Tackling

st.byron · Post: # 717626Post **st.byron** » Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:13pm

Just sneaking a look at the stats whilst at work and we had 84 tackles to their 55.
Was the intensity at the footy strong and more importantly was it consistent through the match? Looks like a great win by the boys.

stinger · Post: # 717630Post **stinger** » Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:16pm

if they keep tackling like that ..they won't lose too many matches.....

BigMart · Post: # 717638Post **BigMart** » Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:22pm

Technique was superb.....Chopper Lovell would have a bit to do with that.....

saintly_safes · Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:33pm

Tackles cause turn overs , catches teams off guard then creates scoring opportunities which suits our type of game.To see them deliver it for 4 quarters is very pleasing . Now this is a positive post , can I be classed as a true supporter now?

Ice Wolf · Post: # 717662Post **Ice Wolf** » Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:36pm

Lethal was saying that the team that tackles more usually wins, as tackling signifies effort and tackling is a consious choice and usually the other stuff will just fall into place.

clobba · Post: # 717679Post **clobba** » Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:41pm

Not only happy that the tackling was good tonight, but that we had numbers there to take advantage of the loose balls. A game where I am almost tempted to re-assess my RL hatred especially since it was vs the Crows with whom we usually have terribly dour matches.

Sainternist · Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:43pm

Yep, tackling is a pretty underrated statistic really. It's a pretty good reflection on the intense and aggressive brand of footy they are currently playing.

SainterK · Post: # 717716Post **SainterK** » Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:51pm

Awesome yes, it certainly tired the boys but such an effort....I just LOVE their endeavour, they truly played intense footy until the final siren. I am emotionally exhausted

saint66au · Post: # 717724Post **saint66au** » Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:54pm

Adelaides obsession with flipping it around by hand played right into our hands. Rarely did they get more than a couple of handpasses away without the reciever getting tackled, or often gang tackled.

saintbob · Post: # 717732Post **saintbob** » Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:56pm

Great tackling and pressure all night, especially in the 1st quarter.

Absolutely outstanding!!!!

bigcarl · Post: # 717741Post **bigcarl** » Fri 03 Apr 2009 11:59pm

interesting to hear lethal's thoughts on this. the team that lays the most tackles usually wins.

bendigo bob · Sat 04 Apr 2009 12:14am

Riccuttio (spelling) said om mmm that it was the best pressure he had seen from a St Kilda side. Thats good enough for me.

rexy · Post: # 717809Post **rexy** » Sat 04 Apr 2009 12:18am

Any praise on hardness from the Adelaide Roo is not to be taken lightly I agree.

Good thing was that we came out in the 4th and lifted our intensity from the 3rd. Players seem to beleive that tackling and preassure is as important as Ross is telling them. This is a good sign.

I liked the vision from during the week where Ross said if you find yourself down on the tackling Shepards and smothers then your spot in the side will be under preassure.

Teflon · Post: # 717811Post **Teflon** » Sat 04 Apr 2009 12:19am

clobba wrote:Not only happy that the tackling was good tonight, but that we had numbers there to take advantage of the loose balls. A game where I am almost tempted to re-assess my RL hatred especially since it was vs the Crows with whom we usually have terribly dour matches.

nah you keep hating Lyon......

Ice Wolf · Post: # 717852Post **Ice Wolf** » Sat 04 Apr 2009 12:37am

rexy wrote:Any praise on hardness from the Adelaide Roo is not to be taken lightly I agree.

Good thing was that we came out in the 4th and lifted our intensity from the 3rd. Players seem to beleive that tackling and preassure is as important as Ross is telling them. This is a good sign.

I liked the vision from during the week where Ross said if you find yourself down on the tackling Shepards and smothers then your spot in the side will be under preassure.

I think the last 2 games have probably proven his point.

saintbrat · Post: # 718309Post **saintbrat** » Sat 04 Apr 2009 6:39pm

BigMart wrote:Technique was superb.....Chopper Lovell would have a bit to do with that.....

heard that nickname used the other day?

from his style of play??

matrix · Post: # 718328Post **matrix** » Sat 04 Apr 2009 7:05pm

yeas the tackling pressure was bloody brilliant.
just watched a whole replay and looked at that a fair bit.
lots of pressure and hard work
they ran the game out well too.
with 13 and a half mins left we had 69 tackles
so we had what ? 15 tackle s in the last (nearly) 14 mins

great way to run out the game

spidoir · Post: # 718364Post **spidoir** » Sat 04 Apr 2009 8:21pm

88 takles this week - a club record
74 odd takles last week

looks like they're sticking the takles nowadays. didn't we have some ju-jitsu specialist teach our boys takling technique a year or two ago? seems like it was a good investment.

remboy · Post: # 718374Post **remboy** » Sat 04 Apr 2009 9:41pm

It helps when everyone is contributing to the effort. Last year it was normal for a third of our tackles to come from Hayes and Ball every week. Last night we had 22 players applying them.

The_Dud · Post: # 718388Post **The_Dud** » Sat 04 Apr 2009 10:05pm

i love it, tho it does look like it takes a bit out of them

i thought the Crows were gonna run over the top of us, so very pleasing last quarter

hopefully we can keep it up all year, cos we'll win alot of games