Firstly let me say Freo have some tough games ahead so I'm well aware of the losses that will inevitably come, however.
After watching you guys demolish us in the second half last week (yes I know it was a Derby) I decided to pay a bit of attention to how you guys might back that up away to Carlton the following week. I was impressed.
I'm not going to sit here and analise play by play moments and structures except to mention one small occurrence that probably went unnoticed by the vast majority and meant even less to the uneducated.
There was a particular passage of play during the game where Schammer took an at pace contested possession and was immediately tackled by not one but two Carlton players. I watched him not only not panic, but glance over his shoulder just prior to possession and again during the tackle to see where team-mates were placed. As he was thrown to ground he purposely slipped the ball under his armpit as he hit the deck and squeezed it out to three waiting teammates forward of the contest. Needless to say Freo won possession.
Such a small incident but to those who have played a bit a footy incredibly telling. The input of Haselby around Schammer has been enormous since he's come back and someone, I don't know who, has instilled something that wasn't there not so long ago. It takes presence of mind, clarity under pressure, confidence and will power for the above to be performed successfully and dare I say it only 6 weeks ago it was still beyond Schammer. Not any more.
The Dockers have found some genuine cleverness, seemingly throughout the group, combined with some pace and a slightly harder at the ball edge, I'm guessing much of it can be credited to Harvey or at least his ability to put the right people in the right places to get it all happening.
Our Eagles midfield for example has a much longer road to travel before some of our youngsters will even understand how critical it is to perform these moves at every contest let alone be able to complete them.
I know it's been said before, but not by me. There is definitely a wind of change blowing down Freo way.
I'm picturing this side with the likes of Headland, Palmer, Mayne etc still to come back in, if they can find a spot.
Again it's been said before but things are looking good down Freo way for the near future.
After watching you guys demolish us in the second half last week (yes I know it was a Derby) I decided to pay a bit of attention to how you guys might back that up away to Carlton the following week. I was impressed.
I'm not going to sit here and analise play by play moments and structures except to mention one small occurrence that probably went unnoticed by the vast majority and meant even less to the uneducated.
There was a particular passage of play during the game where Schammer took an at pace contested possession and was immediately tackled by not one but two Carlton players. I watched him not only not panic, but glance over his shoulder just prior to possession and again during the tackle to see where team-mates were placed. As he was thrown to ground he purposely slipped the ball under his armpit as he hit the deck and squeezed it out to three waiting teammates forward of the contest. Needless to say Freo won possession.
Such a small incident but to those who have played a bit a footy incredibly telling. The input of Haselby around Schammer has been enormous since he's come back and someone, I don't know who, has instilled something that wasn't there not so long ago. It takes presence of mind, clarity under pressure, confidence and will power for the above to be performed successfully and dare I say it only 6 weeks ago it was still beyond Schammer. Not any more.
The Dockers have found some genuine cleverness, seemingly throughout the group, combined with some pace and a slightly harder at the ball edge, I'm guessing much of it can be credited to Harvey or at least his ability to put the right people in the right places to get it all happening.
Our Eagles midfield for example has a much longer road to travel before some of our youngsters will even understand how critical it is to perform these moves at every contest let alone be able to complete them.
I know it's been said before, but not by me. There is definitely a wind of change blowing down Freo way.
I'm picturing this side with the likes of Headland, Palmer, Mayne etc still to come back in, if they can find a spot.
Again it's been said before but things are looking good down Freo way for the near future.
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