If you cant beat them join them i say
Team Mgmt. Small forward line. The new trend.
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- Jul 7, 2014
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Then when they take said marks they need to convert. Another area we can struggle.
We have had a tendency to go tall as a club (and also recruit talls as a priority over the years). Wasn't forever ago we were still trying 3 rucks and how long has our spine been good for? 20 years?
Maybe its time to just go with Stewart and Daniher - load up the presssure mids/small forwards and follow the trend. I don't see us leading the return of the 80's foward line (specialist forward pocket and all).
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The analysis does not factor in the reality that for most sides, excluding Richmond for the moment, the high inside 50 count is directly correlated to the inability to score or kick a goal.
There are phases of play, the first 10 minutes of our game against the Dogs is an example, when the ball yo-yos in and out of a forward-line. The discrepancy in the inside 50 numbers is often maintained for the rest of the game.
I'm not sure that we're seeing evidence that 'playing in our forward half' is keeping the ball out of an opponent's forward half enough to prevent the opponent from kicking a winning score.
Daniher, Stewart and Stringer is a tall forward line, but it is fairly mobile.
Doggies beat us with an extra number on the ball and our forwards not harrassing enough and allowing them to get it out to the fat side too easily.
Doggies beat us with an extra number on the ball and our forwards not harrassing enough and allowing them to get it out to the fat side too easily.
Does that imply you'd prefer Hooker back? His absence would open the space for Stringer's mobility.
Guelfi named at HF seems to suggest Worsfold thinks he offers more defensively than Green. I'm hoping he has strict instructions to harrass and tackle. Maybe he nullifies Hartlett with pace and agility but I'm not sure he has the size to out mark. Guelfi is mature-aged, though?
Personally I think our forward line is the great strength of our side. I see no reason we need to conform to what the majority of sides are doing.
Fixing our midfield is the real priority. Until we do that, its hard to see us ever being consistent from week to week.
Fixing our midfield is the real priority. Until we do that, its hard to see us ever being consistent from week to week.
- Jul 5, 2014
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I agree..however...if our midfield is struggling the ball will enter our defensive 50 to much and to easily. Maybe we need to bolster our back 6 (Hooker) and sure it up until our midfield clicks. Our forward line would not take too much of a hit changing it up a bit I believe.
Dal Santo has made some interesting points this morning about the way that rigid adherence to forward structure trains the players out of taking initiative.
He said that it results in players just standing around 'in position' because they're in the spot assigned to them rather than attacking the ball.
It's a much better explanation for those times the forward line doesn't work. I notice that we don't appear to have spent any extra time forward yesterday than we did last week.
He said that it results in players just standing around 'in position' because they're in the spot assigned to them rather than attacking the ball.
It's a much better explanation for those times the forward line doesn't work. I notice that we don't appear to have spent any extra time forward yesterday than we did last week.
Tipungwuti - Daniher - Brown/Stewart
Fantasia - McKernan - Stringer
Will we ever see it??
*in injuries
Fantasia - McKernan - Stringer
Will we ever see it??
*in injuries
And yes I realise it’s not small, just didn’t want to start a new forward line thread.
Let's pretend that Laverde didn't just get put down after doing his hamstring. I'd prefer to see:
HF: Fantasia - Daniher - Laverde
FF: Tipungwuti - McKernan - Stringer
Tippa, McKernan/Daniher and Stringer all rotating through the middle with short bursts. Laverde to help the midfield by pushing deep like extra wingers. This will work better if we play Redman and Gleeson/Ridley as wingers who push back to help with forward press and as extra intercept markers.
Actually, Begley has just taken two strong marks that make me think
HF: Fantasia - Daniher - Begley
FF: Tipungwuti - McKernan - Stringer
.... the rest of how I would set up is still the same.
HF: Fantasia - Daniher - Begley
FF: Tipungwuti - McKernan - Stringer
.... the rest of how I would set up is still the same.
sorry to flood Bunk Moreland ... but what about next week ..
HF: Fantasia - Daniher - Begley
FF: Tipungwuti - Francis- Stringer
HF: Fantasia - Daniher - Begley
FF: Tipungwuti - Francis- Stringer
Can’t see Bags getting dropped. Into your side for Begley or Francis.
