At the moment any hint of pressure and he rushes it on to his boot. He needs to clean up his centre clearances for me.
Autopsy Round 8, 2019: St.Kilda v West Coast
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At the moment any hint of pressure and he rushes it on to his boot. He needs to clean up his centre clearances for me.
And of course his disposal is just lazy.
Can anyone point out something that Richo has achieved as coach in the last 5 seasons?
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In fairness you did say fwd entries and def junk time def lapses
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There are pivotal moments in every game. Last week it was Parker hitting the post. Tonight it was Kent missing the snapshot in the 3rd quarter. With our injury list, we have to take every chance given to us and constantly put the opposition under scoreboard pressure. We have shown we can match good teams but we just don't do it for long enough.
Speaking of Long....that was a mare for him. Think he needs to be front and square to Winx at Sandy for a while.
Great to see Bruce clunking them again, as all good power forwards should. I'm disappointed but not devastated, which is a far cry from last year.
Speaking of Long....that was a mare for him. Think he needs to be front and square to Winx at Sandy for a while.
Great to see Bruce clunking them again, as all good power forwards should. I'm disappointed but not devastated, which is a far cry from last year.
You’ll also notice with Ross that a lot of handballs he gives out to team mates even when he’s not under a great deal of pressure are either loopy, behind them or generally difficult to catch. The player often is able to make it work and therefore it’s “effective” but it just disrupts their ability to quickly move it on.
Sixth time in eight games we have kicked either 9 or 10 goals. This seems to be an endemic pattern. I’m not sensing it’s a cycle that will change dramatically.
Mids mids and mids. We need class, speed and skill. Time we drafted and developed some genuine mids.
Mids mids and mids. We need class, speed and skill. Time we drafted and developed some genuine mids.
I thought Ratten was the Coach?
Well that's what you lot said after the 4 wins this year.
To the coaching teams credit they tried different tactics and also tried to change things up going into the last.
When you are 2 A graders short in the mids and 1 less tall forward it shows like it did tonight.
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A couple of years ago we knocked off a heavily-fancied Collingfilth at the MCG on the back of a Billings breakout game.
Then there’s the Paperbaggers, who got done by 10 goals last week by bloody Norf...
Port in a China will probably be nasty, but the Suns and Lions are both eminently beatable too.
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Perhaps this is just me, but when Geary comes back, I actually wouldn't mind trailing Paton in the middle from time to time.
Has some toe, seems like a good decision maker with plenty of composure.
Has some toe, seems like a good decision maker with plenty of composure.
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On one hand you say that when we were coming late in the game he was really strong with 2nd and 3rd efforts!
Then you say he has shown once again he can't run out games! WTF?
You know i love you Gringo, but you sure your not more pissed than me?
BTW If you are, then that's some effort and well played, because i am absolutely S*it faced!
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On one hand you say that when we were coming late in the game he was really strong with 2nd and 3rd efforts!
Then you say he has shown once again he can't run out games! WTF?
You know i love you Gringo, but you sure your not more pissed than me?
BTW If you are, then that's some effort and well played, because i am absolutely S*it faced!
I'm sobering up, I'm feeling shady now. I thought he was good no matter what and that's all I want, I love Dunny but he's frustrating.
Dunstan may have petered off but he worked his arse off - he even smothered a kick at the last center bounce.
Also a certain Jack Steven disposal inside 50 with that gloriously flowing moulet would help our inside 50’s.
As a hypothetical; what happens if King kicks 6? Or 12? Do we keep him in the 2’s? Bring him in V Carlton?
What happens if he kicks none?
Think we need to temper our expectations on the kid - and he is a kid.
Also a certain Jack Steven disposal inside 50 with that gloriously flowing moulet would help our inside 50’s.
As a hypothetical; what happens if King kicks 6? Or 12? Do we keep him in the 2’s? Bring him in V Carlton?
What happens if he kicks none?
Think we need to temper our expectations on the kid - and he is a kid.
I don't think its half assed. Ross just takes a fair while to get to top pace. When he does he is actually pretty quick but it can result in a big gap between him and his opponents when chasing defensively.
Couldn’t agree more. I honestly think unless we are able to pick up 1 or 2 mid twenty year old gun midfielders through trades (which seems highly unlikely) we will be stuck outside the eight until we draft another couple of gun mids which will also then take a couple of years to develop them like Clark at the moment. It also makes me wonder whether our development is set up right with Clark under performing and coffield with all the traits to be a gun mid not getting a run at sandy through the middle.
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Hypothetical, do you see us stopping a Degoey lets say if it really matters and all you have is 1 effort?
Because I don't. I see '97 repeating and two blokes pantsing us, '09 happening and a bloke kicking 3 in 5 minutes, something will happen where this group just can't go with or stop from happening.
For mine in part because the midfield is hard rubbish.
Seb generally reads the play well, Steele generally reads it well if he's focusing on running with a player that does, Gresh is similar in reading it well straight. Other blokes are 2-3 steps behind relying on other things, dinky little passes, paddles and have "slow" moments of assessing situations or holding possession that much longer. Not really including wingers since they dont really impact the initial clearance.
In part yes, disposal issues because they happen, but I give a lot of concession where you see a player actually read the play well, gain possession due to it, expand and then have to cease, stop, admit defeat and do extra work to continue success because others just aren't up to it. And that's part of Sebs disposal problem, he's waiting for those 2-3 steps for others to catch up, both to his side and in front of him.
You just don't have a bloke who can get 30+, hit a tit from 55m away plush and go hand in hand with "oh he's got poor disposal", there's always more.
For me it's about our obvious lack of skill... and poor decision making. It's a theme that has gone on too long, and is just bloody frustrating to watch.
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Moving Carlisle forward at the start of the 4th quarter?
Almost paid off against GWS when we drew with them.
Can you imagine mate? The Animal Enclosure will be *pumping*
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