I note that we are now getting some really poor games very regularly.
Watching the Cats v Dogs game last night it was very clear that the standards DURING the game changed much more than regularly occurs.
This caused me to look back on a few games recently and wonder what was the cause.
During the Cats v Dogs game, the dogs were very good and focused in the first quarter while the Cats were very lazy and sloppy and after that the dogs were suddenly lazy and sloppy while the cats improved, or rather were allowed to improve.
It seemed that there were some clear indications of a poor mental application. The ball handling in close was very fumbly. Handballs missed by metres. An occasional kick went metres off course (note Danger's kick out of bounds). Players let their man remain clear by ten metres (particularly the dogs allowed their man to pick off twenty metre kicks), the positioning of and delivery to the forwards was very dis-organised. There were lots of other unusual things. These were all isolated incidents but as a whole to me they were glaring.
In the Hawks v Dons match it was a similar story. Hawthorn broke the game open early and surged to a big lead only to be run down after both teams totally changed character after half time.
In our game we bought the heat all game and won over an Eagles team that showed very little fight all game. Of course that attitude of the Eagles is out of whack with the hub existence since they have only just moved to Queensland.
It looks like a concentration issue and I believe it is due to the effects of being in isolation for so long. It is hard to maintain concentration when in a mundane environment day after day.
I really think we need to get out in front of the effects of isolation and am pleased to note from the Grimes footage that we have Emma Murray in the hub.
Perhaps we can do something to break the boredom of hub life by a change during the bye week like a tropical feast with fire dancers. Whatever's allowed.
I would also think hard about sending Balme up with Edwards but the quarantine is a problem. Sorta defeats the purpose but there are four weeks plus finals to come..
Perhaps we can do something like on Survivor with a public video of a letters from home segment, maybe with a video of members sanding their best wishes, since the players already have contact over their phones with their immediate families.
Anything to break the bubble they' re in at the moment.
Suggestions?
Watching the Cats v Dogs game last night it was very clear that the standards DURING the game changed much more than regularly occurs.
This caused me to look back on a few games recently and wonder what was the cause.
During the Cats v Dogs game, the dogs were very good and focused in the first quarter while the Cats were very lazy and sloppy and after that the dogs were suddenly lazy and sloppy while the cats improved, or rather were allowed to improve.
It seemed that there were some clear indications of a poor mental application. The ball handling in close was very fumbly. Handballs missed by metres. An occasional kick went metres off course (note Danger's kick out of bounds). Players let their man remain clear by ten metres (particularly the dogs allowed their man to pick off twenty metre kicks), the positioning of and delivery to the forwards was very dis-organised. There were lots of other unusual things. These were all isolated incidents but as a whole to me they were glaring.
In the Hawks v Dons match it was a similar story. Hawthorn broke the game open early and surged to a big lead only to be run down after both teams totally changed character after half time.
In our game we bought the heat all game and won over an Eagles team that showed very little fight all game. Of course that attitude of the Eagles is out of whack with the hub existence since they have only just moved to Queensland.
It looks like a concentration issue and I believe it is due to the effects of being in isolation for so long. It is hard to maintain concentration when in a mundane environment day after day.
I really think we need to get out in front of the effects of isolation and am pleased to note from the Grimes footage that we have Emma Murray in the hub.
Perhaps we can do something to break the boredom of hub life by a change during the bye week like a tropical feast with fire dancers. Whatever's allowed.
I would also think hard about sending Balme up with Edwards but the quarantine is a problem. Sorta defeats the purpose but there are four weeks plus finals to come..
Perhaps we can do something like on Survivor with a public video of a letters from home segment, maybe with a video of members sanding their best wishes, since the players already have contact over their phones with their immediate families.
Anything to break the bubble they' re in at the moment.
Suggestions?
