Are the revisionists going to tell us we are remarkably different under Fraser?
Remarkably? No. Better? Yes.
I think Sam Mitchell would be ropeable after the Demons game, and I would expect him to fire up his charges like never before. It doesn't help us at all that we catch them after they put it such a limp performance.
Not suggesting for a moment that Ollie was one of our best, but he played on the wing in front of me mostly against Retschko.
He works incredibly hard pushing back as that defensive winger (Acres also very good at this) and had 17.1 metres covered. The most on the ground of any player on the ground. Seth Campbell with 14.9 and Newman with 14.2
I thought his game was fairly unremarkable. He had 1 clanger for the game and 0 turnovers. He also went at 84.6% with the ball and 77.8% by foot.
Would love to know what the coaches thought of his game
No-one could or would ever question Ollie's work rate. It makes him a sentimental favourite with many fans. Personally, I also love his commitment and endeavour.
Stats don't tell us the quality of his disposals, choice of options or footy IQ. Statistically, Acres had almost three times the metres gained in his game against the Weagles last week. And in a territory gained game, that's an important stat... provided disposal accuracy and choice of options hurt the opposition.
I would've had both in the team and dropped Ison personally.
Hawks had their weakest team in for the year with 4-5 players I havent seen play so they were ripe to lose.
Id be expecting a rebound after the poor loss to Melbourne but Id be wanting to see the teams first before I make a prediction...
[4] Ollie Hollands: Ollie really struggled last night. He fumbled a lot and his kicking was woeful. Also, we didn't see his run and carry either.
Will we bring Acres in? Or do we assume Ollie will be better for the run? To be honest, I don't expect Ollie to be that ordinary two weeks in a row, but I think Acres is important to us.
Not suggesting for a moment that Ollie was one of our best, but he played on the wing in front of me mostly against Retschko.
He works incredibly hard pushing back as that defensive winger (Acres also very good at this) and had 17.1 metres covered. The most on the ground of any player on the ground. Seth Campbell with 14.9 and Newman with 14.2
I thought his game was fairly unremarkable. He had 1 clanger for the game and 0 turnovers. He also went at 84.6% with the ball and 77.8% by foot.
Would love to know what the coaches thought of his game
By rights we should all be doing cartwheels, given we've just notched our 7th consecutive win. That’s pretty rare for any team. But last night has left us feeling flat. The gap between our best and worst is large, and the struggling teams are able to drag us down to their level. We won’t get within 10 goals of Hawthorn if we have a repeat of last night.