- Sep 29, 2016
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We currently sit in 5th position, but of all the teams currently in the top 8 we have won the least number of quarters for the year.
It has been a theme for the year to have good starts, having won 8 of our first quarters which is comparable to other top 8 teams, and then fading out in the second and particularly in the third quarters.
I was surprised how bad our second quarters have been, winning only 4 so far this year.
Our 3rd quarters, while not great having only won 7 for the year, is not as big an issue as our 2nd quarters.
Our Final quarters with 12 wins has us only behind the crows with 13.
If we are going to make finals and win them, we need to find more consistency through the whole match and stop letting teams get back into games in the second and third quarters.
Is it a problem with how the team approaches the game in the second and third quarters, or is it an inability to cope with teams that change their playing tactics after a slow start against us?
A big litmus test this week against a team that will be desperate to shore up their position in the top 4 (something we always fail to do!).
It has been a theme for the year to have good starts, having won 8 of our first quarters which is comparable to other top 8 teams, and then fading out in the second and particularly in the third quarters.
I was surprised how bad our second quarters have been, winning only 4 so far this year.
Our 3rd quarters, while not great having only won 7 for the year, is not as big an issue as our 2nd quarters.
Our Final quarters with 12 wins has us only behind the crows with 13.
If we are going to make finals and win them, we need to find more consistency through the whole match and stop letting teams get back into games in the second and third quarters.
Is it a problem with how the team approaches the game in the second and third quarters, or is it an inability to cope with teams that change their playing tactics after a slow start against us?
A big litmus test this week against a team that will be desperate to shore up their position in the top 4 (something we always fail to do!).