who refuse to run both ways. Suddenly it's all the coaches fault now? You know as well as I do they players don't often get criticised by a coach. Teague gave them a mighty blast at half time against Hawthorn for not defending properly. Memory failed you? Other coaches, like Bolton, set up a defensive game. Even then they wouldn't defend properly and we took some of the mother of all hidings as we weren't scoring. 
10-01-2021, 08:58 AM
Just get fit, learn how to freakin' kick and if you squib it, p1ss off
10-01-2021, 01:12 PM
(10-01-2021, 08:58 AM)capcom link Wrote:Just get fit, learn how to freakin' kick and if you squib it, p1ss offYou got the job, when can you start!
The Ox is slow but I'm running out of patience.
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