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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Both HFFs up to the contest, congest congest congest for 5 minutes. Slow down the ball movement. Wings on the defensive side of the contest. We have three marking talls in the F50, and they have Harris/Payne a mid sizer (Raynor is pre-season reports are to be believed) so we can force a contest stoppage with long contests even if outnumbered forward of the ball.
Then Libba/West's elbow to meet Bailey's ribs. If the crowd are up and about, get them angry. Them vs us, not 'the crowd are on their side'.
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
First hands on the ball. A-Graders in the guts, arrest the swing back our way
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Were not Brisbane up a couple of weeks before the 2021 GF against us? I wouldn’t panic and continue to focus on our positives as we did that night
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Who was/ is on Bailey? Is he playing wide?
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Originally Posted by
Mantis
Who was/ is on Bailey? Is he playing wide?
He's playing wing mate. You're the coach so you can tell me who he just torched.
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Originally Posted by
mjp
He's playing wing mate. You're the coach so you can tell me who he just torched.
I'll blame Baker! Send Toby or Truck to him.
Glad you went with this scenario and not Gunston kicking 3 quick ones... don't think we have a good match-up for him and he's one I'll be most nervous about.
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Originally Posted by
Mantis
I'll blame Baker! Send Toby or Truck to him.
Glad you went with this scenario and not Gunston kicking 3 quick ones... don't think we have a good match-up for him and he's one I'll be most nervous about.
Apart from the debilitating back injury?
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Get the A-graders in there and tell 'em their life depends on fighting to neutralise first, wrestle control back second.
I see others have gone for additional moves. All I'll say is I'd be mindful of leaving our forward line bereft of resources to the point where they couldn't hold the footy in if it got down there. With the effort I'd want from our mids to neutralise I expect they'll be in need of some respite and slow play, and that can't happen if the ball is rebounding out of our forward half too quickly.
So with that I'd roll up a half forward, leave another to help a tall stop the intercept, and hope to gain some forward movement and either possession or stoppage across our half forward line. Grind forward, defend the middle to stop the transition.
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Originally Posted by
mjp
Apart from the debilitating back injury?
He's over that now and reports are his fit & healthy having enjoyed a good pre-season.... kicked 3 and gave off 2 on the weekend in their intra club game.
In his last 4 games against us his kicked 15 goals (3 x 4 goals & 1 x 3 goals) and whilst most were pre-injury, he is a player we generally tend to struggle with.
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Originally Posted by
Mantis
He's over that now...
I just don't think you are ever 'OVER' a back injury.
I like watching him play and hope he bounces back.
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Originally Posted by
mjp
I just don't think you are ever 'OVER' a back injury.
I like watching him play and hope he bounces back.
Tough player to match up on. Who would you put on him?
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Re: You're the Coach: Question #5
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Tough player to match up on. Who would you put on him?
I would simply size and shape the back 6.
I'm actually not that scared by Brisbane's forwards and figure we would end up with a Richards/Dale match-up on Gunston. Honestly, I'm fine with that.
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