Well after todays abismal effort alarm bells should be ringing loud and clear.
Simo and the coaches have to seriously pull everything apart and rebuild our structure and plan with the troops we have available bit by bit.
Questions
Why are our mids frequently kicking blind across their bodies to the opposition?
Gaff seems to be doing this 4 kicks in 5. Its because he is playing inside and under pressure I can see that. So we need to address that and fix it. I wqnt to see a rebounding running Gaff gaining meters down a wing and pin pointing passes to a leading forward, not being gang tackled and blindly kicking to the opposition.
Our other mids must stop this low percentage hack kick. Go sideways or defensively long to the boundary.
We didnt do this last year so what has changed?
Our forward set up looks disorganised. Kennedy, Darling and Oscar plus a ruck didnt work and no true 2ndq ruck v Cats aslo failed. Darling is terribly out of form, why?
Id play Brooksby as a forward / ruck and drop either Darling or O Allen. Possibly both and get Waterman back in.
We are getting smashed at the contest. How can this be fixed long term?
Do we bring in M Allen to play inside and Gaff goes outside. Add inside grunt and get back our outside class.
Think Rotham should get games. He is a good size, quick and a great kick.
Schofield in defense is not working to date. I feel for anyone playing defense with how our mids are going abut is it time for Brander to get a definded role down back?
So what has fundamentally changed?
How do we fix it?
Simo and the coaches have to seriously pull everything apart and rebuild our structure and plan with the troops we have available bit by bit.
Questions
Why are our mids frequently kicking blind across their bodies to the opposition?
Gaff seems to be doing this 4 kicks in 5. Its because he is playing inside and under pressure I can see that. So we need to address that and fix it. I wqnt to see a rebounding running Gaff gaining meters down a wing and pin pointing passes to a leading forward, not being gang tackled and blindly kicking to the opposition.
Our other mids must stop this low percentage hack kick. Go sideways or defensively long to the boundary.
We didnt do this last year so what has changed?
Our forward set up looks disorganised. Kennedy, Darling and Oscar plus a ruck didnt work and no true 2ndq ruck v Cats aslo failed. Darling is terribly out of form, why?
Id play Brooksby as a forward / ruck and drop either Darling or O Allen. Possibly both and get Waterman back in.
We are getting smashed at the contest. How can this be fixed long term?
Do we bring in M Allen to play inside and Gaff goes outside. Add inside grunt and get back our outside class.
Think Rotham should get games. He is a good size, quick and a great kick.
Schofield in defense is not working to date. I feel for anyone playing defense with how our mids are going abut is it time for Brander to get a definded role down back?
So what has fundamentally changed?
How do we fix it?