TennisPlayerAndy
Game #6 Klay
- Apr 1, 2008
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Fully agree that the fundamental decision making of most of these blokes, combined with skill execution under no pressure, is horrific.To be honest I think it's just little moments that always add up into something more. Last night, it was Jy's missed tackles. It was the inability to at least keep the ball locked in when the opposition won it in the middle. The amount of pinpoint handballs/throws the Braves nailed to get themselves out of congestion to spark a forward foray was ****ing infuriating. It was the inability of most players to identify that someone should be trying to crumb the contest (and that one's been ongoing). The defence held up by and large. Worst 4 goal game you'll ever see from Darcy.
It feels like we mentally lapse for chunks of games. Moments where players don't go as hard as they could've, and suddenly the margin's four goals and we feel like we're trying to resist a tidal wave. ****n Collingwood don't switch off the way we do, and I'm not sure they ever have.
If we switch on for a full game, I think we can do quite well with a game-style that's distinct from the turnover-dependent trends of this era and less chaotic, but we never, ever ****ing do. Ever.
It is the sort of thing that makes you question whether we get out of this. Dunno bout everyone else but the lid of creeping, pervasive shitness is firmly on, even if we're currently on track to beat 2021's results. I believe we have the physical capability already, but the mental capability side has some serious question marks




