Re: AFL Rd 22 2024 In Game Angst Carlton vs Hawthorn at MCG
Reply #125 –
This rot started weeks and weeks ago, we've allowed crap disposals to colour our judgement about what was essentially a strong line up, we focussed on our inability to close down run after turnovers when the root cause was poor disposal gifting opponents field position and easy goals, and we saw it again today.
We are almost standalone clear winners in the AFL in terms of poor disposal, stats mask the problem, because we get the 1st or 2nd with some certainty then turn it over on the 3rd or 4th with the ankle height kick or the handball behind the runner. Which still shows up post game as 60% or 70% efficiency, it's a smokescreen stat that only morons could possibly believe is good. Opposition club's just zone off and wait for us to give them the pill and more often than not we will.
Then we bemoan the inability to chase down, so we deconstructed our strengths trying to fix a weakness, but this weakness was mostly a symptom not a cause. No matter how much run we have, if you cannot string chains of disposals more than once or twice a game you will be royally screwed, and we are. We have blokes missing 15m targets with largely uncontested disposals. Then after that inevitable turnover our lack of pace kicks in, but the duds in our football department focus on the lack of run and chase rather than fixing the dodgy disposal.
Then today, after all the fixes, we end up with Cripps rucking on the wing and Harry solo lead up forward marking on the wing. Two of our main A-Grade KPPs b0rked and on the side-lines from being run into the ground.
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