- Oct 2, 2010
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The lack of a marquee mid is killing us. Every week, it's the defenders leading the disposal tally and Tilly, a defender posing as a mid.I was there. My observations.
*Effort and Commitment cannot be questioned. No contest was shirked and they played with passion. However we are sadly the least skilled side in the comp
*When your mids are getting smashed at most clearances you have to make every post a winner when you go get the ball inside 50. Bar a goal with our sole entry in the first quarter we butchered the footy I50 something terrible
*We do try and play link up run on footy, but when you have 3 possessions then either fumble, drop a simple mark or turn it over the confidence drops and you go back to stop start footy
*Why, at a suburban ground with maybe 1000 people there, does a game need a shrieking ground announcer reminding us to wash our hands, and letting us know what an AMAZING game weve got ahead of us. Its annoying at Marvel its 1000 times more annoying at a small ground
- Hannah Priest and the defence were fantastic in the 1st quarter when the ball was camped in their 50 the whole time. If the dam wall had broken it was game over at qtr time.
- We got some very ropey decisions against us in the 3rd quarter, but we got 8 frees to 1 in the last, in good spots, and time after time our use from them was awful.
- Some sides could probably cover their 2 best mids when they cant/wont play. We unfortunately absolutely cannot.
- We so badly need a marquee mid who can lift the whole side when things are down. Sadly she refuses to play.
You cant compete in games if your mids are only getting disposal numbers in the mid-low teens. GP not only racked the ball up at will, but she then brought the lesser players into the game. Right now, we have no one to do that.