Second half fade outs

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

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The positives for the year are the young players. They have gained valuable experience and will only get better as their bodies grow and they get more experience at AFL level.

We have to be patient with the taller players as we know they take longer to mature.

We are still desperately short of one or even two key forwards and there has been little to suggest that any will emerge from our current list, which includes Jones and Cordy.

[Bulldog4life]

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What's the problem?

No problem. You are unique. Take it as a compliment.

[Mofra]

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We are still desperately short of one or even two key forwards and there has been little to suggest that any will emerge from our current list, which includes Jones and Cordy.

I'm not writing either off yet, but 2013 seems a bit of a stretch for either to really grab their place in the side with any force.

[LostDoggy]

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What we are desperately short of is endurance and maturity. We sometimes lack the endurance to hunt in numbers and get across the ground to help our team mates when we don't have the ball. We sometimes lack the physical strength to hold tackles or to withstand pressure on our bodies, but most of all we seem to lack the split second instinct to do it the best way. But experienced oppositions know how to do it. And when they get on top we find it hard to compete. We become reactive rather than the aggressor.

What we are trying to learn is to keep contesting and to stay in the game. Not always easy when you are young and have so much to learn, and can be intimidated by losing the contest. You only have to be a second slower to react and your opposing player has gone.

So it's when we don't have the ball that is a problem as much as when do have it (poor kicking), because we are not yet at an age where we can work hard enough for long enough to win games. This can be fixed with time and practice and through the introduction of more players who can genuinely compete for a spot in the senior side.

But maturity and experience do not happen overnight.

I think Macca has done an excellent job so far in stripping back the style of play to the basics and re-educating, of giving so many younger players blocks of games, of playing them on good players in the opposition, of concentrating on contested footy first, and of going with developing the talent we have rather than trading lots in. I hope he continues this way until we have a group of players who, together, know each other and know instinctively what each will do in any situation.

I can see us developing a really potent midfield in the future. But it may take several years. And with Wallis, we have a possible leader who appears to be a very clear headed and determined young man who already is soaking up all he can learn.

[LostDoggy]

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So what would you have seen done differently, and what do you see as being required steps over the preseason and first half of next season to provide you with a little faith in the current structure?

You're very passionate, and I like that, though I want to understand why you're so sure we're on a path to failure.

Sorry jeemak already gone through this.
Just quickly
Differently - no game plan, no forward line, no speed with or without the ball, poor selections, little improvement in many players, continual thrashings, etc

Required steps for next year - improves in all those areas above.

[Bornadog]

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Sorry jeemak already gone through this.
Just quickly
Differently - no game plan, no forward line, no speed with or without the ball, poor selections, little improvement in many players, continual thrashings, etc

Required steps for next year - improves in all those areas above.

But other than that we are going well

[jeemak]

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Sorry jeemak already gone through this.
Just quickly
Differently - no game plan, no forward line, no speed with or without the ball, poor selections, little improvement in many players, continual thrashings, etc

Required steps for next year - improves in all those areas above.

Thanks Chops.

I suppose I'll have to trawl through your older posts if I want to find the detail backing up the above.

[Maddog37]

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Sorry jeemak already gone through this.
Just quickly
Differently - no game plan, no forward line, no speed with or without the ball, poor selections, little improvement in many players, continual thrashings, etc

Required steps for next year - improves in all those areas above.

Do you see anything that has improved this year Chops?


Genuine question.

[LostDoggy]

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Do you see anything that has improved this year Chops?


Genuine question.

Wallis and Minson but they have more to do with just playing than the coaching department.

[Eastdog]

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This happened with us today and I hope its not more commonplace this year.

[chef]

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It was a game of two halves. I'm sure we'll focus on what we did in the first half and get back to doing it over the whole game again. The sky isn't falling.

[ReLoad]

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please correct me if im wrong, but we have not won a last quarter all year?

[chef]

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please correct me if im wrong, but we have not won a last quarter all year?

Kids struggling to run out games. A few more preseasons are needed.

[comrade]

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This happened with us today and I hope its not more commonplace this year.

If you don't expect a 2nd half fade out to occur, especially when we cop a few injuries, you're going to be very disappointed.

To paraphrase Shakespeare: 'Expectation is the root of all heartache'.

[Ozza]

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please correct me if im wrong, but we have not won a last quarter all year?

Only the WCE game.