Was a great first quarter, solid/even second quarter. Then that third. When the chips are down and no options, the one and only plan we seem to have is to kick long and hope Pav/Tabs bring it down or at best let the crumbers win the ball. This failed at a time when Freo needed a goal or two to steady the game. Henderson/Mackie/Taylor at times were spare and swooped in for the easy mark.
Is it a confidence thing? The direct kicking and play ons in the first is exactly how the game plan should work. Seriously need to fix on the skills side of things (even a new skills coach etc) and use that as a way forward in that FAST, PLAY ON and kicking into space is the way to go. NOT the bomb it long and high each and every time things get hard. Frustrating especially when it was a close game.