Re: 2015 Rd2 Carlton vs West Coast Post Match Pain & Suffering
Reply #159 –
I never said that we were effective at it, nor that our players enjoyed doing it.
What i'm saying is that it was tried as a tactic which many were criticising our coach for NOT doing. We did it, but the players couldn't do it correctly. Not enough heart, balls or brains.
FWIW, if we were doing it effectively, Kennedy wouldn't have been on the end of the passes. So think about all the goals that the eagles got from OTHER players and that may have been when we successfully blocked kennedys run at the ball/space.
Back when teams played two ruckmen, one would usually drop into the spot. If I remember correctly, Wood did get back for one mark inside defensive 50 but it would be a huge ask to expect a lone ruckman to do it regularly.
Our defenders seem more focused on individual defence rather than team defence, but who knows what the plan is?