We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

[WBFC4FFC]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

Watching the Hawthorn game today, I was frustrated...as I feel like I always am whenever we are playing a team that is RUBBISH. (And Hawthorn are rubbish).

There are 4x main things that upset me:

- We are smart alecs with the footy and over-handball/3metre kick when we think we are the better side.
- We are smart alecs WITHOUT the footy and repeatedly (that's harsh - regularly!) concede goal-side in D50.
- Everyone seems to want to get a kick in forward 50 and we compress our OWN forward 50 making it impossible to score.
- We repeatedly have shots on goal from low %'age situations which releases the pressure on our opponents.

What have I missed...and what frustrates you the most?

Need a legit small-forward for when the ball gets on the deck. Cavarra or Weightman. Especially this week in Cairns if it is wet.

Aside from that, like the game against PA, the Radelaide Oval is like the Western Oval, in that it is narrow. Therefore it is easy to keep ball in the forward-half.

[Twodogs]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

I swear Two Dogs could do this in 45 minutes.

Easily. With one arm tied behind my back.

[mjp]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

Need a legit small-forward for when the ball gets on the deck. Cavarra or Weightman. Especially this week in Cairns if it is wet.

I like the sentiment.

I'm not sure what makes you think either Cavarra or Weightman are "legit" small forwards. On exposed form I am not sure what you would call them but "legit" is not the word springing to mind. Well - not if legit means getting front and centre to marking contests or maybe laying a tackle or two.

[EasternWest]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

I swear Two Dogs could do this in 45 minutes.

So does he.

[1eyedog]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

Swears?

[WBFC4FFC]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

I like the sentiment.

I'm not sure what makes you think either Cavarra or Weightman are "legit" small forwards. On exposed form I am not sure what you would call them but "legit" is not the word springing to mind. Well - not if legit means getting front and centre to marking contests or maybe laying a tackle or two.

Not implying that they are world-beaters (hopefully they will be) but I think they would have been more dangerous at the drop of the ball than Suckling yesterday.

Having said that, Suckling provides more optionality. Combined with Dureya, it freed-up JJ. Maybe Lipinski comes in this week for Toby. This would help in the forward-half as he is good when the ball hits the deck.

[SonofScray]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

Because there is enough talent, enough capable footballers to challenge the best deep into September. On our day, our best footy is close to perfect. Not enough of it in the margins.

[Eastdog]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

I voted fir goal kicking. Only because it’s been a problem not addressed over the last 5 years.

Went with this one as well.

[Twodogs]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

Swears?

All the *!*!*!*!ing time.

[Eastdog]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

Will also add a congested inside 50 and when we bomb it long in there. When we do short passes into there we fare better.

[ratsmac]

Re: We can be frustrating to watch at times because:

I hate conceding easy scores from D50 throw ins or stopages. We need to get better at defending these with finals a real possibility.
It would be nice if we could score ourselves from F50 stoppages on the flipside. Too many numbers inside 50 the culprit as the OP states