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Charlie looks likely, an important inclusion. We must capitalise on our I50s.

Okay, so let's be honest.

Who would be surprised if the Dawks beat us by, say, 5+ goals, possibly more, many more. (my guess, more than 90% of us).

Who would be surprised if we beat the Dawks? (My guess, less than 10% of us).

Quote from: Baggers – on March 19, 2025, 09:18:22 am

Okay, so let's be honest.

Who would be surprised if the Dawks beat us by, say, 5+ goals, possibly more, many more. (my guess, more than 90% of us).

Who would be surprised if we beat the Dawks? (My guess, less than 10% of us).

I think we can win as it's a two horse race but it's never about rebound wins it's about the consistency afterwards and if we can sustain the effort needed to be a good team you can trust.
I'm expecting our best players to show some leadership and put up a much better effort.

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on March 19, 2025, 09:52:07 am

I think we can win as it's a two horse race but it's never about rebound wins it's about the consistency afterwards and if we can sustain the effort needed to be a good team you can trust.
I'm expecting our best players to show some leadership and put up a much better effort.

I listened to Hird on TV last night talk about how we could win (and thought we could):
- Outnumber - Tackle numbers and Pressure (increase numbers and ganging up on oppo players (showed how Coll double and triple teamed oppo this week compared to the GWS game). Must take away Haw's space and time by outnumbering them at the contest. Coll tackle diff went from -20 to +26.

- Win the contested footy and clearance which is our one wood.

- Locate after the contest. New term being used by commentators lately which I think means understand where the oppo is at all times. Set up to not allow Haw to just walk through the lines. Too many of our blokes get drawn to the contest leaving the too many free in space.

I found this quite interesting, Hird and Rory Sloan gave good insights.

ALot of the above came down to on field leaders directing traffic (as you suggested EB).

If we don't come out with an intensity and pressure it will be an indictment, and any criticism fully deserved.
The question will be how long we can sustain that pressure.

I think we can win as it's a two horse race but it's never about rebound wins it's about the consistency afterwards and if we can sustain the effort needed to be a good team you can trust.
I'm expecting our best players to show some leadership and put up a much better effort.

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on March 19, 2025, 09:52:07 am

I think we can win as it's a two horse race but it's never about rebound wins it's about the consistency afterwards and if we can sustain the effort needed to be a good team you can trust.
I'm expecting our best players to show some leadership and put up a much better effort.

Last week’s result confirmed that no team is guaranteed a win regardless of the opposition.

We won’t win if we repeat the inexplicable skill errors and poor decision-making of last week.  Hopefully, that was an aberration and we’ll see AFL standard footy from everyone who runs out tomorrow night.  If we can achieve that, we’re in with a good chance.