Preview Changes R6 v Geelong

[Eastern Rangers]

Our pressure up field is poor because we’re turning the ball over a lot, you can’t get great defensive pressure on clean uncontested ball that we’re just giving to opposition teams. Our game plan was about denying possession and you can only do that if you put the ball into dangerous places and stretch their defensive structures.

That’s an offensive problem first, we like to play clean but we continually select a side that won’t compete when the ball does get dirty. We can’t control the defensive efforts of other teams, If we’re sitting back and playing conservative backwards of center football then when we do turn it over it it costs us on the scoreboard. Playing tall has cut our inside 50 count and diminished our capacity to strangle sides.

Turnovers this year.

Brisbane - 73 to 70
GWS - 57 to 65
Collingwood - 56 to 53
Fremantle - 87 to 74
Port - 92 to 74

Essendon moved the ball past us a lot. Port Adelaide were able to stifle all offensive movement and we didn’t have the personnel to effectively transition to attack. Not the same IMO. Blame the mids for not winning their fare share but at times this year our transition from defence has been abysmal.

Aim to halve the midfield battle, but that’s not enough if our ball movement has had all the life sucked out of it on Thursday evening.



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[FKASC]

Really need some better bloody midfield depth

 

[hungrytiger]

Please drop Masten.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

He’s done nothing at WAFL level to demand it yet I’d still absolutely love to get Venables back in the team.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Please drop Masten.View attachment 661837

So you’ve gone beyond just clogging every thread with you asking for Masten out, now you’re clogging threads with screenshots of Facebook nobodies wishing he got injured? Jesus Christ man...

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Clockwork

 

[hungrytiger]

You guys are nobodies. Masten lovers..pathetic

 

[Shuestar13]

Oh dear, someone is getting a bit cranky now

 

[HoneyBadger35]

You guys are nobodies. Masten lovers..pathetic

We both had Masten out in our changes this week, nfi how that makes anyone a Masten lover.

Wishing injuries on an Eagles player just because you don’t rate them reveals you to be the anchor tattooed Dockers troll you’ve always been.

 

[hungrytiger]

You guys have proved you are nobodies.

Cant wait to see the shoe on the other foot and you demanding Masten come back in.

 

[hungrytiger]

Oi DH i served in 03 in the RAN fW

We both had Masten out in our changes this week, nfi how that makes anyone a Masten lover.

Wishing injuries on an Eagles player just because you don’t rate them reveals you to be the anchor tattooed Dockers troll you’ve always been.

u

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Oi DH i served in 03 in the RAN fW

u

Just like your colts career, no one actually gives a shit.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

You guys have proved you are nobodies.

We’re actually both heavily involved in a minimally successful podcast, so don’t you feel foolish.

Cant wait to see the shoe on the other foot and you demanding Masten come back in.

Again, we both had Masten out this week so no idea why we’d be demanding his return? Maybe just chill on wishing Eagles players got hurt on the Eagles board purp.

 

[Shuestar13]

Seriously, calm down. This is really disturbing, obsessing over one player like this. Did we not win the flag last year?

 

[hungrytiger]

Wishing eagles got hurt was someone elses comment..

Complete knob you are.

 

[kerrazy]

When will the mods permaban this pleb? Enough is enough.

 

[southcoast]

Clockwork

Only right twice per day

 

[wce4premiership]

Oh wow, so Masten is named on the field, unlucky HT.

Next week we'll try again.

 

[15yearmember]

Our pressure up field is poor because we’re turning the ball over a lot, you can’t get great defensive pressure on clean uncontested ball that we’re just giving to opposition teams. Our game plan was about denying possession and you can only do that if you put the ball into dangerous places and stretch their defensive structures.

That’s an offensive problem first, we like to play clean but we continually select a side that won’t compete when the ball does get dirty. We can’t control the defensive efforts of other teams, If we’re sitting back and playing conservative backwards of center football then when we do turn it over it it costs us on the scoreboard. Playing tall has cut our inside 50 count and diminished our capacity to strangle sides.

Turnovers this year.

Brisbane - 73 to 70
GWS - 57 to 65
Collingwood - 56 to 53
Fremantle - 87 to 74
Port - 92 to 74

Essendon moved the ball past us a lot. Port Adelaide were able to stifle all offensive movement and we didn’t have the personnel to effectively transition to attack. Not the same IMO. Blame the mids for not winning their fare share but at times this year our transition from defence has been abysmal.

Aim to halve the midfield battle, but that’s not enough if our balk movement has had all the life sucked out of it on Thursday evening.



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How would you address the Thursday evening related ball movement issue?

 

[Eagleboy68]

Just like your colts career, no one actually gives a shit.

On this day above all others you SHOULD give a shit that someone served in the Navy for our country regardless of your thoughts about his opinion.

 

[ep2018]

I definitely think we're resting Kennedy this game.

 

[Cuzz09]

Think we'll win now.

Coz no rain.

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[Miguel Sanchez]

On this day above all others you SHOULD give a shit that someone served in the Navy for our country regardless of your thoughts about his opinion.

Fair point actually.

Don’t see how it was relevant to bring it up in a changes thread though.

 

[Eagleboy68]

Fair point actually.

Don’t see how it was relevant to bring it up in a changes thread though.

At this point I don't think it matters just like his Colts career wasn't relevant in a changes thread.
Kudos to you for acknowledging the lack of respect.

For the record I too think Masten deserves a stint in the WAFL as do most but I think Simpson is probably backing him in for a bit being an experienced player.

 

[Astro7]

Ryan Allen Kennedy and darling all going for a mark let us down last week. We. Need. Crumbers.

Rioli

Yes, this was more my point. I didn't mean bomb it long, blindly in hope each and every time, it was more use his kick as a weapon (and Jettas), with a strategy at its arrival. It was more about getting it beyond the back 50 towards the centre arc, not bombng it in long to the forwards. I understand that possession footy got us here, but all styles/plans get found out and overcome - and the end result is when you are forced to play possession footy around and round in the defensive arc and can't break out, that's lunacy, it's a comedy.

Then the forwards are all getting in each other's way at the other end. Port short-circuited our gameplan and our structures fell apart and the team was a ball of confusion - down back, upfront and bashed up in the middle. Clearly something needs to be done. Keeping our heads is one, and not throwing the baby out with the bathwater, meaning the gameplan and players who had a rough night.
For those who say we shouldn't bomb it in long, that's exactly what we were doing, or were forced to do, revert to previous years method, and Port were waiting.
We need crumbers to attack the contest, the talls thing 'aint working, and the mids need to halve the contest. But it also depends on the teams we play and how we match up.
More importantly we miss Rioli..!!!

Maybe it was a perfect storm and things will be addressed and improved going forward.
As Bucks alluded to, maybe they just had a bad night, it happens (before we go copying Ports plan)
Or as Scott just said with a straight face in reply to the Port plan..
"yes for sure we'll just stifle their best interceptors, stop their run out of the backline, tag their elite runners on the wings, beat them in the ruck, outmuscle their mids, stop their leading and marking forwards and out crumb their crumbers! Right that was easy, what's next?"

Finally, a big belly laugh for 'the obsessed' at the inclusion of Masten. Lol.