I'm not sure that the second quarter was that bad.
We had 13 inside 50s with four kicks marked by defenders (one ball was tapped inside 50 and led to several possessions and a missed snap by Williams). We took two marks inside 50 (three with Smith's "not 15") and kept possession or forced a stoppage from seven inside 50s. Where we fell down was our goalkicking with two shots falling short (one from outside 50), two set shots missed from 35m and two gettable snaps missing. We probably should have kicked three for the quarter and one of Geelong's two was gifted to Martin.
Our ball use and decision making was good but our finishing let us down and we really can't afford to miss set shots from inside 50.
And that's the issue, just like recent years we got it into forward 50 plenty of times in the 2nd qtr but finishing let us down... again. BUT, it was corrected in the 3rd and final.
I'm not sure that the second quarter was that bad.
We had 13 inside 50s with four kicks marked by defenders (one ball was tapped inside 50 and led to several possessions and a missed snap by Williams). We took two marks inside 50 (three with Smith's "not 15") and kept possession or forced a stoppage from seven inside 50s. Where we fell down was our goalkicking with two shots falling short (one from outside 50), two set shots missed from 35m and two gettable snaps missing. We probably should have kicked three for the quarter and one of Geelong's two was gifted to Martin.
Our ball use and decision making was good but our finishing let us down and we really can't afford to miss set shots from inside 50.
And that's the issue, just like recent years we got it into forward 50 plenty of times in the 2nd qtr but finishing let us down... again. BUT, it was corrected in the 3rd and final.
I'm not sure that the second quarter was that bad.
We had 13 inside 50s with four kicks marked by defenders (one ball was tapped inside 50 and led to several possessions and a missed snap by Williams). We took two marks inside 50 (three with Smith's "not 15") and kept possession or forced a stoppage from seven inside 50s. Where we fell down was our goalkicking with two shots falling short (one from outside 50), two set shots missed from 35m and two gettable snaps missing. We probably should have kicked three for the quarter and one of Geelong's two was gifted to Martin.
Our ball use and decision making was good but our finishing let us down and we really can't afford to miss set shots from inside 50.
Gulden and Heeney concern me more than the traitor, Swans are half the side when Gulden is absent or under control.
My one concern is that we played another quarter where we didn't score a goal. The inability to manufacture goals when things are not going your way has been an ongoing problem for years. I think we need to be able to score goals against the run of play more consistently than we have in the past.
However beating the two grand finalists from last year must mean we are Premiership favourites.
Yep, noticed the same thing. That 2nd qtr was a reminder of previous years. On the up side, the 3rd and final qtrs were strong improvements.
My one concern is that we played another quarter where we didn't score a goal. The inability to manufacture goals when things are not going your way has been an ongoing problem for years. I think we need to be able to score goals against the run of play more consistently than we have in the past.
However beating the two grand finalists from last year must mean we are Premiership favourites.
Gulden and Heeney concern me more than the traitor, Swans are half the side when Gulden is absent or under control.