Backline had no chance. System was broken. Swans positioned extra players at half forward and always passed short, never bombed. Limited going wide. Our real failure was the midfield. Were slaughtered with pace and smarts and they moved it far too easily. Fumbles and poor disposal and missed tackles and lack of pressure and missed marks didnt help our cause.
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GAME DAY - TIGES V SWANS
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We played really poorly but I am seriously over the inconsistency of the umpiring.
The swans did play to it and credit to them for that. They knew early being turned 720 degrees didn’t mean holding the ball. They knew that if you turn your neck and dip your shoulder into a tackle it was an easy high tackle free.
We lost the game because we played really badly, they played well and we didn’t work anywhere near hard enough but the umpiring was seriously hard to watch
The swans did play to it and credit to them for that. They knew early being turned 720 degrees didn’t mean holding the ball. They knew that if you turn your neck and dip your shoulder into a tackle it was an easy high tackle free.
We lost the game because we played really badly, they played well and we didn’t work anywhere near hard enough but the umpiring was seriously hard to watch
Hopefully blessing in disguise to start playing RCD, Ross and Dow more.
In the past 4 years, we’ve suffered a few big losses and have bounced pack pretty quick.
But if you looked closely, we only ever got dominated for no more than 1 quarter in each of those losses. (Some of them were just half a quarter pile-on)
This game was a full 3 quarters of an opposition getting the best of us, which hasn’t happened once in the past 4 years.
We can of course bounce back - but it might require larger adjustments than in previous years.
But if you looked closely, we only ever got dominated for no more than 1 quarter in each of those losses. (Some of them were just half a quarter pile-on)
This game was a full 3 quarters of an opposition getting the best of us, which hasn’t happened once in the past 4 years.
We can of course bounce back - but it might require larger adjustments than in previous years.
Early days but not sure we can afford to play Caddy, Aarts, Lambert, Graham and Cotchin in the same team with these rules in dry conditions, they are just not blessed with enough leg speed. Add to that a less than explosive Rioli and a horrible day out for Bolton and Egg-Smith and the ball just moved around the ground with no pressure. Once Vlastiun and Houli return I would like to see Baker or Short spend time forward of centre.
It was only the 2nd quarter really that they smashed us. Fairly even across the other three.
Caddy has a free against, gets shoved by Reid, shoves him back and gets 50 paid.
Learn more from losses than wins, but that’s the worst we’ve played since the Hawthorn game last year. Lots to fix. For me, centre clearance is the first thing. Losing Prestia didn’t help but Hickey flogged Nank plus got forward and kicked goals too. Also highlights loss of ruck flexibility with Soldo out. With Prestia now out for a few weeks, it’s time for Ross & Collier-Dawkins. Defensive zone failed - plus on a hot day against a team that wants to run, we just didn’t match the level. Too many blokes either not fit yet or just out of form. Plus the alternate plan? Surely it’s to play man on man.
Too obvious when the whole team runs on 3rd gear. Just unfortunate we had to meet this bunch of smelly rats early on a hot day. Let's see who's running harder and faster at the business end of the season.
Good thing is we don't meet them again until finals.......if they make it.
Yep. Our system does not work with these rule changes that have created an uncontested game. Dimma will be a master coach if he can change our surge footy attack and inpenetrable zone defence to counter precision kicking. Hocking has done his job at last - he has finally stuffed us - with rule change #27...
Yep.
We need more pace and smarts.
Have we got players running around in the 2's who fit that criteria?
Don't worry too much people, we're not even playing at 50%. We've got a few more weeks till we get our game up and running. Our pressure, running, numbers to the ball, pack mentality was not there today. No way swans or any other team dissect us like that if it's there. Even the lolhawks made us look second rate last year. I'd be more worried if we were 16-0 than I am now.
I’ll take my comment back. Free kick atrocious and biased as always. iMac gets knocked out play on. Serious ump!!
I dont think that's true.
just off the top of my head, in '17,
crows and saints demolished us.
unless crows piled on 15 goals in a quarter, I think it was a comprehensive, 4 quarter shellacking
in '19, we got schooled by 50 on several occasions.
it happens.
Don't know about biased, just stupid, unfair decisions where these flogs have to wake up and admit....but they never do.
