West Coast Vs. Geelong

[eagleskickass]

This loss is making it hard for me to do my homework, it was 100000000 times worse than my worst predictions, not the scoreline but the overall players attitude to the game!!

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If everybody is rowing the boat together then there's no body to rock it!
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[GoEagles]

Not a good way to start 2001, although It's best to have a loss in Round 1 than in Round 22. Another positive was Daniel Kerr, he really stuck his hand up and showed a bit of promise in his first game.

But the downfall, where do we start! Jakovich looked VERY slow, McIntosh did some good things but was lagging behind his man at times, our defense seemed to collapse where they had the loose man in their forward 50 and some of our kick-ins were shocking! I felt we were really missing a Phil Read type player who could rebound the ball to the midfield.

Moving up forward, things were just as bad. Cummings got no support at all, he was outnumbered by 2 players at each marking attempt, they needed a crummer like Phil Matera to pick up the ones that went on deck.

I heard that Donnelly will be in strong consideration for Round 2, and I think bringing him in would be a very good move.

 

[jod23]

Hmmmm.

Well i will start with the positives or should i say positive. Daniel Kerr shows great promise and i can see him playing a lot of games this year.

Now to the bad. We had this discussion on this board about a fortnight ago .. Wirra forward or back. Well i think it is obvious where he should play now. I said he should stay back and that better be where he is come next sunday! He had no impact on the game whatsoever. Cousins only decided to start playing after half time, Cummings was the only one kicking goals, Jakovich was slow, injuries continued to flow, Half forward broke down again, and KJ should take the blame.

Everyone seemed to be playing in the wrong spots .. and the only players i thought that didnt lower there colours were McIntosh, Kerr, Cummings, Collica and Morrison. Everyone else got taught a lesson. But with all that said i dont think its is at all panic stations. This team hasnt played together with so many new guys, Kemp Embly and Matera are still to come into the side and im sure with a few more games we will start gelling a little better. Oh and KJ it helps to play ppl in there correct positions.
With Wirra in defense and Cousins on the ball instead of the middle will go a long way into sorting out the complete dissaray that we had to sit through.

Almost forgot, is it that hard to pick up your man, i dont think ive ever seen so many loose players in all my years.

Cheers.

 

[Visro]

Richard Taylor didn't play that bad a game I thought. However he does need to improve who he kicks it to. He has Mick Martyns attitude there, "Bomb it long and hope my team marks it

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Vis

 

[jod23]

Vis, i think we have a saboteur in Taylor!
With almost every kick he seemed to pinpoint a Geelong player??? Ah well at least he was trying.