Re: 2018 Rd 4: Post Game Pain: Carlton vs North Melbourne
Reply #43 –
Last year we had some kind of defensive structure that worked. I realise that important parts of the machine like Doc are missing, but why haven't we reverted to what the team was at least doing proficiently? Right now we aren't winning in the midfield (herculean efforts from K and Cripps aren't enough), our defensive structures are non-existent and the much vaunted, new attacking mindset has been a deadest disaster. Time to stop the bleeding and shelve whatever this new game-plan is because it's simply not working - we're scoring even less and giving up a flood of goals. The blokes are playing confused, they look lost and afraid to commit to simple instinctive actions - which they invariably mess up.
I realise that confidence is a big thing but our blokes look confused and totally lost. I think the coaches and MC have to start picking more balanced sides and simplify things very rapidly.