We've played 2 of the best teams in the league the last 2 weeks. Played terrible for majority of the last 8 quarters, with half a side not available and come out of it with a 1-1 record and plenty of upside.
We should fear no side.
Once the second half of the season comes, with players back, heading to a peak I believe we handle anyone. If we want it badly enough this year we can certainly win it. It seems we do.
The positive is we did near everything wrong, defensively terrible, never really switched on properly, little focus on our basics, half the side out and lost by just 13pts.
The negative is we did near everything wrong, defensively terrible, never really switched on properly, little focus on our basics and if that doesn't improve then getting blokes back won't help as it should. Pressure rating spent much of the day in the 160s, only going over 200 when we were a few goals behind.
Last week was similar until mid-way through the 3rd qtr where every changed once we were 20pts down. Pressure rating went from the 150s straight to 240 and stayed there changing the game. Maybe we thought we could get away with it again and didn't.
I followed the pressure ratings the last 2 weeks and it rose massively once we fell behind. Once we raised it both GWS and Geelong had issues with it. Yesterday, not long enough.
Thinking after that presser from Voss that defensively we will be way better next week. Won't be 118 to 105 again.
TDK in an interview interview told of how when Charlie calls "iso", he wants them to clear the space and give him room (ie I assume iso means isolate). For me, divulging tactics in the media in any way shape or form is a no no. I get it, opo coaches know stuff about you already, but let them find it out themselves, dont give the info to them. Attention to detail.
Or be clever. Charlie calls "iso" and we kick it to Harry.
Need to get our defensively structures functioning properly. Last 3 weeks the opposition has kicked 100, 98, 118. Those 3 scores have been 16.4, 15.8 and 18.10 while we couldn't hit the side of a barn door from point blank range when shooting for goal. Our 2 losses this year, we've lost it more than the other side has won it.
We couldn't have played worse, especially defensively, kicked poorly, and slaughtered by officialdom and still just lost by 13.
That miss by Durdin was a killer. We had plenty of others kicking terribly but that was at such a vital moment. Just crushed momentum, our heads dropped and they got 4 quick ones. He kicks that then anything happens. He was far from the only one but that was part of 0.3 kicked in the first 2 minutes of the last qtr. We should have been in front in that time.
As poor as we were defensively their well-drilled defence conceded 105. We had literally half the side out, which must upset our team defence structures.
That miss by Durdin was a killer. We had plenty of others kicking terribly but that was at such a vital moment. Just crushed momentum, our heads dropped and they got 4 quick ones. He kicks that then anything happens. He was far from the only one but that was part of 0.3 kicked in the first 2 minutes of the last qtr. We should have been in front in that time.
That was game was pissed up the wall purely by poor kicking for goal. Ok the rest was not perfect but our poor goal kicking was the difference. No, I'm not going to single people out.
We pissed two games down the drain with goal kicking, especially when in both games the other side couldn't miss even if they tried.
