Game Day Tigers V Giants

[year of the tiger]

We have our mojo back and that will translate into better scores in due course - we are now just waiting for either Jack, Tom or Rioli to click - the rest of the team have so it’s their turn next.

 

[Harry]

Yes we dominated the game but couldn’t kick goals. We missed some very easy goals and should have won. But our forward line system is a disaster zone. We won’t beat too many decent sides until we fix that.

Cotchin edwards prestia houli would make a massive difference to our fwd delivery now that we've got our energy levels closer to where they should be.

 

[Raoul Juke]

I hope so. I'm not convinced. Other than North I don't think we've really had our mojo at all. I guess next 3 matches against teams above us will give us a good indication of how we're travelling. Our lack of scoring power is a big concern, we're only 13th for score per game.

Agree - as someone else said earlier, i dont think we have had a 4 qtr effort all year. In 2017, our entire success was built of 4 qrt efforts. 2018 was the year were we started to get a bit complacent and fade in and out, often just good enough to still get up by a kick or 2. 2019 was a wild year where injuries made it the good, the bad, the ugly, & the *smile* beautiful.

The vibe for 2020 has not been great since December when Rance suddenly quit & the playing group seemed fractured from it. Club will deny it, but injuries or not - this season has lacked the unity and focus we have became familiar with. COVID obviously has had a role in that - but our inability to roll with it is obvious and probably udnerlines a pre-existing issue that was bubbling at the club. I would say we are in the bottom few for handling the unique situation COVID-19 has created.

 

[Tigaman]

Got to take into consideraion is that Tigers are not playing at The G which suits our game.

 

[Eddie from Elwood]

What has changed is this.

1 Sides now "allow" us to win the ball in our back half by flooding behind the centre line. It means we win the ball but cannot move it quickly or randomly as we did the last 3 years as we are now outnumbered. Hence we are forced to stop and look for options. This doubles down on the problem.
2 By the time we go inside 50 which we can do with the access we are allowed behind centre, the forward line is crowded and we have to bomb. Impossible to mark and on the ground we are now out numbered. So smalls ineffective.
3 Opposition now retains possession till forward of centre to prevent our turnover tactics with kick and mark. Once close to 50 they are happy to take a chance .
The problem for us is negotiating midfield quickly by hand and run to get inside 50 before the opposition can fold back.
Without hard run and players like Sheds Prestia and Cotch we will struggle.
So lots of forward 50 entries but to no effect.
It is the midfield transition that is the problem.

I read this a couple of times now and it makes me think, does Dimma have a plan for it, is that what he was referring to when he said he was a bit disappointed in the midfield?

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

AFLCA

10 Greene
7 Martin, Kelly
4 Bolton
2 Whitfield

Season

Player	Votes	Rank	Gms	Career	Age	Ca	Co	Ha	St	Me	Sy	NM	GWS
Lambert, Kane	15	eq 42nd	8	103	28y241d					10	5
Martin, Dustin	11	eq 69th	7	231	29y28d	4							7
Bolton, Shai	10	eq 75th	7	35	21y229d							6	4
Prestia, Dion	9	eq 90th	5	160	27y286d	9
Eggmolesse-Smith, Derek	8	eq 96th	3	5	22y81d							8
Houli, Bachar	8	eq 96th	4	211	32y73d		8
Balta, Noah	6	eq 121st	4	17	20y275d					6
Grimes, Dylan	6	eq 121st	8	159	29y8d							6
Higgins, Jack	6	eq 121st	7	40	21y127d					6
Vlastuin, Nick	6	eq 121st	8	149	26y96d						3	3
Cotchin, Trent	5	eq 140th	5	239	30y108d		4		1
Nankervis, Toby	5	eq 140th	3	74	25y347d				5
Pickett, Marlion	5	eq 140th	6	7	28y200d							5
Short, Jayden	5	eq 140th	8	79	24y182d						4	1
Rioli, Daniel	4	eq 156th	7	84	23y99d	4
Graham, Jack	3	eq 172nd	6	45	22y150d						3
McIntosh, Kamdyn	2	eq 194th	5	95	26y112d						2
Lynch, Tom J.	1	eq 216th	8	164	27y267d					1

 

[King Kong]

One notable absence from that list

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

One notable absence from that list

Only votes last year were in the GF.