VFL 2023 Rd 4 Carlton vs Williamstown at Willi

[kruddler]

I can't help but think the average IQ of footballers have decreased over the years.

How hard is to work out which way the wind is blowing and allow for that swing in your kicks.

Willi defenders are standing 'wind side' and the ball is falling into their lap every time.
We on the other hand are kicking it 'at' the goals and 'at' our teammates and are surprised when the wing drags it away from both the goals and our teammates.

Dumb football.

We'll get done by 6+ goals from here unless we work out how to play with a wind.

[LoveNavy]

Seems we excel at kick ins to effect oppo goals. Where's your man????

[shawny]

I can't help but think the average IQ of footballers have decreased over the years.

How hard is to work out which way the wind is blowing and allow for that swing in your kicks.

Willi defenders are standing 'wind side' and the ball is falling into their lap every time.
We on the other hand are kicking it 'at' the goals and 'at' our teammates and are surprised when the wing drags it away from both the goals and our teammates.

Dumb football.

We'll get done by 6+ goals from here unless we work out how to play with a wind.

Yep I’ve been saying it for years. We are the dumbest collection of footballers by some

[Mav]

Bad attitude by some of our listed players. First Kemp’s self-indulgent push in the back to gift a goal. Then Akeui who couldn’t be bothered taking his hands off his hips while standing the mark after being out marked by Ottavi. Fair enough, the stand rule makes it hard to do much when you’re on the mark but it ain’t a great look. Looks like he’s sooking.

[LoveNavy]

Yep I’ve been saying it for years. We are the dumbest collection of footballers by some

That sort of common sense instruction can be coached.

[LoveNavy]

We are getting beaten from the ruck, to the ball, and everywhere in between. Defence. Well. .

[kruddler]

That sort of common sense instruction can be coached.

Yes.....but it is also something that players should be well aware of at this level.

My son is playing his first year of U9's. He basically new nothing about how footy worked when he started apart from what a handball, a kick and a mark was.
In less than half a season playing he has learned how to man up (where to stand and when) where position himself during marking contests if he's not involved. Learned about the path to goals from FB to FF (follow boundary line out, square up to hotspot). Where to position if you don't have an opponent. As well as all the rules that goes along with it all. On top of that, he's learned how to adapt all of the above when its wet....and when its windy.
The kid is not even 9 FFS. These blokes have been playing footy longer than he has been alive and still struggling with those basics.

[rocky]

"he who will not be named" pretty good again today but it's hardly worth mentioning as we know he is persona non grata so we'll move on to the others. I think TDK has really worked hard all day and probably 2nd best on ground. Kemp bar a brain fade or two was solid. Binns first half was good. Marchbank looks like he's going to get through the match which is great Fisher better in the 2nd half but still nowhere near a call up. Honey, well better left unsaid. Forgarty, patchy. Plowman, meh. Cowan was solid.

[kruddler]

"he who will not be named" pretty good again today but it's hardly worth mentioning as we know he is persona non grata so we'll move on to the others. I think TDK has really worked hard all day and probably 2nd best on ground. Kemp bar a brain fade or two was solid. Binns first half was good. Marchbank looks like he's going to get through the match which is great Fisher better in the 2nd half but still nowhere near a call up. Honey, well better left unsaid. Forgarty, patchy. Plowman, meh. Cowan was solid.

Took me a while to work out who you were talking about. First i thought TDK, then Plowman....but landed on Dow by the end of it.

He has been good, and you probably couldn't ask him to do much more......but he hasn't been great with his disposal. Sure, worst conditions to be judging that, but still think he has to improve that area......especially since its the achillies heel of the 1's!

[Mav]

Bad day to assess Dow. We really want to know whether his kicking has improved but in a high wind day how would you know? For instance, he kicked a nice pass to Lemmey who marked and goaled but was that due to good kicking skills or a bit of luck from the wind blowing it back to Lemmey? Unfortunately, the wind robbed Dow of a chance to prove himself.