cats_09
Otters United
- Jun 21, 2011
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Ummm yeah, sorry about the delay - long day at work & then a quick run around in the Depths of TOTK
This is a match we need to win to keep ourselves in the top 8, it’s 8th vs 15th and really there’s no excuses this week for us to not come on top even though Fremantle did enjoy a 3pt win at this venue last year
We were pretty s**t for 3/4 quarters against the Lions and the good thing is we get the opportunity to turn around that performance on our home deck, but the frustration is that we know we can turn it around at home - somehow it would feel like a more telling situation is this match was played away from KP to see how we’d respond to the s**t show that was last week
For the most part our defensive unit held up pretty well, and the questions of how we’d counter Charlie Cameron without Bews seemed to be answered pretty well with the motobike not being taken out of the garage. The concern from Saturday twilight was the ineffectiveness of our midfield for the vast majority of the match - only 2 centre clearances to 3/4 time just isn’t good enough as we know we have players capable of performing at a higher level than they showed. We also seemed to loose all connection between our midfield & forwards and it was only in the last quarter where there seemed to be some realisation that kicking to another player in the Hoops was likely to end in a positive transition of the ball
And yes he’s played in a few losses this year, but of the 6 matches Rohan's missed this year we‘ve lost 4 of them and his absence has been noticed by the fans each time - he has a presence up forward with his attack on the ball & the opposition that we don’t necessarily see from his teammates. Plus, he also acts as something of our pressure barometer and when he’s switched on in that hunting mood, others around him bring the same intensity - fingers crossed his ankle ain’t too bad and we see him back in the 22 this week
Maybe we also see Menegola for the first time this season, while the #10 has continued to press his case after his return to the VFL at the mid-point of the season. Sure, we talk about the need to play our best available players each week as we’re getting to that stage of each match having the potential of being a knock out situation, after last weeks effort in the midield, maybe it’s time for a statement or two to be made about acceptable level needed to be playing in the senior team
Sure Fremantle is currently sitting 15th but we can’t afford to take them lightly, we need to come out with intent from the opening bounce and stamp our authority on the match - they’ll take confidence from last years result, so lets not give them a sniff
Bring on Saturday afternoon, let’s hear the crowd get behind the boys and have Fremantle asking for an early call so they can get home to Perth that night…
This is a match we need to win to keep ourselves in the top 8, it’s 8th vs 15th and really there’s no excuses this week for us to not come on top even though Fremantle did enjoy a 3pt win at this venue last year
We were pretty s**t for 3/4 quarters against the Lions and the good thing is we get the opportunity to turn around that performance on our home deck, but the frustration is that we know we can turn it around at home - somehow it would feel like a more telling situation is this match was played away from KP to see how we’d respond to the s**t show that was last week
For the most part our defensive unit held up pretty well, and the questions of how we’d counter Charlie Cameron without Bews seemed to be answered pretty well with the motobike not being taken out of the garage. The concern from Saturday twilight was the ineffectiveness of our midfield for the vast majority of the match - only 2 centre clearances to 3/4 time just isn’t good enough as we know we have players capable of performing at a higher level than they showed. We also seemed to loose all connection between our midfield & forwards and it was only in the last quarter where there seemed to be some realisation that kicking to another player in the Hoops was likely to end in a positive transition of the ball
And yes he’s played in a few losses this year, but of the 6 matches Rohan's missed this year we‘ve lost 4 of them and his absence has been noticed by the fans each time - he has a presence up forward with his attack on the ball & the opposition that we don’t necessarily see from his teammates. Plus, he also acts as something of our pressure barometer and when he’s switched on in that hunting mood, others around him bring the same intensity - fingers crossed his ankle ain’t too bad and we see him back in the 22 this week
Maybe we also see Menegola for the first time this season, while the #10 has continued to press his case after his return to the VFL at the mid-point of the season. Sure, we talk about the need to play our best available players each week as we’re getting to that stage of each match having the potential of being a knock out situation, after last weeks effort in the midield, maybe it’s time for a statement or two to be made about acceptable level needed to be playing in the senior team
Sure Fremantle is currently sitting 15th but we can’t afford to take them lightly, we need to come out with intent from the opening bounce and stamp our authority on the match - they’ll take confidence from last years result, so lets not give them a sniff
Bring on Saturday afternoon, let’s hear the crowd get behind the boys and have Fremantle asking for an early call so they can get home to Perth that night…
