Re: The Defence
Reply #4 –
Ive just watched the footage.
Jones 100% gets "sucked into" the contest. Its not design, we don't want him doing that. Had it been a small id say we wanted that to occur to stop the easy out. Still Jones saw something that made him head that way and a backline general should be directing traffic and telling him to stay on his man (which might be the problem as he didn't have his opponent he had a small). The fact Lipinski is the loose one actually means he has cheated, because Jones is probably searching for his direct opponent.
The docherty footage is different. I think this is design. Sure make him charge back, but I think the idea is to try and make someone accountable for him with the only problem being we didn't get our hands on the footy. Maybe he misread the situation and could have done more to fix it, but I heard a spot on the radio regarding a stoppage and how Geelong beat Richmond on Friday and it discussed Mitch Duncan's positioning at a defensive contest and how he chose to line up attacking side of it because the Tigers want you to defend and this is a weak spot if you make them do it. The bulldogs aren't dissimilar. Make them defend and they'll struggle a bit.
For the plowman bashers keep an eye on how these plays both unfold. You'll notice he's stuck covering two men by himself in both circumstances. It happens a lot and thats why the opposition score through his man frequently. Its not because he's crap, its because he's covering too many.