Three things you've learned finals week one 2022

[Sedat]

Re: Three things you've learned finals week one 2022

He had 2 absolutely awful games against Melbourne and it’s clearly affected his confidence… since then he’s been dropped and when he returned he’s played numerous roles and probably doesn’t know if he’s coming or going.

Bevo loves to throw the magnets around and whilst there’s been some positives (Daniel & Dale come to mind) it’s failed many more times.

Bevo is definitely of the Malcolm Blight/Terry Wallace school of instinctive coaching and off-field themes/inspiration, seeking to alter the course during matchdays, as opposed to having a clear, rigid game style and structure that the players all know and understand their role within. He came up against Justin Longmuir, who is very much in the latter mould. I'm not sure which is actually better - Bevo brilliantly manipulated a hostile away final with his method in the first 40 minutes, but Longmuir just as brilliantly took away from our strengths and kept his team focused on all their respective roles until they wore us down. Bevo similaly achieved fantastic results in-game for almost 2 quarters in the GF last year until it all spectactularly fell apart, again against a rigid and more methodical coach.

Some players love the flexibility but some would really struggle with it - it looks like Williams is one who needs structure and role definition.

[AshMac]

Re: Three things you've learned finals week one 2022

The space that Bailey Smith gave Serong & Brayshaw at stoppages was astounding.

Baz is a very talented, but gives no *!*!*!*!s about his opponent and he needs to if he is to become the player we think he can.

He’s another one that fell off a cliff. Never came back from those 4 weeks off with the same impact

[AshMac]

Re: Three things you've learned finals week one 2022

For me, the most puzzling is Williams. Hunter had the mental health issues, and Keath's body is banged up, but we just don't know what has happened to Williams.

I love Williams - think he is a genuine AA player at his best. His season last year felt like the second coming, I thought he’d explode and become our most important defender.

Went the other way. I think a lot of it is between the ears but also think he’s a player that really shines when in absolute peak fitness and I question whether he was this year