Basically the same type of first half as last week. Hope our second half reflects last week as well.
Very little to like after the first 20 minutes of the game.
It started in the midfield - they've dominated contested and uncontested possession with the usual inside players getting the footy and their outriders keeping their width and moving the ball forward with uncontested, short passing and then long kicks to forwards who are just too good in the one on ones.
Other than Butters and Houston, I think our entire squad has been below its best.
Our senior players, the ones who we've been crying out to lift for the past 4 years, need to start imposing themselves when opposition teams lift. Boak, Ebert, now Rockliff, Motlop, Jonas all need to sense the time to step up and do so quickly to stop the run of opposition goals.
Marshall needs to halve more contests at HF. Sam Gray and Amon couldn't possibly be selected ahead of Butters and Duursma. DBJ should start to look over his shoulder especially if Garner can start putting good SANFL games together. Rockliff should not play ahead of Drew until he shows that he can pick up the pace of his game. Is too slow, both by foot and by hand.
Disappointing quarter, after a lot to like early. Bad habits came back and an all too familiar run of goals against us in uncontested and easy fashion.