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    3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    You should all be aware of how this works.
    Please list 3 things you have learned from our round one encounter against Melbourne.
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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Lets hear them.
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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    We re-signed Beveridge too early.

    Our midfield bar Libba do not have a defensive side.

    We were told our midfield would be working on kicking to the advantage of our forwards during the pre-season. Either it didn't happent or the players are flat ignoring the coaches. We have reverted back to bombing it on Naughton's head which works about 5% of the time.

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Quote Originally Posted by derb View Post
    We re-signed Beveridge too early.

    Our midfield bar Libba do not have a defensive side.

    We were told our midfield would be working on kicking to the advantage of our forwards during the pre-season. Either it didn't happent or the players are flat ignoring the coaches. We have reverted back to bombing it on Naughton's head which works about 5% of the time.
    It's a shocking loss no doubt but we have to maintain the faith. As for Bevo he's not going anywhere and lets see what changes he might make or if he sticks with the original plan.
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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Not all negative, at this stage we have pick one and two in the draft…..

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Quote Originally Posted by Hot_Doggies View Post
    Not all negative, at this stage we have pick one and two in the draft…..
    The SUPER draft.

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    1. Four tall forwards is as dumb as it sounded.
    2. Our prep wasn't good enough why we didn't play 2 games is a mystery.
    3. Our defence has not improved, in fact it appears to have regressed. Keath and Duryea are cooked. Jones I'm worried about. Bruce... He's a forward.

    Special mention : our mids are one paced. Watching a few games guys like Rozee, Horne-Francis, LDU, Oliver, Petracca, Pickett all have incredible acceleration and power. Our guys seem stuck in the mud.

    MJP said Bont was too big. May be onto something!
    Last edited by Grantysghost; 19-03-2023 at 07:06 AM.

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Our defence is annoying.. is it poor list management or drafting? Surely they could foresee that it was going to be an issue.

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Same old dogs

    1. Rushed long bombs into F50 - so much perceived pressure
    2. Tackled players constantly getting a handball away
    3. Killed on the turnover

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    1. Nothing has improved. It's one game, but the same issues remain - killed in transition, unable to stop momentum, can't convert, poor turnovers. My expectations for this season are at least heavily tempered.

    2. Keath is a huge concern. Lost, slow, sloppy, really bad. Thought he might be able to bounce back after last year and getting in a good preseason, but he just looks like somebody who should have retired. A massive fall from 2 seasons ago.

    3. Melbourne are the best in it.
    W00F!

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    1. If we don't make several changes to send a message after that pathetic effort then we may as well forget 2023.
    2. We have said for years we need a specialist goalkicking coach, we still do.
    3. Other than Libba our mids do not defend well enough.

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Imagine only playing one preseason game and rolling into round 1 dishing that up. The same old problems with our inability to arrest momentum was there, but we were also kicking sacks of potatoes all night. Looked critically off the pace of the game.

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Quote Originally Posted by derb View Post
    Our defence is annoying.. is it poor list management or drafting? Surely they could foresee that it was going to be an issue.
    I don't think you are wrong. But I don't think our defense was the main issue tonight. Most of those turnover goals were impossible to defend.

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Quote Originally Posted by angelopetraglia View Post
    I don't think you are wrong. But I don't think our defense was the main issue tonight. Most of those turnover goals were impossible to defend.
    I agree. The problem is much further up the ground. There were several instances where we intercepted their kicks and either over hand balled or went sideways. They always had an overlap runner and always took the direct route to goal - mostly uncontested.

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    Re: 3 things learned from Rd1 2023

    Quote Originally Posted by Grantysghost View Post
    1. Four tall forwards is as dumb as it sounded.
    2. Our prep wasn't good enough why we didn't play 2 games is a mystery.
    3. Our defence has not improved, in fact it appears to have regressed. Keath and Duryea are cooked. Jones I'm worried about. Bruce... He's a forward.
    Actually, I was pleasantly surprised that Bruce held as many marks as he did. Seemed more relaxed playing D.

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