Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood
Reply #133 –
I agree with this 100%. The talls need to lead to free space and the plan needs to be one where they don't crunch packs together. Sure leave Levi in the goal square, but have Hendo and Jones lead to free space. The small forwards need to be further up close the 50m arc to crumb the spills. There is no real point having all the 6 forwards well within the F50m arc. Especially if the defenders drop an extra man in to defend. The forward space becomes way too crowded. I don't like to see what I call a congested forward 50m. It makes it difficult to convert on the score board. Free up space as Jones can take a grab on a lead. So can Henderson. Mick needs to sort this out and fast. If the other side stacks the D50m to guard the goal, we surely have free players that can drift towards the middle of the ground and wings to set up a goal by chipping it to a player on a lead. It also helps us zone a defencive wall to stop the ball from being brought out quickly on a rebound, with a turn over. Why are we not clever enough to mix up our forward movement ? If you can't change your structures, you can surely be clever with where the players move around to confuse the defenders. Yet again, I am the idiot, right ?