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The first day of winter. Let's make it two in a row.
Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by these sons of York Park!Can we still say ‘winter is coming’ and it still make sense?
Go HawksBased on Gunstons words at the end of game last week I reckon the boys really want this one. It will be close but I think we will get up!
Need to get the ball into the hands of Glass. He has a low penetrating kick.I feel our game hinges on our defensive performance in the midfield with a break-even on the stopages. The bookends are just there for when the ball gets out of the midfield.
I wish I had access to the GPS data so I could analyse who and how many spend time in the midfield. We are stacking it heavy with Poppy and Bruest often in there during free play. I consistently see Hardwick and Impy in there as well. We almost seem to stack 10 between the arcs at times trying to bottle up play there. Two years ago we were continually getting beat over the back for easy goals when the ball came out fast from the midfield, but I can hardly remember more than two times that happened this year. Despite seeming to play stacked up in the middle, the backline is not unnecessarily vulnerable. We've got a handle on that end of the pitch.
The forward line still needs work, though. The forwards are frustratingly not in an advantageous position, often outnumbered, when the ball comes in. As we're stacking the midfield it's not a surprise that when the ball moves quickly forward (which it has done a lot this year, to my delight) that we find our forward line outnumbered. But the mids have plenty of time to look up and kick. Whereas for the last two seasons our mids were kicking high bombs under extreme pressure and the forwards were scrambling for anything they could find, our midfield has significantly more time this year and yet still the ball enters often to the advantage of the defender.
It makes me think that our forward patterns are either too predictable or simplistic. It seems that the opposition can set up to hurt us in our forward 50 too consistently. The mids have time to kick to the right spot properly so if I were to guess I would guess that the forwards are not in the positions they should be or that our preferred positions are too obvious for other teams to pick. I guess I feel that our forward runs are the last piece of the puzzle that will make us step up out of the middle pack.
Glass has really made kicking his strong point. Weird to see an Irishman showing a bunch of aussies how to kickNeed to get the ball into the hands of Glass. He has a low penetrating kick.
Glass has really made kicking his strong point. Weird to see an Irishman showing a bunch of aussies how to kick
yep, they seem to be able to do things with the ball that aussies can't. Must be something to do with their ball drop/kicking motionHa true. But that is a skill the Irish actually excel in if you look at blokes like Kennelly, Touhy and Hanley. Handballing is their issue.
Need to get the ball into the hands of Glass. He has a low penetrating kick.
I am expecting one of Lewis or Pittonet will be a late out. Brisbane's ball movement is almost the quickest in the competition, last year they really made as look super slow.
If Lewis goes out before Pitt I’ll do my banana
Remember how we were beating the league leader in clearances for most of the game last week, as the league's 18th in clearances?
Couldn't think of a RIII quote to follow up, but I hope the hawkers 'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war'Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by these sons of York Park!
Why did you stop drinking a year ago, and why are you going to return to drinking today?Today will be my first drink in close to a year, so this will be my one and only post for the day!
Connor has made a point to improve his foot disposal. Clarko told him he needed to badly. Has spent hours on it over the summer. Ive spent plenty of time kicking it with himGlass has really made kicking his strong point. Weird to see an Irishman showing a bunch of aussies how to kick
And how is your kicking now?Connor has made a point to improve his foot disposal. Clarko told him he needed to badly. Has spent hours on it over the summer. Ive spent plenty of time kicking it with him