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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Jim Park Voting 2024 AFL Rd 10 Carlton vs Sydney
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Really liked Vossy's media conference. No excuses. Nailed the reasons - connection and lack of pro-activeness. He slammed shut the door on injuries as an excuse. Good.I like what I heard from Voss, he knows what the problems are and wasnt offering excuses.....the Swans stepped up the pressure and we couldnt go with them and if your midfield is being overwhelmed then its hard for your defense to stem the flow especially on a one kick to the goal square ground like the SCG.
I've banged on about being the hunters -- a mindset -- and that was low, except for the backline... most of them go hard and strong. The rest tried hard; lots of effort but confident, mongrel intensity was just not there... the kind of intensity needed to intimidate the opposition. The Bluebagger spirit evaporated last night. It wasn't us out there.
I felt for the backline... little defensive intensity from most of the mids. Midfield/forward line connection - non-existent... get your acts together relevant coaches - you are failing to instill ruthless intensity at the contest into your charges. As for the game-day strategic coach - obviously went home at qtr time once the Fluffy Ducks countered his strategies.
Easily broken tackles, dropped marks, looking tired... how can that be with not even half the season played? When that uncompromising determination is missing between the lugholes, you look slow, tired, inconsistent and lacking spirit.
Disappointed? Yep. Giving up on going deep into September? Not even a little bit. 100% confidence in Vossy... and Sammy. Perhaps some other coaches are letting down Vossy and the players. These coaches received some pretty damning feedback from the Fluffy Ducks. Leadership?
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.
Agree. Seriously though, can we hire an NRL tackling coach? I'm sick of blokes walking through our tackles.Tackles are effort related, you have to want to tackle, Im sure the coaches teach correct technique but you need the will to lay them. Matt Kennedy laid 7 tackles and put in effort.....Rowbottom had 16, Grundy and Heeney 8....they were just all over us everytime we got the ball in the middle.
Swans have had 17 players who have played every game this year while we can't get a bloke on the park.Doesnt help when some of your blokes cant get the ball, wont lay a tackle and bail out of contests either.....those are non negotiables. Can accept losing on lack of talent caused by injuries but losing by lack of effort isnt on.
Marchbank and Fantasia can't play again. Playing two short.You can add Durdin and Williams.....
We resurrected Fantasia's career when all and sundry reckoned he was kaputt. Time to pay the rent or feck off. It grinds my gears to watch blokes going at half rat power when there's always kids crying out for opportunity.Orazio spent the second half of last season in the SANFL and Port played Jed MCEntee ahead of him as a small pressure forward and he didnt exactly light it up imo so you have to ask why wasnt Fantasia played when he appeared fit and had some good games where he kicked goals and had decent stats.
Even if you can't get a kick, you can still lay tackles and put on blocks. Don't just stand there DO SOMETHING
Morrison, the guy who by his own admission never had an original idea but was a fervent backer of anything he felt advantageous…. 🙄He did have one original idea and that was to simplify Government by becoming the minister for everything...🤔
They need to stop Cripps, Walsh, Curnow and McKay.It will be a very tactical game in terms of both teams trying to subdue the other teams prime movers...