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Firstly, I was really impressed with your sides ability to bounce back after a bright start by Geelong. Dustin is a athletic beast who turns so sharply and his low centre of gravity makes him nigh impossible to tackle.
Nick Vlaustin will be a player for years to come.
As a whole the midfield didn't function and I'm sure you're all aware or this, but there is also room for improvement.
At the end of the day, guys like Deledio who seem to lose pact once they are sat on need to help out once they get a shadow, basically he's got to go and create a path for his skipper.
Take his man with him and belt the suitcase out of Cotchins tag when ever the opportunity presents, this goes for the whole team, Sean Grigg needs to start using his body as a blocking mechanism too.
Addressing the fade out in the second half, I thought it was inevitable, not just because of the injuries but also because the manner has been instructed to play. The gameplan it too lateral, too reliant upon creating an overlap player which requires constant sprinting. Ring work and it tires your side out, the options dry up later the game goes and the build up of lactic affects the skills.
You end up with situations where Martin gets caught holding the ball because he has been instructed to avoid kicking to a contest.
Turn your attention to Geelong, they're happy to back their skills, trust their ability to win contests and rarely venture outside the central corridor. Ask yourself who runs more, a team working strictly through the middle or the team working wide trying to find space?
Geelong can play at a high pace for longer because they don't run anywhere near as far during a game.
Add to this the team discipline when they make their entries into the 50 and more times than not they'll score more than the other team.
Coming back to this, Jake King has a lot of positives, however as a coach myself, watching him lead into and bring his man with him into Jacks and Tyrones space had me tearing my hair out.
Just some thoughts.
Nick Vlaustin will be a player for years to come.
As a whole the midfield didn't function and I'm sure you're all aware or this, but there is also room for improvement.
At the end of the day, guys like Deledio who seem to lose pact once they are sat on need to help out once they get a shadow, basically he's got to go and create a path for his skipper.
Take his man with him and belt the suitcase out of Cotchins tag when ever the opportunity presents, this goes for the whole team, Sean Grigg needs to start using his body as a blocking mechanism too.
Addressing the fade out in the second half, I thought it was inevitable, not just because of the injuries but also because the manner has been instructed to play. The gameplan it too lateral, too reliant upon creating an overlap player which requires constant sprinting. Ring work and it tires your side out, the options dry up later the game goes and the build up of lactic affects the skills.
You end up with situations where Martin gets caught holding the ball because he has been instructed to avoid kicking to a contest.
Turn your attention to Geelong, they're happy to back their skills, trust their ability to win contests and rarely venture outside the central corridor. Ask yourself who runs more, a team working strictly through the middle or the team working wide trying to find space?
Geelong can play at a high pace for longer because they don't run anywhere near as far during a game.
Add to this the team discipline when they make their entries into the 50 and more times than not they'll score more than the other team.
Coming back to this, Jake King has a lot of positives, however as a coach myself, watching him lead into and bring his man with him into Jacks and Tyrones space had me tearing my hair out.
Just some thoughts.

