With Sierakowski, Cummings and Phil Matera out, our forward line had no direction whatsoever.
As well as having no direction up front, we had other star players, Phil Read out of the match as well.
Early in the match, we lost stars, Glen Jakovich and Michael Braun to injury in the first half. Then Early in the second half, Chad Morrison and Kane Munro went off with injury. We ended up playing almost all of the second half without 4 players who were unable to return, 3 of which were our better players.
Because we were missing Cummings and Phil Matera, we missed a number of set shots, that would've otherwise gone straight through the posts.
We had a quarter, in which we played like *******s, and ended up losing that quarter by 40 points and going into the half time break, 47 points behind on the scoreboard.
Despite all this against us, we still managed to stay within 15 points of the Swans, a side which is expected to be a definate top 8 side, and a possible top 4 side.
I predicted us to finish 12th, which going on todays preformance is definately underrating our boys. When we get Cummings and Phil Matera up front again, we will be a much better team.
There was a lot of positives to come out of today's game:
1. Dean Cox - how good did this guy play. I would be very inclined to play Cox out the whole season at Ruckman, and use Gardiner as half-forward.
2. Michael Collica and Richard Taylor - these two recruits played very well, especially Collica.
3. Unlike in the past, when we've been behind at half-time, we generally just give up and they run riot on us. At half-time i thought we would be facing a 120 point defeat. But we fought hard and gave ourselves a real chance of winning that match.
As well as having no direction up front, we had other star players, Phil Read out of the match as well.
Early in the match, we lost stars, Glen Jakovich and Michael Braun to injury in the first half. Then Early in the second half, Chad Morrison and Kane Munro went off with injury. We ended up playing almost all of the second half without 4 players who were unable to return, 3 of which were our better players.
Because we were missing Cummings and Phil Matera, we missed a number of set shots, that would've otherwise gone straight through the posts.
We had a quarter, in which we played like *******s, and ended up losing that quarter by 40 points and going into the half time break, 47 points behind on the scoreboard.
Despite all this against us, we still managed to stay within 15 points of the Swans, a side which is expected to be a definate top 8 side, and a possible top 4 side.
I predicted us to finish 12th, which going on todays preformance is definately underrating our boys. When we get Cummings and Phil Matera up front again, we will be a much better team.
There was a lot of positives to come out of today's game:
1. Dean Cox - how good did this guy play. I would be very inclined to play Cox out the whole season at Ruckman, and use Gardiner as half-forward.
2. Michael Collica and Richard Taylor - these two recruits played very well, especially Collica.
3. Unlike in the past, when we've been behind at half-time, we generally just give up and they run riot on us. At half-time i thought we would be facing a 120 point defeat. But we fought hard and gave ourselves a real chance of winning that match.
