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We once did learn from the rugby codes!AFL players don't really know how to tackle either.
Lots to be learned from the rugby codes.
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We once did learn from the rugby codes!AFL players don't really know how to tackle either.
Lots to be learned from the rugby codes.
Yeah spot on WW.
Turning the team upside down & inside out is not the answer. It's actually up to the players out there to get their timing right when chasing, tackling, kicking etc. We are so far off with our link up from player to player, that not only do we mess up opportunities to score our own goals, the turnovers we have from those plays often result in goals the other way & in a hurry.. So if we can fix our entries forward, we automatically take care of most of our opposition's scoring opportunities. In all our games thus far this season, two more goals for & two less against has us winning a few more games.
An example was Heeney not taking the first option to hanball early in the game to Parker. Instead of running forward for a chance at goal, it went the other way for a goal. 12 point turn around right there. So you would have thought Heeney learned his lesson. Nope, he did it again. Ronke did the same thing twice burning team mates going forward & it went back the other way. Our players then need to work harder the other way because of selfish decision making.
It's actually not as hard to fix as we supporters all think. Melican in rd 1 against the Dogs gave away two selfish free kicks for goals. It hurt us & he followed it up the next week.
We can't just keep dropping everyone. They just need to learn on the go. Not next game but next contest because the next game is just way too late.
That's my rant.
Didn't we a few years back have a Sydney rugby team come to training re tackles?AFL players don't really know how to tackle either.
Lots to be learned from the rugby codes.
Yes we did SP and we were machines! We’ve lost it as it’s retired.Didn't we a few years back have a Sydney rugby team come to training re tackles?
We have so many players playing so poorly for so many games that eventually a couple are going to stand up and drag the across the line.
If we manage that against GWS who are coming off an embarrassing loss to Freo, at the SCG, it'll be one of our all-time freak victories. GWS at 1.47 looks pretty kind to the Swans.
Fair point but if you want to have a look at the forward line when, on the odd occasion, we do go forward...there is only Franklin. You can’t crumb if you’re not there and the reason he or any other player is not there is because the midfield has failed and the ball is in defence. His and every other forwards poor output (or input if you like...depends how you look at it), is a direct result of the way we play, not the way the individual plays.
I’m fine with Ronke being sent back, but he’s a scapegoat for some in the midfield that clearly aren’t performing. I’d imagine most forward numbers would be down as a result...I don’t need stats for that, I just need my eyes!
Me too!After careful analysis (over a cuppa tea ) of the relative merits of both team lists, their recent form and game strategies devised by the coaching staff I have come to the conclusion that we will win this game by at least 2 goals.
And, no......I like my tea black without any special additives.
Best way to form an opinion. Numbers mean **** All Unless You are 1 of The 2 Imbeciles Fighting To Lead The Country.
Lol. Short Pants v Happy Clapper. Toss in tosspottery like Hanson and Palmer and it's like the VFL.
Say that again
Is it just me or does Greene always come back in when they play us.I could see Greene giving Mills an absolute touch up
Lucky Greene should be rusty af
Thanks for validating my point
Sooo...defensive?Not a fan of the changes, we've gone slower and less aggressive. Expecting this to be a bathe
But he’s a better backman than midfielder...probably because he hasn’t played in the guts!I could see Greene giving Mills an absolute touch up
Lucky Greene should be rusty af
With a team like this you expect he wants to win it in the air. Expect them to continue to try and counter quickly but we lose all ground ballSooo...defensive?
Not a fan of the changes, we've gone slower and less aggressive. Expecting this to be a bathe
And he is a bit of a plodder and a shocking kickBut he’s a better backman than midfielder...probably because he hasn’t played in the guts!