People wanted a more attacking game plan
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People wanted a more attacking game plan
We got it tonight but what it did show is our backs are overated. Been able to look good because of our defensive style of play. Tonight we tried to be more attacking and the only backman that can say he did well was Fisher. Some were actually very ordinary. Gwilt got destroyed by a 5 game player. Gilbert kicked like me. Zac was just. Dempster shouldnt be in the side. I could go on. We took the rest but lets face it we will only win games being defensive first.
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Re: People wanted a more attacking game plan
Are you that poor of a kick? !!plugger66 wrote:We got it tonight but what it did show is our backs are overated. Been able to look good because of our defensive style of play. Tonight we tried to be more attacking and the only backman that can say he did well was Fisher. Some were actually very ordinary. Gwilt got destroyed by a 5 game player. Gilbert kicked like me. Zac was just. Dempster shouldnt be in the side. I could go on. We took the rest but lets face it we will only win games being defensive first.
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Doesn't perform well out of the structure...but give 'em time. This whole thing will take several rounds to start to gell, and more than a few personnel changes, if we miss the finals that may be a risk RL needs to consider taking.clarky449 wrote:Agree. Attacking, moving the ball alot quicker but the defence has really lost its way.
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we'll win games when we catch the pill cleanly , pass the pill accurately and kick the pill straight
rule 1 ...watch the effen pill
if it was me , i'd take em to bonnie doon , sit em all in a room
and DEMAND that they only watch the pendulum
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rule 1 ...watch the effen pill
if it was me , i'd take em to bonnie doon , sit em all in a room
and DEMAND that they only watch the pendulum
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.name the ways , thought manipulates the State of Presence away.
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Re: People wanted a more attacking game plan
Yes.Eastern wrote:Are you that poor of a kick? !!plugger66 wrote:We got it tonight but what it did show is our backs are overated. Been able to look good because of our defensive style of play. Tonight we tried to be more attacking and the only backman that can say he did well was Fisher. Some were actually very ordinary. Gwilt got destroyed by a 5 game player. Gilbert kicked like me. Zac was just. Dempster shouldnt be in the side. I could go on. We took the rest but lets face it we will only win games being defensive first.
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We don't know how to play a more attacking game.
Player first instinct is to look sideways for the loose man rather than quick movement to a target down the guts.
Player first instinct is to look sideways for the loose man rather than quick movement to a target down the guts.
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They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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Re: People wanted a more attacking game plan
Dont flatter yourself Plugger!!!plugger66 wrote:Yes.Eastern wrote:Are you that poor of a kick? !!plugger66 wrote:We got it tonight but what it did show is our backs are overated. Been able to look good because of our defensive style of play. Tonight we tried to be more attacking and the only backman that can say he did well was Fisher. Some were actually very ordinary. Gwilt got destroyed by a 5 game player. Gilbert kicked like me. Zac was just. Dempster shouldnt be in the side. I could go on. We took the rest but lets face it we will only win games being defensive first.
And I saw nothing in the first two rounds to suggest that the way we were playing was going to continue to be successful. Our former lock down style is not the way to develop new players, and without new, younger players coming in we will stagnate.plugger66 wrote:Sorry saw nothing tonight to suggest this is the way to play with the type of players we have. Hope to be proven wrong.Richter wrote:Of course we played differently tonight. Long may it continue. Change takes time and patience. Luckily as Saints fans we should have plenty of each.
IMO we have lost the ability to play any sort of running game. Tonight saw us 'handball happy', playing high risk footy through the corridor - I expect to see plenty more of this style of play as we bring in and blood plenty of young running players - will we see results this year? I doubt it, but it will leave us in much better stead for next and subsequent years.
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Exactly. Should have brought Blake and McQualter back in instead of Stanley and Smith. What was he thinking?Sainternist wrote:It's a shame. RL could have employed the old strategy and we could have lost by 1 point instead. Even if we had only kicked 5 goals for the game, at least the percentage would looked better.
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