Always Right Match Committee RD 1, 2019 Finals vs Greater Western Sydney

[kruder]

The other bonus with Trengove is that he can play second ruck if something where to happen too Timmy aka Mummy tries to kill him legally of course.

Its going to line ball this one.

[mjp]

The other bonus with Trengove is that he can play second ruck if something where to happen too Timmy aka Mummy tries to kill him legally of course.

Its going to line ball this one.

Without Boyd there to back up Roughy in 2016, we don't get past the prelim.

[1eyedog]

Cameron doesn't play power forward he's a ranger like N.Riewoldt would think Cordy takes him when he's playing high.

[Stefcep]

The Giants will be up for this and we will need to be at our best for 4 quarters to beat them. It would be a foolish mistake to think the result two weeks ago means anything.

I don't like the media hype that's building around us either. This game will be be won and lost in the mind.

[bornadog]

Since the Bye

[1eyedog]

Since the Bye

So pretty much the second best team in the comp.

GWS would be absolutely spewing they scored us straight up. If it's a mind game we've already won by 10 goals.

[comrade]

All the stats are good offensively. How’s the defensive side of things going?

[ledge]

Brisbane game on the weekend means stats don’t mean anything , the same as Essendon and Freo the week before, scoreboard is the one that counts.
I hope players don’t read stats it would totally confuse their brain.
Over rated media thing they love to pick out the ones that suit their way of proving they know what they are talking about.
David King I blame you !
In politics he would be a spin doctor.

[1eyedog]

All the stats are good offensively. How’s the defensive side of things going?

Pressure factor may be the biggest indicator here. I assume this attribute is averaged across offense / defense.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

So pretty much the second best team in the comp.

GWS would be absolutely spewing they scored us straight up. If it's a mind game we've already won by 10 goals.

It is a mind game, but its ours we need to worry about. We cant get ahead of ourself as these things have a habit of coming back to hunt you. One thing I can promise you is that we will most certainly be playing against a more aggressive, desperate and committed GWS in two weeks. Bevo needs to keep these guys focused and come out swinging.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

ItÂ’s not poor judgement regarding Cordy, or heÂ’s just all of a sudden become a whipping boy. The stats back it up. He loses around 40% of one on one contests, which is worst in the league. HeÂ’s not a natural interceptor or play maker, and his disposal is average at best. HeÂ’s a competitor and never drops his head, but I donÂ’t see what net benefit heÂ’s providing the side now that Young has emerged.

Cordy’s determination is his greatest quality and has been the one constant tall defender all year. Hard to imagine that he will miss selection as Bevo has shown a lot of confidence in Cordy. If there is to be a change then it could be the more experienced and stronger Trengove to replace Young. We still lack a back up support ruck man to English and this is where Trengove has done very well. This is not a role for either Schache or Naughton as we miss their effectiveness up forward.

[Bullies]

Brisbane game on the weekend means stats don’t mean anything , the same as Essendon and Freo the week before, scoreboard is the one that counts.
I hope players don’t read stats it would totally confuse their brain.
Over rated media thing they love to pick out the ones that suit their way of proving they know what they are talking about.
David King I blame you !
In politics he would be a spin doctor.

Totally agree with this. Still the best one was this year when Freo had more inside 50's than the Eagles and lost by 96 points. Kingy was trying to make a positive out of it that the coaches would have been happy. The only coach that would have been happy was Simpson. Crouch had 50 p's on the weekend and did not hurt us at all.

[merantau]

Totally agree with this. Still the best one was this year when Freo had more inside 50's than the Eagles and lost by 96 points. Kingy was trying to make a positive out of it that the coaches would have been happy. The only coach that would have been happy was Simpson. Crouch had 50 p's on the weekend and did not hurt us at all.

Exactly. Same with Lachie Neale. Had 50 possessions but how many of them were 2m hand passes to someone under pressure or a 15m sideways kick?

[mjp]

Exactly. Same with Lachie Neale. Had 50 possessions but how many of them were 2m hand passes to someone under pressure or a 15m sideways kick?

Pretty sure you will find Lachie Neale had 373 metres gained. Which is 50 more than Bont had against the Giants.

He played a very, very good game and 50 touches is amazing.

[mjp]

Totally agree with this. Still the best one was this year when Freo had more inside 50's than the Eagles and lost by 96 points. Kingy was trying to make a positive out of it that the coaches would have been happy. The only coach that would have been happy was Simpson. Crouch had 50 p's on the weekend and did not hurt us at all.

But having more i50's (and I think they one contested possessions that night) IS A POSITIVE/ARE POSITIVES.

When you look at a game, the score ultimately tells the story. But the score is not always reflective of what happened on the field.

Continually losing in the same way is a problem, but coaches NEED to use stats to help players understand where things are going wrong. Clearly in that Freo vs WC game, they had an inside 50m connection problem. It means one (or more) of a few things:

- Haphazard/not to the plan delivery inside 50.
- Haphazard/not to the plan POSITIONING (by the forwards) i50
- Forwards getting too high and delivering i50.
- Backs winning 1-v-1s or creating outnumber. If an out-number, maybe ball movement question (too slow? too quick).
- ...

There are a million things. Telling the players they lost by 90 points and are therefore no good and need to do better...that isn't helpful. Showing them where things went wrong and providing a plan to fix it...well, that's coaching. And the parts of the game they were winning? Well, those things are POSITIVES