All footy coaches and most fans know the major weakness of the WCE:
1. Start attack from defence and hence cannot organise attack when opposition apply full court pressure, denying our kicking and minimising our marking abilities.
2. Intercept defence rather than winning one on one. Forward and midfield one on one defence were minimal.
3. Leave too much defensive work load to the defenders inside 50s
Main reasons for the win yesterday:
1. Both teams focused contest inside the 50 metres and not much contest elsewhere (WCE did apply slightly more pressure in the midfield at times yesterday.) allowing WCE kicking at will in the middle.
2. Adelaide seem to emphasise in delveloping the young team and their ball movement rather than winning the game and allowed WCE easy kick-mark. Both teams registered over 100 marks.
St Kilda will definitely have a different agenda this coming Saturday.
Time will tell whether the improvement is good enough to beat teams more desparate than the Adelaide.
1. Start attack from defence and hence cannot organise attack when opposition apply full court pressure, denying our kicking and minimising our marking abilities.
2. Intercept defence rather than winning one on one. Forward and midfield one on one defence were minimal.
3. Leave too much defensive work load to the defenders inside 50s
Main reasons for the win yesterday:
1. Both teams focused contest inside the 50 metres and not much contest elsewhere (WCE did apply slightly more pressure in the midfield at times yesterday.) allowing WCE kicking at will in the middle.
2. Adelaide seem to emphasise in delveloping the young team and their ball movement rather than winning the game and allowed WCE easy kick-mark. Both teams registered over 100 marks.
St Kilda will definitely have a different agenda this coming Saturday.
Time will tell whether the improvement is good enough to beat teams more desparate than the Adelaide.