Player marking technique

[thylacine60]

hardly...

 

[Dramoth]

The biggest issue I have with some of the guys marking techniques is how they go for the mark. They are jumping up over people with their arms straight up in the air and they then proceed to spill the mark. The best technique is the way that Waite does it. Jumps a fraction early and meets the ball at the top of his jump arc with his arms at 35-45 degrees in front of his eyes where he can watch the ball into his hards.

The taking a mark with your arms stretched over your head is great if you are just jumping into a bag at training taking a practice speccie. To watch the ball into your hands with that technique you have to tilt your head back which causes your back to arch and you suddenly find yourself under the ball instead of meeting the ball at the top of your arc.

Meeting the ball at the top of your arc also means that with half a metre break on your defender, you can protect the ball properly instead of being worked under it and suddenly ending up spilling it. It also means that the defender has to chop your arms to effect the spoil and if that happens, its a free kick to you.

 

[sacamano]

Jamison is a superstar at contested marketing. Bloke should be telling a few of the others how to lift their game

 

[toomuchsparetime]

Jamison is a superstar at contested marketing. Bloke should be telling a few of the others how to lift their game

Always suprises me that Jamison doesn't give away more frees. He seems to have pinpointed what the grey area of illegal contact is. Either that or the umpires have a crush on him. Helps that he has great bodywork and strong hands too...

 

[Dramoth]

Always suprises me that Jamison doesn't give away more frees. He seems to have pinpointed what the grey area of illegal contact is. Either that or the umpires have a crush on him. Helps that he has great bodywork and strong hands too...

He has managed to master the SoS lunge

 

[koutamarto]

Always suprises me that Jamison doesn't give away more frees. He seems to have pinpointed what the grey area of illegal contact is. Either that or the umpires have a crush on him. Helps that he has great bodywork and strong hands too...

He use to get pinged heaps. Presti was the master of it.

 

[toomuchsparetime]

Henderson has obviously learnt alot about contested marking from Jamison.

This also add a new threat when he goes forward.

 

[BlueTouchPaper]

Always suprises me that Jamison doesn't give away more frees. He seems to have pinpointed what the grey area of illegal contact is. Either that or the umpires have a crush on him. Helps that he has great bodywork and strong hands too...

I think it's because he takes the mark so frequently - just makes it seem as if he constantly out-positions his opponents.

 

[Monkey King]

Watch waite closely and he'll stop and create body contact mid lead if he reads that the ball is going too deep. He leaves enough room in front of him to make a second move towards the ball when the times right. He's definitely a talented natural and athletic footballer (when fit).

Dead on about Waite. Unlike our "manufactured" forwards. Hammer for instance would more tend to run until it's gonna land on his head and try to do a standing jump or wind up getting taken under it. Waite will hang back if necessary until he can time his leap at the ball, plucking it at his zenith.

 

[gbatman]

Waite protects the drop zone with his body well, is very conscious of his opponent and makes sure to put his body in between his opponent and the ball and most importantly he tries to mark it out in front of himself, forcing his opponent to reach over him, which makes it harder to spoil and more likely to infringe and draw a free as well. I feel Kreuzer and Hampson have been told too much as juniors to mark the ball at it's highest point which gives no margin for error or miss judgement and is a poor thing to do in a contest. It's just a matter of reprogramming them, which from Kreuzer's efforts recently is slowly beginning to take shape as he's starting to mark it in front of his eyes more rather than directly above his head.

Waite is an underrated player. He's missed so much footy but he has some of the best hands in the game and is right up there with the best with his ability to mark and mark inside 50. I feel his best form is yet to come as well.

Casboult is a player who is pretty handy, I feel he just needs to sort out his kicking and lift his confidence and he will be a handy player for us.

 

[agro]

Don't worry about our marking technique, it's what happens after we mark it that is killing us. We would have to be the worst set shot for goal team in the whole AFL. We would probably be 8 & 2 at this stage of the season if we could kick straight for goal.

 

[Aphrodite]

Don't worry about our marking technique, it's what happens after we mark it that is killing us. We would have to be the worst set shot for goal team in the whole AFL. We would probably be 8 & 2 at this stage of the season if we could kick straight for goal.

Terrible conversion rate.

We've kicked 151 goals and 146 behinds.

 

[toomuchsparetime]

I feel Kreuzer and Hampson have been told too much as juniors to mark the ball at it's highest point which gives no margin for error or miss judgement and is a poor thing to do in a contest. It's just a matter of reprogramming them, which from Kreuzer's efforts recently is slowly beginning to take shape as he's starting to mark it in front of his eyes more rather than directly above his head.

The last few games players have benefitted from better delivery into the forward line which has allowed Kreuzer to run onto the ball. His body work has improved when it's a bit of a wrestle but still don't think Kreuzer is the type of marking forward who can vary his pace on the lead and keep his opponent in check. Kreuzer is still too one dimential (his ground-work and tackling aside) which will mean he is exposed against better quality defenders.

On your point about marking at the highest point, I have noticed in the past few weeks that Robbo has been taking quite a few marks where he reaches arms outstretched behind his head, ie: he has over-run the ball. If he has a good opponent, this is the easier way for a backman to spoil.

Besides Waite, Jamison and Henderson, I think McLean and Gibbs are probably the best marks in the team. Yarran, Betts and Garlett are also very good for their size. Casboult and Rowe take some good pack crashing marks, but their work off the ball with their leading and bodywork needs improving. Their ae plenty of serviceable marking players in the side and also plenty to which marking is not a strength. Chris Judd would fall into the latter category, which may limit ow much time we can use him up forward.