2022 Game plan

[RichmondEshays]

With round one around the corner, I feel it's necessary to discuss how the Tigers gameday tactics will pan out this year. Having three tall forwards will we ditch the 'chaos' style of football which helped us win the 3 flags?

 

[RobsJourney]

I think there will still be chaos, we'll just aim for a little more precision at times going forward. But 3 talls will help us be chaotic too, harder to intercept mark our bombs into 50.

 

[Lsta062]

I think pressure in our forward line will no longer be the cornerstone of our gamestyle. It’s still there, but less focus on locking the ball into the forward line IMO.

What I’ve noticed in the preseason games is that we increased the number of players in our defence and score from fast ball movement from our defensive half

The numbers in defence is a reason why Geelong and Hawthorn were really inaccurate IMO. They just were not able to find targets in great positions for scoring. This is evidenced here:



15 of Hawthorn’s 24 scoring shots came from around the 50 line. This is probably because they didn’t see vacant targets inside 50 like Geelong. On the other hand, ours are much closer to goal despite having the same scoring shots. This is in contrast to our Round 23 game against Hawthorn:


Only 4 scoring shots out of Hawthorn’s 23 were on the cusp of the 50. This was also the case in many 2021 games.

It will be interesting if this continues into the season, but the amount of players in our defence makes the opposition susceptible to conceding scoring shots from fast passages of play starting in our defensive half. Makes us able to get into great positions inside 50 and forces the opposition into bad positions for scoring.

 

[richard parker]

If Hardwick readjusts and we go again he is an absolute genius and Clarkson can move over

 

[RichmondEshays]

I think pressure in our forward line will no longer be the cornerstone of our gamestyle. It’s still there, but less focus on locking the ball into the forward line IMO.

What I’ve noticed in the preseason games is that we increased the number of players in our defence and score from fast ball movement from our defensive half

The numbers in defence is a reason why Geelong and Hawthorn were really inaccurate IMO. They just were not able to find targets in great positions for scoring. This is evidenced here:

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15 of Hawthorn’s 24 scoring shots came from around the 50 line. This is probably because they didn’t see vacant targets inside 50 like Geelong. On the other hand, ours are much closer to goal despite having the same scoring shots. This is in contrast to our Round 23 game against Hawthorn:

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Only 4 scoring shots out of Hawthorn’s 23 were on the cusp of the 50. This was also the case in many 2021 games.

It will be interesting if this continues into the season, but the amount of players in our defence makes the opposition susceptible to conceding scoring shots from fast passages of play starting in our defensive half. Makes us able to get into great positions inside 50 and forces the opposition into bad positions for scoring.

Agreed. I think that we need to, trapping the ball in the i50 does not work anymore due to rule changes.

 

[Lynchy04]

We aren't going with 3 tall forwards..... More like 4!

Clearly they have shown they will play Lynch Balta and Jack along with Soldo and Nank, it seems to be the preferred set up, flexibility allows Balta to go back if we get an injury.

All of our small forwards have the ability to play midfield minutes and Balta is not a lumbering forward so it will be interesting to see how it pans out over the course of a season.

Maybe gone this way to counteract sides like Melbourne who like to play Lever free? Arguments sake lining up against Melbourne if you had Lynch- May, Jack - Petty, Balta - Lever, Soldo - Tomlinson throw Dusty and Bolton/Edwards down there makes it pretty hard to match up on paper.

 

[Siberian Taiga]

2022 - the year of the slingshot. It makes sense because it focuses on turnover which is already a strength. Secondly, having Bolton, Martin and Edwards streaming into a relatively open half-forward line with plenty of tall timber on offer is exactly what opposition coaches would have nightmares about.

 

[Siberian Taiga]

2022 - the year of the deep entry slingshot. It makes sense because it focuses on turnover which is already a strength. Secondly, having Bolton, Martin and Edwards streaming into a relatively open half-forward line with plenty of tall timber on offer is exactly what opposition coaches would have nightmares about. And given two mobile tall forwards at ground level in Riewoldt and Balta, it makes matchups nigh on impossible. Who has two tall key defenders that are quick and good below their knees? It virtually forces an extra defender as necessary, leaving oppos open for more turnover and shallower entries.

 

[Dr Tigris]

With the stand rule our pressure is nullified immediately the oppo get a free/mark. So we are aiming to be more of a mark kick team, but to continue our pressure game plan when the ball is in movement. Last yera we didn't adjust and got caught out.

This year we have recruited and seem to intend to play to take advantage of the stand rule.

I expect us to play almost 2 styles. a kick mark, move the ball quickly to target talls forward. And a fast move the ball any ay style that is still controlled chaos when we can.

Defensively we'll sit back and force them to kick to our talls intercepting. We have so many good intercept marks that other teams will find this incredibly hard. Rebound with speed and direct kicking to forward targets.

 

[YeOldTiger]

2022 - the year of the deep entry slingshot. It makes sense because it focuses on turnover which is already a strength. Secondly, having Bolton, Martin and Edwards streaming into a relatively open half-forward line with plenty of tall timber on offer is exactly what opposition coaches would have nightmares about. And given two mobile tall forwards at ground level in Riewoldt and Balta, it makes matchups nigh on impossible. Who has two tall key defenders that are quick and good below their knees? It virtually forces an extra defender as necessary, leaving oppos open for more turnover and shallower entries.

Yep like Harris "Pinnochio" Andrews. Once the ball hits the deck he's like a praying mantis in a glue pot.

 

[Ralll]

It seems to me we're playing the best 22 players no matter what, in a similar vein to 2017 and our fleet of small forwards.
But this time it is 3 tall forwards and 2 rucks in that best 22, so we are going to roll with it and set up a gameplan that suits these players attributes. Which is btw the only way a gameplan should be constructed imo, to suit the best 25 or so players on the list, with a slight catering for injuries/form etc.

The game plan itself will basically allow long direct kicking around the ground and up forward, which will suit our average kicking skills, and form a new brand version of high pressure direct chaos football.

I think it is another stroke of genius similar to the small forwardline of 2017, and something I have not seen mentioned by anyone else until they unveiled it a few weeks ago, I can't wait.
The only issue is injuries to more than 1 of the big men and we're going to have to change the gameplan significantly mid season.

 

[roacheee]

"Kick long to talls" T Hafey

 

[bc27]

I’m positive on the idea of having Jack Ross

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Jack Ross

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25

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187cm

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87kg

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16.2

4star

K

7.8

3star

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8.4

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2.2

2star

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2.7

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CL

3.0

4star

D

13.7

3star

K

6.7

3star

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7.0

4star

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1.7

2star

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1.7

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2.0

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17.8

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8.0

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9.8

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2.6

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T

2.8

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3.0

5star

on a wing as an accumulator type that helps out inside stoppages. It hopefully takes the load off cotch and Prestia