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Slow midfield
- Thread starter thegdog
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Focus on what they can do, no what they can’t do.
Plan for that.
All clubs have talent weaknesses so bemoaning weaknesses is pointless unless you think we can draft the 20 most talented players in the comp and pay them the same salary every other club pays their list.
Plan for that.
All clubs have talent weaknesses so bemoaning weaknesses is pointless unless you think we can draft the 20 most talented players in the comp and pay them the same salary every other club pays their list.
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easy_tiger
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Speed in the midfield is way over rated.
The most important thing is having guys who give you first use. Raw numbers are the game. 30 touches per week.Every week.
the best midfielders at the moment are Neale, Macrae, Oliver, Fyfe and Cripps. None of them are fast.
The most important thing is having guys who give you first use. Raw numbers are the game. 30 touches per week.Every week.
the best midfielders at the moment are Neale, Macrae, Oliver, Fyfe and Cripps. None of them are fast.
Correct to a point. But you need a balance. You need those blokes to get it but you also need those on the outside.evo said:
I feel like we have those guys though.Smoking Aces said:
Higgins, Shank, Bolton, Rioli, Kamdyn, Baker etc are all fast. It's the least of our problems IMO.
I just want a guy who gets 30 every week. Reasonably confident Ross could be that guy eventually. Hopefully Collier-Dawkins could be too.
Stack is a ready made mid.
Hard, skilled and already amongst our best in every game he has played.
Endurance the only issue.
Many are simply too small to match it ie Higgins.
Hard, skilled and already amongst our best in every game he has played.
Endurance the only issue.
Many are simply too small to match it ie Higgins.
evo said:
30 possessions?
First use?
These are overrated stats Richmond lives to exploit.
Second possession means 2+ players working together as a running team. Handballing forward helps limit their options and make it easier for 2+ players to be on the same page - first use and disposal tally says absolutely zero about how teammates are linking up together, which is the only way to unsettle other team’s defensive structures.
A clearance and an individual 30 possum game doesn’t beat team defensive structures.
evo said:
No we don’t, we were best in the comp without this.
We need to focus on the strengths of the list and work around that, not remodel our players into the shape traditionalists think is ideal.
I remember Cotchin doing all these things in 2016... 30 touches a week.
I don't agree mate. We were the best in the comp. But right now, and until we get Cotch, Reiwoldt and Rance back, we arent the best in the comp at anything.123kid said:
It's going to be a tough season. We are a middling side at the moment and have to be at out best to beat anyone. Especially when we are conceding clearances.
evo said:
I don’t believe we are a middling side. We’re still the best club going around right now with something special in the culture.
We’re in premiership contention this year regardless of injuries, because that’s what great clubs do. But we shouldn’t go back to traditional statistical values like clearances, disposal tallies, contested marking tall forwards, etc.
In times of stress, it’s natural for leaders to fall back to what they are comfortable with.
One month before September 2017 Jack said “we’re not the most talented, but we’re unique”. I’m adamant we’ve gotta resist all that and double down on what makes this list unique.
Slow and weak midfield. It's like only 50% or 75% exist. I see too many holes and it's been like this for too long inc. 2017.
123kid said:
Like your analysis but I can't agree that there is only one way our list can play... Footy isn't played in a vacuum, coaches need to adapt players and structures to the external environment ie what opponents are doing ... those who don't adapt perish.
Just watching it now, Higgo kicks up and under, Castagna drops a simple mark and off the Dogs go for a goal. Too many holes.
Lack of marks is what really killed us last night.
Lack of marks is what really killed us last night.
