Once again a very steep learning curb, and while we have many 'young players,' I reckon the 2 in debut seasons (Nason and Marton) were some of our better players tonight. The young and inexperienced excuse doesn't sit well with me anymore. We continually get burnt but skill errors but I reckon it's because we have nothing on up the field, and when there is that player is incapable of taking a grab. We would hit a short target in the D50 well and play on, but because nothing was on ahead, we'd have to stop, then hit another short one off 2-3 steps. Our forwards need to work alot harder to present. (Morton and Jack - who are seasoned players) He's never gonna be as good, but Jack should try and play like his cousin - run and present. He's a pussy far too often imo.
We were in our zone well tonight I thought, but the Dogs went through it far too easily, where as on the other hand, we had absolutely nothing to kick to. That's where we need some ruckman that can cause a contest. When the dogs had nothing on, they went to big Wilbur or Rock Hudson who at the least would bring it down to Boyd/Cross/Coon/Missy to clear. Simmonds and Vickery just don't have the ability to do that.