Big thing I noticed was the better teams knew when to go man on man and kill that chip-chip game that saw teams basically walk the ball into their forward 50. We stuck with the "guarding space" structure and they just kicked holes in it every time.
Also, the amount of times teams would run the ball out of the centre was unacceptable. Made it nearly impossible to defend against. We genuinely need some contested ball winning mids even if the contested game isn't our 1-wood, we need to be at least competitive in the centre.
Also, the amount of times teams would run the ball out of the centre was unacceptable. Made it nearly impossible to defend against. We genuinely need some contested ball winning mids even if the contested game isn't our 1-wood, we need to be at least competitive in the centre.