Want to watch more of the kangaroos but they look solid - My query is ball use out of defence when under pressure.
They've got that look of a real contender about them, don't they?
They seem to control the way each match is being played and then end up victorious.
Any side that is as strong around the ball as they, and as well organised, is going to be able to control the way a game is played. It's the exact opposite of Port, North seem to play at about 75% and win.
Being physically strong enough to control the way the game is played is one of the things Thompson was critical of our list at the end of 2011 is something that really changed the way I look at footy. While the way the game is played may have moved on the principles are still basically the same.
It's why I think that regardless of what the numbers show, the biggest problem with our current team is the lack of power around the ball, the inability to buy time and space to use it well coming out of congestion.
Even just winning the thing is a problem and results is our spending large portions of games with the ball in an opposition's forward half.