View Beyond the Shades - Analysis

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis

Reply #30 – June 03, 2015, 09:10:46 pm

True in every way about us being lazy and not offering a lead to free space. Sometimes Tuohy looks like he is about to kick it one way playing on from the square and then doubles back to have his kick smothered. He is 30m from our goal and all of a sudden, the smothered ball rolls right next to the point post. Or he looks for a long kick along the boundary to a 2 on 2 contest, and looks towards the corridor to kick it to a 1 on 3 or 4 contest where we turn the ball over and 2 players run free from our one player to head towards our goal. Sometimes its better to kick to an even contest, than to one where our player is out numbered. Some of his kicks to a target go way over the players head.

It could be a confidence thing. Sometimes it appears to be a lack of footy smarts on TV. It may be a different story watching at the ground. There is a bigger picture there we don't all see. The lack of running to free up space is borderline pathetic with most of our players. Tutt is about the only guy that does it regularly and gets ignored most of the time. This is all part of a game plan that needs to be developed and understood by the playing group IMO. Not just playing kick to kick where there are regular turn overs. Especially kicking to Thomas when he is in a contest with the ruck? Seriously he is 6 foot 8. I guess the pressure of the moment can make players panic. That might be a lack of belief and confidence in each other.

Re: View Beyond the Shades - Analysis

Reply #31 – June 04, 2015, 11:54:38 am

Quote from: shadesy – on June 03, 2015, 06:50:43 pm

Good call Amers

Smart play, would you rather Walker have the ball or Simpson?

Cheers.

Simpson, but only if he can get onto his left!