By The Opposition Analyst
Creative coaching by Chris Scott and Alan Richardson brought unlikely Geelong and St Kilda wins last weekend. A 62-point turnaround between the Saints and Western Bulldogs, in particular, points to tactical changes made in the Saints' box, and what the Dogs might have done to counter them.
In the first half the Bulldogs brought their 2015 style of "swarming pressure" from all angles that is reminiscent of the Sydney Swans. St Kilda was the deer in the headlights, the Dogs forcing the Saints defenders to either try to handball their way through the pressing forwards, or try to switch it to the open side in search of an escape. Both methods were fruitless, and eventually the Saints turned it over.
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