Swans walked through our tackles and we had players pull up in contests. Look at the one per center stats too.Agree. Swans were ultra sharp while we footled and fumbled.
Swans walked through our tackles and we had players pull up in contests. Look at the one per center stats too.Yep, that's not effort. Ill cop a loss to a Sydney on the chin on a good day, but not like that one.
I wouldn't call us bruise free. There was plenty of effort but not much method. Tactics are the difference between talent and ability and a good footy team. We rely heavily on talented individuals it seems.Swans walked through our tackles and we had players pull up in contests. Look at the one per center stats too.
Good teams find a way, we were not even competitive after quarter time.Perfect summation EB👏
Tired and we are not even midway through the season? About 4 or 5 of our blokes haven't had a kick for weeks now, don't know how they got tired...running through the banner?
It was all about effort and lack of..as soon as the Swans locked down on Cripps and Walsh we stopped and lost interest when it got hard. The SCG isn't a big ground but requires contested players who can get their own ball, break tackles and scrap for loose balls. Sure we have injuries but good teams ie Collingwood last season find a way to win and be competitive.
We were the lazy, non competitive bruise free Blues last night and I thought those days were over...
One of the biggest pieces of nonsense sprouted by players and coaches is this rubbish about “One soldier out, next soldier in.”Agree. A very tired performance. Weiters looked deeply unhappy as he sat on the sidelines. We are running out of available match fit talent.
It might work for the Russian Army… but it sure doesn’t work for us.
Not with our current list of injuries.
A ‘good soldier out’ puts an additional burden on your better players who have to carry an extra load.
It puts an additional burden on your fringe players who lose support from, not only the missing player, but also the star players.
Roles change
Structures change,
Your prime movers are covered more easily.
Players carry injuries into games through necessity.
What we saw last night was the cumulative effect of a series of hard games, and missing players.
It takes a toll, and unfortunately it may not be a short fix.
We’ll get players back…but I suspect we’ll also lose some.