The only excuse I can think of :
1. In the last 10 min all caution was thrown to the wind because they were behind and they had consciously conserved more energy than North. Then let go with a taxing "all out" effort that MAYBE ISN't sustainable for long periods of game.
2. They fear they don't have the backline cattle to protect against any quick rebound so they inch it forward covering their tracks unless a quick break exposes a free forward player
However last 10 mins they got it in quick reasonably direct with crumbers at the ball. Many opportunities came of it (ala last week at times) and ala 2006 GF!!!.. ala so many games they ONLY just lose after scrambling a catch up
It works why not try it more often?
-Micky O leads too much to the very difficult to kick pockets ... no point! Give him room or make them play 2 on 1 and forget him use as a decoy
-ROK if he is going to have a shot don't come out so far beyond 50m or come further and kick it in long quickly
-Davis is not strong enough overhead- doesn't have a great vertical leap, hands to highvertically instead out of out in front and goes to ground far too much. Note he crumbed most of his famous 4 in 2005.. most goals come from cheast marks
-Jude learn to kick a goal or hand pass it to anyone else or play on and pass!!
Someone like Playfair, LRT, Grundy, Everitt ....someone large that can take a high mark.....needs to charge up the corridor and crunch whoever is blocking the hole, contest the long high ball with a designated front and centre crumber!!! NOT EVERY time but enough to worry/confuse defenders by adding variety and create chance/lucky opportunities!
I admire SWANS tight contested style BUT AM sick of seeing them play catch up footy, or have most of the ball but not put away the opposition, then far to often nearly scrape home after they get desperate and take chances, when countless times if they were even at 3/4 time would win easily!
FFS ....take SOME chances!!!
( even give the Blakey patented helicopter floatin bomb a try
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1. In the last 10 min all caution was thrown to the wind because they were behind and they had consciously conserved more energy than North. Then let go with a taxing "all out" effort that MAYBE ISN't sustainable for long periods of game.
2. They fear they don't have the backline cattle to protect against any quick rebound so they inch it forward covering their tracks unless a quick break exposes a free forward player
However last 10 mins they got it in quick reasonably direct with crumbers at the ball. Many opportunities came of it (ala last week at times) and ala 2006 GF!!!.. ala so many games they ONLY just lose after scrambling a catch up
It works why not try it more often?
-Micky O leads too much to the very difficult to kick pockets ... no point! Give him room or make them play 2 on 1 and forget him use as a decoy
-ROK if he is going to have a shot don't come out so far beyond 50m or come further and kick it in long quickly
-Davis is not strong enough overhead- doesn't have a great vertical leap, hands to highvertically instead out of out in front and goes to ground far too much. Note he crumbed most of his famous 4 in 2005.. most goals come from cheast marks
-Jude learn to kick a goal or hand pass it to anyone else or play on and pass!!
Someone like Playfair, LRT, Grundy, Everitt ....someone large that can take a high mark.....needs to charge up the corridor and crunch whoever is blocking the hole, contest the long high ball with a designated front and centre crumber!!! NOT EVERY time but enough to worry/confuse defenders by adding variety and create chance/lucky opportunities!
I admire SWANS tight contested style BUT AM sick of seeing them play catch up footy, or have most of the ball but not put away the opposition, then far to often nearly scrape home after they get desperate and take chances, when countless times if they were even at 3/4 time would win easily!
FFS ....take SOME chances!!!
