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5 shots at goal from 10 to 40 metres were misses from us.SainterK wrote:That Swan one that was running towards the ouside point post, and turned at the last minute.
Grrrr!
i think they're probably practicing more and getting a few more hammies, but i don't know that. just repeating what i've been told.Dr Spaceman wrote:But are the other teams practising more, or are they just naturally better at it?bergholt wrote:i've heard that it's a point of tension between misson and the coaches.
the coaches would like to do more goalkicking training; misson says yes, but you'll see a massive increase in hamstring and leg injuries. the coaches decide that they'd rather have their best players out on the park and kicking badly, than have them good shots at goal and always injured.
not sure who's right, but other teams seem to kick better at goal without a corresponding increase in soft-tissue leg injuries.
I agree plugger, dropping Gamble was a mistake, whilst not setting the world on fire, our forward line structures up better with him in. He provides a leading target and being a decent kick, he then converts or we get a decent kick inside 50.plugger66 wrote:A mistake tonight was not having the courage to drop Blake. To many backmen meant he had to be sub nd even though Gamble is no star he provides a link to the forward line. Also playing a 7 man backline was always going to happen but it really hurt. it allowed Davis to be Bog and he really killed. Doubt either of these things lost us the game as the pies are a great side but it didnt help.
exactly, I was dissapointed when the team was announced and Gamble had been dropped. As you said, not a star but he can provide another option and is a good kick. He is usually good for a couplecof goals.Moorabbin Man wrote:I agree plugger, dropping Gamble was a mistake, whilst not setting the world on fire, our forward line structures up better with him in. He provides a leading target and being a decent kick, he then converts or we get a decent kick inside 50.plugger66 wrote:A mistake tonight was not having the courage to drop Blake. To many backmen meant he had to be sub nd even though Gamble is no star he provides a link to the forward line. Also playing a 7 man backline was always going to happen but it really hurt. it allowed Davis to be Bog and he really killed. Doubt either of these things lost us the game as the pies are a great side but it didnt help.
putting gilbert in the forward line was the mistake IMO.Stillwaiting wrote:agree, not so much that Blake was on the bench, I feel by bringing Dawson in for a foward was a big mistake.skeptic wrote:it's not even Gamble...
it's the structure. Any of Gamble, Lynch, Walsh, Johnson instead of Dawson or Blake would have worked much better
In the end, the difference is 7 and 1/2 wins and around 70 %. I don't expect that to change much by rd 24.Dan Warna wrote:5 shots at goal from 10 to 40 metres were misses from us.SainterK wrote:That Swan one that was running towards the ouside point post, and turned at the last minute.
Grrrr!
they kicked 2 from 50 and 1 was an arsy snap.
5 of their goals came directly from unforced errors from us.
They were cramping up, they had to run hard for the game, as we did.
In the end, the difference was 10.10 to 14.5, and 5 shots at goal we missed, and 5 shots at goal we gave them.
And thats a fair call, but win the next 3, the saints will go into the finals with a lot of confidence.totallyfrank wrote:In the end, the difference is 7 and 1/2 wins and around 70 %. I don't expect that to change much by rd 24.Dan Warna wrote:5 shots at goal from 10 to 40 metres were misses from us.SainterK wrote:That Swan one that was running towards the ouside point post, and turned at the last minute.
Grrrr!
they kicked 2 from 50 and 1 was an arsy snap.
5 of their goals came directly from unforced errors from us.
They were cramping up, they had to run hard for the game, as we did.
In the end, the difference was 10.10 to 14.5, and 5 shots at goal we missed, and 5 shots at goal we gave them.
Blake's game last week was helped due to the shithouse opposition. It inflated his statistics thus his performance.plugger66 wrote:A mistake tonight was not having the courage to drop Blake. To many backmen meant he had to be sub nd even though Gamble is no star he provides a link to the forward line. Also playing a 7 man backline was always going to happen but it really hurt. it allowed Davis to be Bog and he really killed. Doubt either of these things lost us the game as the pies are a great side but it didnt help.
