Review GWS Giants vs Hawthorn Horks - Sun 12th May @ the MCG
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The easy thing would be to bag the fringe players, but you know what this one is as much an example of coaching and planning than anything else.
You look at Hawthorn and even with their moderate talent they are so well organised. They are perfectly placed in defence, their players understand our guys strengths and weaknesses, they react perfectly to stoppages.
Our blokes are just a bunch of thoroughbreds without a plan, we are a fu***** rabble today, a roughly cobbled together prison team.
I don’t have any faith in the leaders at this joint.
You look at Hawthorn and even with their moderate talent they are so well organised. They are perfectly placed in defence, their players understand our guys strengths and weaknesses, they react perfectly to stoppages.
Our blokes are just a bunch of thoroughbreds without a plan, we are a fu***** rabble today, a roughly cobbled together prison team.
I don’t have any faith in the leaders at this joint.
KevDawg
EFC & GWS
Just go one on one.
I hated the zone awith Sheedy and it doesn’t work with some teams.
Swans killed the Dons on Friday by being one on one.
Why can’t we realise it and switch.
KevDawg
EFC & GWS
Phuq!!!
Jezza just kick it and shut these flogs up with their, “31 is the Giants lowest score at the G”.
Jezza just kick it and shut these flogs up with their, “31 is the Giants lowest score at the G”.
KevDawg
EFC & GWS
Ah well, at least we’ll set a new record.
KevDawg
EFC & GWS
No one wanted to take that shot at goal. Not even Hop.
KevDawg
EFC & GWS
See that Sicily goal? Even the Hawks players are bored. No celebration.
KevDawg
EFC & GWS
We avoided the 31.
KevDawg
EFC & GWS
Of course that’s deliberate.
Kick out contest.
Spins off the boot (a little).
Bounces before the boundary.
AND you’re wearing Orange.
=
Deliberate.
Kick out contest.
Spins off the boot (a little).
Bounces before the boundary.
AND you’re wearing Orange.
=
Deliberate.
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Seemed like a team that were allowed to do whatever TF they wanted vs a very well structured team. That rabble lost to Melbourne and barely beat Carlton FFS. They made us look absolutely 2nd rate. I realise Mummy was a big out but really, where was the composure going forward?
Smartest Brain
Premiership Player
Can't blame the players for the obvious decision from the coaches to play more defensive and go down the sides than middle. The players don't look interested when they are pushed to be too defensive.
Scoring so low in so many games when you have players that can easily kick over 100 every game isn't about the players it is coaching .
KevDawg
EFC & GWS
Kelly taking his sweet time to kick straight into MacEvoy was a good example.
Players getting run down or pressured like they were playing a social game.
Gobbled up by the horks players who were all that much quicker.
Players getting run down or pressured like they were playing a social game.
Gobbled up by the horks players who were all that much quicker.
Smartest Brain
Premiership Player
Strange how some games the players are willing for the fight and then there are games like this with obvious defensive coaching , trying to make our talented players into Richmond drones, that we don't do so well in. You don't get a Ferrari to tow a boat , you get it to the finish line first.
KevDawg
EFC & GWS
Is the consensus that Leon told them to play defensive?
Determinant
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Hard to imagine why he would tbh
KevDawg
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I guess you shouldn’t believe everything you read but I thought someone had written it earlier in the thread.
Smartest Brain
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Hard to believe we have gone from such a watchable team, even for neutrals, to what we have delivered up in certain games in the last 18 months.
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Smartest Brain
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There are many things we can argue about that will have no conclusive end. What is conclusive is that today we played a very boring and unwatchable gameplan. Brisbane have a much worse team than us but provide a lot more entertainment imo.
