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The REAL concern.
Is it just me or have at any stage this year really come to ball at the first bounce when its come to massive games? Today, last week and also against the cats, we didnt seem to come out of the blocks and found ourselves behind early on.
Is this something that the coaching staff need to look at? Unlike the lions and cats games we didnt even seem to switch on after half time which was really worrying. But do we really expect to just flick a switch and expect to get the game going in our favour? Is complacency creeping in a bit?
Is this something that the coaching staff need to look at? Unlike the lions and cats games we didnt even seem to switch on after half time which was really worrying. But do we really expect to just flick a switch and expect to get the game going in our favour? Is complacency creeping in a bit?
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Maybe I have been watching the wrong team but I seem to remember the Geelong game and a St Kilda team coming out full strength in the first term. Should have been a mile in front but to no avail. It ain't the effort guys it's the personnel.
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Perhaps we are too conservative at times but we have built up the best defence in the league by virtue of our gamestyle.GoTheTorp wrote:I think we play too defensive nost of the time when we could be attacking.
STRENGTH THROUGH LOYALTY.
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
So is this something that Ross has thought up? Esp in context to the GF last year where we ran out of puff? Or is it the playing group not mentally switched on from the word GO?Griggsy wrote:It is a bit of a concern, last season we were the opposite and blazed away early. Playing catch up footy is never a good thing and we can not be dependent on our 2nd half efforts come finals.
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From what I've observed, we seem to start games by absorbing what the opposition throws at us.
We attempt to 'strangle' them and then put them away later in the game.
It's almost akin to the Ali 'rope-a-dope' tactic of wearing the opposition down.
i think it is quite deliberate and a change in the overall structure of our gameplan from last year.
We attempt to 'strangle' them and then put them away later in the game.
It's almost akin to the Ali 'rope-a-dope' tactic of wearing the opposition down.
i think it is quite deliberate and a change in the overall structure of our gameplan from last year.
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There were still a few times last year when we relied on our second half efforts though:Griggsy wrote:It is a bit of a concern, last season we were the opposite and blazed away early. Playing catch up footy is never a good thing and we can not be dependent on our 2nd half efforts come finals.
Rd 1 v Sydney
Rd 9 v Lions
Rd 10 v Melbourne
Rd 11 v North
Rd 15 v West Coast
Rd 18 v Sydney
Rd 20 v Essendon
Rd 21 v North
Rd 22 v Melbourne
QF v Collingwood
PF v Dogs
STRENGTH THROUGH LOYALTY.
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs