It’s actually a good sign that they’ve won while their midfield was down.
Previously they’ve been overly reliant on midfield domination.
As the season continues on I find it very hard to believe a midfield with Cripps, Hewett, Cerra, Kennedy and maybe Walsh is going to struggle winning clearances.
Seems this has been the plan so far under Voss
2022 - work on contested side of the game, ultra hard to beat in a contest. Still lacked wingmen and running capacity, so vulnerable to that.
2023 - team defence, be really hard to breakdown. Looked awful middle of the year but even then we weren’t being blown away.
2024 - turnover game, get that going with quick ball movement. Teething issue at the moment seems to be our contested game has suffered a bit, and sometimes have lacked that combativeness we had last year.