Running the Lines

[tigerjoe]

With a young list such as ours, pace is something we should have an abundance of.
We all know about Deledio and Tambling, Jackson and Meyer have good pace as does Rodan and Tucky.
Tom Hafey was on KB's show this morning and they talked about the importance of running with the ball and bouncing it to break up the opposition's defence.

Apart from Deledio and Tucky I am finding it difficult to remember players running out of HB or the midfield and taking more than one bounce and creating a goal, (although Tivendale was able to run with the ball and then turn it over so many times).
With Rodan and Browny back there is no doubt they will help our cause, but to be a good team you need 4-5 fast players who can take on the opposition by running and bouncing the ball.

Brisbane and Port had them, West Coast, Stkilda and Adelaide have them now.

So many times this year we have come out of defence and fallen down across half forward because of poor delivery and poor decision making.
Joel Bowden as good at CHB as he has been often has noone to kick to at Half Forward. Not having a dominant CHF will hurt us as it has done for many years, until we can develop one the ball needs to be delivered further towards goal to the full forward line.
If a core group of players can hone their skills over summer and practice their bouncing and kicking at full tilt, Richo and Browny could again dominate the goalkicking next year and have us in the 8 for the whole year.

I'm sure Terry's intention was to become a fast team when he chose Tambling ahead of Lance Franklin and Jordan Lewis, but that will help the midfield.

Who can we rely on to use thier pace off the Half back line to break up opposition defences?

 

[Tigerfan]

i thought i saw hartigan take 4-5 bounces on one occasion, could have been Joel though...dunno: got a head cold which is confusing me

 

[Tango]

in addition to this we must make the 4 - 5 that dont run and bounce become the protectors (ie) shepards, allowing the runners time and space to compose themselves and settle before they deliver it - this means we cannot allow chasers out of the backline
the same applies in the Fwd line, 2 - 3 leading fwds and the others must protect and block defenders creating space for the leads, the blockers also do the crumbing and must chase hard and pressure the defenders when the run the ball out
this all comes down to team balance, knowing what your role is and working as a team

 

[nwonash]

Tivendale usually has a couple of bounces. But I guess he usually gets run down so it doesnt really count.

I agree with the TJ, we to lack people with skill and pace who are prepared to run with the ball, take some risks and hit a target.

 

[D85]

im not sure if he'll be at the club next season, but hyde ran the ball off HB a few times for memory in the last few weeks

 

[Bill James]

Hyde gets run down more than Tivendale.

 

[JR8]

im not sure if he'll be at the club next season, but hyde ran the ball off HB a few times for memory in the last few weeks

I'm pretty sure Hyde will be with us next year. He certainly improved under TW and can improve further IMHO.

Won't be a great player by any stretch of the imagination but has the potential to be serviceable.

 

[iLoVeNeWmAn]

With a young list such as ours, pace is something we should have an abundance of.
We all know about Deledio and Tambling, Jackson and Meyer have good pace as does Rodan and Tucky.
Tom Hafey was on KB's show this morning and they talked about the importance of running with the ball and bouncing it to break up the opposition's defence.

Apart from Deledio and Tucky I am finding it difficult to remember players running out of HB or the midfield and taking more than one bounce and creating a goal, (although Tivendale was able to run with the ball and then turn it over so many times).
With Rodan and Browny back there is no doubt they will help our cause, but to be a good team you need 4-5 fast players who can take on the opposition by running and bouncing the ball.

Brisbane and Port had them, West Coast, Stkilda and Adelaide have them now.

So many times this year we have come out of defence and fallen down across half forward because of poor delivery and poor decision making.
Joel Bowden as good at CHB as he has been often has noone to kick to at Half Forward.  Not having a dominant CHF will hurt us as it has done for many years, until we can develop one the ball needs to be delivered further towards goal to the full forward line.
If a core group of players can hone their skills over summer and practice their bouncing and kicking at full tilt, Richo and Browny could again dominate the goalkicking next year and have us in the 8 for the whole year.

I'm sure Terry's intention was to become a fast team when he chose Tambling ahead of Lance Franklin and Jordan Lewis, but that will help the midfield. 

Who can we rely on to use thier pace off the Half back line to break up opposition defences?

Umm tucky actually isn't quick. His kicking and his lack of pace are actually a few of his weaknesses.

GO TIGES!!!