You're spot on, and it's a reason why I am not too concerned at the moment with our side. We saw Newk play one of his poorest games in the brown and gold, Nash well below his best and wr got dominated in the centre yet we still had more scoring shots, more inside 50s, more marks inside 50 and...
I'd like to see us kick more through the big sticks this week. Cost us the game last week by failing to apply scoreboard pressure. Need to grab our opportunities this week and make the most of our entries.
Dees looked good this weekend gone, we'll need to be far more competitive at the...
I rate Bramble, but he didn't suit the game style we were playing. Definitely looks more comfortable at his new club and I'm rapted to see him doing well.
Lots of pessimism in this thread.
Chol was definitely struggling out there but he wasn't alone. It's not uncommon in round one for players to blow up early. Takes a few rounds to really strike the balance and get match fitness right.
Chol was our most dangerous forward at times, looked a...
Some really good signs today. Need a bit of practice in front of the sticks and some defensive work for the midfielders but I like what I see.
Ginni was excellent early, might have been like an excited toddler and ran out of energy midgame but he was our best in the first half. D'Ambrosio was...
Midfield has been poor defensively, they are able to move the ball so easily up the ground which exposes our defence. Definitely gonna be a focus at training this week.
Our poor conversion is haunting us. Should be a few goals up if we could convert a set shot.
Who are we expecting to be sub? Moore was my first thought given his interrupted lead up, but named in the field so perhaps Gunston will be eased back in?
I'm interested to see how long the northern academies operate in the current form. The AFL should be looking at taking over control of these and expanding the programs to better serve the expanding markets. The clubs have done a great job with them after the initial setup by the AFL.
Currently...
Just on Chol, last week he was much more attacking in the contest and seemed a bit more dangerous in the air. I do wonder if he was being a bit more conservative in this match due to the shoulder issue he had. Hopefully this isn't gonna be one of those injuries that is managed through the year...
Our forward line will create a lot of havoc when it all clicks. The small forwards seem to have a strong connection already which is great. Chol was a little disappointing tonight, just seemed like there was no urgency in the contest and often was beaten one out. I'm not gonna judge him on a...
There's a lack of connection between mids and forwards from the very few forward entries we had. Will take some time to gel but I was hoping to see some improvement over last year in this area. Hopefully addressed in the huddle.
Defence has been really bad. There's no structure so it's not any...
My $0.02:
Intensity of the game from our boys was off for most of the game. There was a lot of caution in some pack contests which you won't see in the real stuff. It's always hard to read anything from these games due to the structures and match ups being fluid and there is a much greater...
Just wanted to mention again that I hate that we still have a substitute. Just make it 5 on the bench already and get rid of this substitute crap.
Hawks by 31
Stoked for Phillips, has done the hard yards and not given up on his dream and now he's one step closer to living that out. You can only do what you can control and Blanck going down has opened the door for him. It's devastating for Blanck but he's motivated and will be back better in 2025...
If you were gonna make this statement (which you shouldn't have) you should have at least said Connor O'Sullivan who was probably the best Key Defender in the draft just gone. And even then it's still a ridiculous statement.
Devastated for Blancky, had done everything right, got a contract...
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