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Finding Rhythm
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West Adelaide
Gee its hard to be objective and unemotional, but here's my thoughts on todays results.
Adelaide have always prided themselves on their high skill level. Today and the previous 2 games confirm that our skills ahve dropped dramatically. An inability to hit targets, particularly from our midfield players gave them little chance, with balls landing short, and pass's high and loopy, or to the players side which dis-advantaged them.
The pass by Macleod, just set Gallagher up who had no chance.
Our tackling count, a feature of our game last season, has dropped markedly, our tackles are half hearted, and technically incorrect.
With Macleod sadly out of form, and Edwards playing as a small forward, we look decidedly slow around the midfield.
Sadly with Goodwin getting injured, Macleod out of form, Roo and Reilly were great early, but the workload of shouldering so much responsibility,on a fairly warm day, gradually wore them down.
Sadly We were over-run by a side with more run in their legs, a winning mid-field, and in the end fewer mistakes.
If the Dockers had been on their game from the start, its fair to say the margin would have been even greater at the end.
Some player comments:
Hentshell
A great game, and seems, with confidence, to be getting better each week. His ability as a tallish man to take quick small steps, gets him out of tight situations, and he has the pace to accelerate off from his man.
Composure, ability to pick the right option, and hit the target, were highlights.
Reilly
An excellent game, tried hard all day, until the workload on a young player took its toll.
S. Stevens
Was a good leading forward all day, went missing through the middle part of the game, but a real positive today on his performance.
Smart
Used in smaller bursts on the field, he showed up a lot of his younger team mates, with his attack on the ball, disposal skills and decision making.
Roo
Started out like a true leader, showing a real zest for the contest, and continually initiating attacks.
However, if you've had gastro, the amount of energy it saps from you, is hard to recover in a week. Ultimately, on a hot day, he appeared to run out of gas.
Biglands
Surprisingly did alright in the first half, but dropped away as the game progressed, and Symonds became a real focal point for Fremantle.
Macleod
No confidence at all.
I'll repeat, he has lost pace,and with it confidence, and continues to try and play a receiver gamestyle.
Most times in taking the ball, he didn't use pace to break away from his opponent, he either handballed or short passed from a standing start.
Stenglein
Some great marks in the back half, but his effective disposal rate, would be less than 30%. Clumsy tackle in the last qtr, and very high turnover rate, negated any benefit gained from his ability to get the ball.
Gets the ball in the centre square alot, but nearly always does a 30mtr scrub kick forward, which often starts an attack for the opposition.
Mcgregor
Competed well all day, took some good marks, but was never a danger to the Fremantle coaching staff.
Was never going grab the game by the scruff, and do something special. Performace was about what you would expect, and Gary would have been satisfied.
Burton.
Took some telling defensive marks, but the negatives outweighed the positives. Poor skills, poor decision making, a very average game.
Edwards
This guy never lets you down. From week to week his performace is the same. A coaches delight.
Our disposal and overall skill level is well below par. The night B4 I went to the West Coast V Essendon game. The skills were maginficent, the Eagles pace in the mid-field, with Cousins and Judd, and Kerr, were decisive in them getting back into the game, and nearly winning it.
Sadly, with Macleod out of form, our mid-field is slow, and the disposal skills woeful - no comparison.
Roo, Stenglein, Burton, were the biggest culpritts.
Sadly Eyres has to shoulder some of the blame for a club, that has prided itself on a high level of skills, to be executing skills the way it is presently.
I remember watching Stenglein when he first started with the Crows, and thinking that his foot skills were excellent - whats happened since?
Adelaide have always prided themselves on their high skill level. Today and the previous 2 games confirm that our skills ahve dropped dramatically. An inability to hit targets, particularly from our midfield players gave them little chance, with balls landing short, and pass's high and loopy, or to the players side which dis-advantaged them.
The pass by Macleod, just set Gallagher up who had no chance.
Our tackling count, a feature of our game last season, has dropped markedly, our tackles are half hearted, and technically incorrect.
With Macleod sadly out of form, and Edwards playing as a small forward, we look decidedly slow around the midfield.
Sadly with Goodwin getting injured, Macleod out of form, Roo and Reilly were great early, but the workload of shouldering so much responsibility,on a fairly warm day, gradually wore them down.
Sadly We were over-run by a side with more run in their legs, a winning mid-field, and in the end fewer mistakes.
If the Dockers had been on their game from the start, its fair to say the margin would have been even greater at the end.
Some player comments:
Hentshell
A great game, and seems, with confidence, to be getting better each week. His ability as a tallish man to take quick small steps, gets him out of tight situations, and he has the pace to accelerate off from his man.
Composure, ability to pick the right option, and hit the target, were highlights.
Reilly
An excellent game, tried hard all day, until the workload on a young player took its toll.
S. Stevens
Was a good leading forward all day, went missing through the middle part of the game, but a real positive today on his performance.
Smart
Used in smaller bursts on the field, he showed up a lot of his younger team mates, with his attack on the ball, disposal skills and decision making.
Roo
Started out like a true leader, showing a real zest for the contest, and continually initiating attacks.
However, if you've had gastro, the amount of energy it saps from you, is hard to recover in a week. Ultimately, on a hot day, he appeared to run out of gas.
Biglands
Surprisingly did alright in the first half, but dropped away as the game progressed, and Symonds became a real focal point for Fremantle.
Macleod
No confidence at all.
I'll repeat, he has lost pace,and with it confidence, and continues to try and play a receiver gamestyle.
Most times in taking the ball, he didn't use pace to break away from his opponent, he either handballed or short passed from a standing start.
Stenglein
Some great marks in the back half, but his effective disposal rate, would be less than 30%. Clumsy tackle in the last qtr, and very high turnover rate, negated any benefit gained from his ability to get the ball.
Gets the ball in the centre square alot, but nearly always does a 30mtr scrub kick forward, which often starts an attack for the opposition.
Mcgregor
Competed well all day, took some good marks, but was never a danger to the Fremantle coaching staff.
Was never going grab the game by the scruff, and do something special. Performace was about what you would expect, and Gary would have been satisfied.
Burton.
Took some telling defensive marks, but the negatives outweighed the positives. Poor skills, poor decision making, a very average game.
Edwards
This guy never lets you down. From week to week his performace is the same. A coaches delight.
Our disposal and overall skill level is well below par. The night B4 I went to the West Coast V Essendon game. The skills were maginficent, the Eagles pace in the mid-field, with Cousins and Judd, and Kerr, were decisive in them getting back into the game, and nearly winning it.
Sadly, with Macleod out of form, our mid-field is slow, and the disposal skills woeful - no comparison.
Roo, Stenglein, Burton, were the biggest culpritts.
Sadly Eyres has to shoulder some of the blame for a club, that has prided itself on a high level of skills, to be executing skills the way it is presently.
I remember watching Stenglein when he first started with the Crows, and thinking that his foot skills were excellent - whats happened since?
