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Dawson can't tackle, won't chase, can't contest, cant...play footy.
Foxtel had the Coll VS Hawks game replayed in full (hate the 4pm Sunday Channel 9 highlight rubbish) so I recorded it on Foxtel IQ and couldnt believe what I saw in the 1st quarter.
4 minutes into the game Dermie said, 'Watch the Dawson / Rocca match up, Rocca will win that 1 on 1 contest everytime'
Watch the reply (if you can) and check these contests -
Q1 - 13:47 - Ball kicked by Thomas to Coll HFF, Dawson strolls behind Rocca (no attempt to tackle), Rocca handballs to Thomas. Dawson lays very weak tackle attempt, Thomas (76kg) brushes him off handballs back to Rocca.
Rocca is bent over the ball, great opportunity to clean him up, but Dawson attempts a basketball style steal. Rocca handballs to Fraser, Dawson paddles behind Fraser and lays the weakest most ordinary tackle you have ever seen (Fraser doesnt even notice). Fraser handball to Caracella, Caracella handball to Thomas, Dawson wonders across and falls over.
This is a 20 second piece of play in a 20m radius and he fails to put any pressure on the opposition, gets to the contest, but doesnt know what to do when he gets there.
Q1 - 12:43 - Dawson stands infront of Rocca, top of goalsquare, attempts to push back and wrestle with Rocca, easy mark, goal.
Brian Taylor - Too big for Dawson
Dermie - Yeah, just too big for Dawson
Q1 - 12:04 - Jacobs to Rocca, Dawson to Cloke
Q1 - 11:30 - Holland kicks to Coll HFF, Cloke picks ball up uncontested (Dawson 20m behind), Tarrant an easy mark inside 50m. Dawson didnt stay on his man and didnt zone offf to block the lead. Stood in the middle, no idea.
Q1 - 7:39 - Easy mark to Cloke uncontested in the forward 50. Where was Dawson? Jogging 15 metres behind Cloke (great view of this on Cloke mark replay)
Dermie says - Zac Dawson trailing in behind there. Cant do that against good forwards.
Q1 - 2:00 - Johnson on the wing kicks to Coll CHF, 1 on 1 contest Cloke VS Dawson. Easy mark, small bump, doesnt punch, just stands there.
Q2 - 18:53 - Licuria at Coll FF, Dawson another terrible and weak tackle attempt.
Q2 - 17:45 - Licuria kicks to HFF, Dawson punches from behind on CLoke (well done), but then goes to ground, Cloke keeps his feet, wins the contest.
Q2 - 17:30 - Buckley kicks to forward pocket Jacobs VS Rocca, Dawson is there but doesnt go to the contest, jogs across the front, no urgency, doesnt chase, tackle, punch or shepard.
Q2 - 12:30 - Dermie says - Mick malthouse has said, if you get Zac Dawson, take him straight to the goal square.
Q2 - 12:22 - Dawson tries to spoil Rocca from behind Cloke, he had a clear run at the contest across the front of Cloke, but goes behind him and gets lost. Could have gone across the front and punched over the top of Rocca (again great view on the replay).
Forget the Dawsons 3rd quarter. Our small guys chase harder, tackle harder, lay better shepards, punch better and put more pressure on than Dawson. Looks out of his depth. If you are undersized, then you have to work twice as hard at laying the tackles, the bumps, the smothers, the shepards.
I would prefer someone of smaller size with bigger grunt. He needs to watch how Hodge, Mitchell, Brown, Guerra, Croad, Roughead and Thurgood attack a contest. Even Ladson, Sewell, Clarke, Birchall etc have a fair crack.
As Hawthorn supporters all we ask is for you to have a crack.
Dawson didnt get beaten because of his size or lack of strength. He got beaten because of his lack of intensity and aggression. I would much prefer he gave away 10 free kicks to Cloke and Rocca, but made them earn their goals. Then we would be saying, Dawson was undersized, outplayed, but he didnt lay down. He made them earn every kick.
In comes Franklin, back goes Roughy or Croad. Simple.
Foxtel had the Coll VS Hawks game replayed in full (hate the 4pm Sunday Channel 9 highlight rubbish) so I recorded it on Foxtel IQ and couldnt believe what I saw in the 1st quarter.
4 minutes into the game Dermie said, 'Watch the Dawson / Rocca match up, Rocca will win that 1 on 1 contest everytime'
Watch the reply (if you can) and check these contests -
Q1 - 13:47 - Ball kicked by Thomas to Coll HFF, Dawson strolls behind Rocca (no attempt to tackle), Rocca handballs to Thomas. Dawson lays very weak tackle attempt, Thomas (76kg) brushes him off handballs back to Rocca.
Rocca is bent over the ball, great opportunity to clean him up, but Dawson attempts a basketball style steal. Rocca handballs to Fraser, Dawson paddles behind Fraser and lays the weakest most ordinary tackle you have ever seen (Fraser doesnt even notice). Fraser handball to Caracella, Caracella handball to Thomas, Dawson wonders across and falls over.
This is a 20 second piece of play in a 20m radius and he fails to put any pressure on the opposition, gets to the contest, but doesnt know what to do when he gets there.
Q1 - 12:43 - Dawson stands infront of Rocca, top of goalsquare, attempts to push back and wrestle with Rocca, easy mark, goal.
Brian Taylor - Too big for Dawson
Dermie - Yeah, just too big for Dawson
Q1 - 12:04 - Jacobs to Rocca, Dawson to Cloke
Q1 - 11:30 - Holland kicks to Coll HFF, Cloke picks ball up uncontested (Dawson 20m behind), Tarrant an easy mark inside 50m. Dawson didnt stay on his man and didnt zone offf to block the lead. Stood in the middle, no idea.
Q1 - 7:39 - Easy mark to Cloke uncontested in the forward 50. Where was Dawson? Jogging 15 metres behind Cloke (great view of this on Cloke mark replay)
Dermie says - Zac Dawson trailing in behind there. Cant do that against good forwards.
Q1 - 2:00 - Johnson on the wing kicks to Coll CHF, 1 on 1 contest Cloke VS Dawson. Easy mark, small bump, doesnt punch, just stands there.
Q2 - 18:53 - Licuria at Coll FF, Dawson another terrible and weak tackle attempt.
Q2 - 17:45 - Licuria kicks to HFF, Dawson punches from behind on CLoke (well done), but then goes to ground, Cloke keeps his feet, wins the contest.
Q2 - 17:30 - Buckley kicks to forward pocket Jacobs VS Rocca, Dawson is there but doesnt go to the contest, jogs across the front, no urgency, doesnt chase, tackle, punch or shepard.
Q2 - 12:30 - Dermie says - Mick malthouse has said, if you get Zac Dawson, take him straight to the goal square.
Q2 - 12:22 - Dawson tries to spoil Rocca from behind Cloke, he had a clear run at the contest across the front of Cloke, but goes behind him and gets lost. Could have gone across the front and punched over the top of Rocca (again great view on the replay).
Forget the Dawsons 3rd quarter. Our small guys chase harder, tackle harder, lay better shepards, punch better and put more pressure on than Dawson. Looks out of his depth. If you are undersized, then you have to work twice as hard at laying the tackles, the bumps, the smothers, the shepards.
I would prefer someone of smaller size with bigger grunt. He needs to watch how Hodge, Mitchell, Brown, Guerra, Croad, Roughead and Thurgood attack a contest. Even Ladson, Sewell, Clarke, Birchall etc have a fair crack.
As Hawthorn supporters all we ask is for you to have a crack.
Dawson didnt get beaten because of his size or lack of strength. He got beaten because of his lack of intensity and aggression. I would much prefer he gave away 10 free kicks to Cloke and Rocca, but made them earn their goals. Then we would be saying, Dawson was undersized, outplayed, but he didnt lay down. He made them earn every kick.
In comes Franklin, back goes Roughy or Croad. Simple.
