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The March to September - 2019
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At the risk of being called a big Short-hating meanie, I found this excellent footage breaking down what West Coast does, in the exact play I referred to here:
I was being generous to Short, he finishes closer to 20 metres behind Ryan.
He's not the only one caught out. If you freeze it at 0:30 you can see Waterman drop Broad in transition (I think he had a head start), and then Shuey comes across to put Caddy in two minds whether to guard him on the short lead, which he does, or defend the more attacking, longer kick to Waterman, which he should have.
Makes me think KMac's defensive running ability is not out of the equation yet. We could well face West Coast in a prelim. This how they chopped us up in the first quarter.
https://videos.files.wordpress.com/QTSSycEj/wc-build-v-richmond_dvd.mp4
I was being generous to Short, he finishes closer to 20 metres behind Ryan.
He's not the only one caught out. If you freeze it at 0:30 you can see Waterman drop Broad in transition (I think he had a head start), and then Shuey comes across to put Caddy in two minds whether to guard him on the short lead, which he does, or defend the more attacking, longer kick to Waterman, which he should have.
Makes me think KMac's defensive running ability is not out of the equation yet. We could well face West Coast in a prelim. This how they chopped us up in the first quarter.
where did you see it TBR?
I have been meaning to make one of the last 5 years just to see how it is
This is the premier.
Even the best ever sides have conceded goals during a game.
By pointing the finger at the last person in the play you are breaking down the concepts of ‘‘winning’ and ‘team’. The whole plan is to get our system to work more often than their system.
As soon as you individualise the blame, you erode the team culture. Team culture is a predictor of success.
How good is the new Road to the Finals on the RFC email received today!
pretty stirring.
interesting how much George features in the big moments I reckon.
Find that hard to believe....we won all 5 return games so giving us 11 of 17. But same could have happened to cats lions
Rubbish. I'm not individualising blame, I'm highlighting weaknesses. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Short is the weakest link. Somehow, some people deem it unfair to point this out.
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this site gives last 50 games and last 100 games, which gives a bit of an indication but its still not true home and away performance. i tried to do that but in some instances you had to go back a ridiculous number of years eg to find a rich v north game at mcg, or a geel v coll game at kardinia park - you had to go back so far it became irrelevant to current form
Some people say, strands in a rope rather than links in a chain
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Goodness me; who’s relying on metaphors?
If you’re criticizing the last link in the chain , you neglect to acknowledge the previous links failed to prevent the advance.
For god’s sake, if you don’t win the centre clearance, jeez we are under pressure in the defensive 50.
Don’t hit the last guy standing as the culprit? He can’t win 100 per cent!
Defenders are tough units and the team relies on the spirit and cohesiveness of the unit.
That’s why in my opinion we won’t see any accommodation or changes out of the ordinary in September.
Agree TF. One in all in.
Also the Short play is the third last piece of play and the kick to Ryan stays inside by about 5 mm. The ball is then marked by an unmarked player inside 50 and then the ball is not killed on the goal line. It was good West Coast play and a tardy start to the game for the tiges.
Sort of makes Spook's post one of the most inane of all times.
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First of all, I said others were at fault as well, and yes including whoever was on Sheed and the big men on the goal line. But "the kick to Ryan stays inside by about 5 mm" - is there a point there? The kick had a 20-metre margin for error because Short couldn't keep up. So, according to you it is ok to give your opponent a 20-metre margin for error. Inane, huh?
Not sure if this has been posted before. Well worth a watch
So if Collingwood keep this up
And we beat Brisbane
We will get the winner of Geelong v WCE
On our MCG. in a prelim final.
And we beat Brisbane
We will get the winner of Geelong v WCE
On our MCG. in a prelim final.
