Same team next week..?

[SaintPav]

Great.

[bigcarl]

But boy, our forward set up was crap for most of the match with Membrey not firing, Butler missing in action, and Maxy getting swamped as usual.

Yes, we’ve got to do something about that.

Mix it up a bit. Move him up to the wing or out to CHF for a while.

He’ll drag about three big defenders up with him. And then we can try to isolate Membrey or Marshall deep or give Butler and Higgins a bit of space out the back.

But the main thing is to mix it up, because it is getting predictable and easy to counter.

Also, King needs to learn to present on the lead. He’s very quick and once he’s out in front - with his reach - no defender is going to get around him.

Agree to some extent but the entries were poor also often helicopter kicks which are easy to spoil and hard to mark.
King is still young and building a tank but he needs to hit up more than just keep looking for the over the back. Possibly too top heavy also with Battle and Marshall drifting in there also so when it hit the ground very little space. Battle needs to watch Ryder and the last qtr goal, ended up out of marking contest so instead of just still flying, stepped off the pack and played like a crumber, very smart play.

Forwards needs to work smarter but delivery in first half was like 2018 bomb squad.

Chicken and egg thing really. Is it the forwards’ fault for not presenting or the guys’ upfield - not having any other option - for bombing it in?

Or is it a game plan issue that leads to our forwards not having space into which which to lead?

Or a combination of the above.

Anyway, it wasn’t a criticism of King, who is learning his trade (and has a way to go).

It’s more frustration at us dominating for long stretches and having nothing to show for it on the board.

[older saint]

But boy, our forward set up was crap for most of the match with Membrey not firing, Butler missing in action, and Maxy getting swamped as usual.

Yes, we’ve got to do something about that.

Mix it up a bit. Move him up to the wing or out to CHF for a while.

He’ll drag about three big defenders up with him. And then we can try to isolate Membrey or Marshall deep or give Butler and Higgins a bit of space out the back.

But the main thing is to mix it up, because it is getting predictable and easy to counter.

Also, King needs to learn to present on the lead. He’s very quick and once he’s out in front - with his reach - no defender is going to get around him.

Agree to some extent but the entries were poor also often helicopter kicks which are easy to spoil and hard to mark.
King is still young and building a tank but he needs to hit up more than just keep looking for the over the back. Possibly too top heavy also with Battle and Marshall drifting in there also so when it hit the ground very little space. Battle needs to watch Ryder and the last qtr goal, ended up out of marking contest so instead of just still flying, stepped off the pack and played like a crumber, very smart play.

Forwards needs to work smarter but delivery in first half was like 2018 bomb squad.

Chicken and egg thing really. Is it the forwards’ fault for not presenting or the guys’ upfield - not having any other option - for bombing it in?

Or is it a game plan issue that leads to our forwards not having space into which which to lead?

Or a combination of the above.

Anyway, it wasn’t a criticism of King, who is learning his trade (and has a way to go).

It’s more frustration at us dominating for long stretches and having nothing to show for it on the board.

Agree with chicken and egg thing, but then we need someone to take initiative. Just not sure we are inventive enough forward of the ball, although the mids seemed to work out to switch and opened GC up through the middle in the second half.

[Yorkeys]

Marshal out means practicing all week to kick no higher than shoulders.