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Re: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Good: Goodes, Dahlhaus and JJ link up through the middle was exciting, Macrae had 1 touch across the backline the eeked class and composure. Tom Young looks to be a decent defender with good body skills. Competitiveness and attack on the ball was good.
Bad: Cordy was lost out there, reminded me of one of those crazy man sale blow up things with his arms flaying about everywhere. Doesn't look any bigger or stronger and just looks like a gangly kid running around in the little league with no idea where the ball is going.
Howard is an ordinary footballer, i've said it before and i'll say it again. He's has no physical pressence, is useless overhead, and can't even kick easy goals for someone with a so called weapon of a left foot. If there is one footballer that you would least want to have the ball in a pressure situation it is him. Guaranteed to do something dumb or trip over his own feet.
Our biggest problem is our poor ball movement. We are stuck in this hadball razzamadazz where we shoot off quick handballs to stationary targets to try and get out of congested areas. It's just a snowball effect where the more we use it the more likely we are to make a mistake and turn it over, and the opposition can apply more pressure because all they have to do is predict that we will handball it to one of the stationary players and charge them down.
We need to draw space by doing simple things like shepherding and blocking, and actually moving our feet. If we get the ball we need to start moving and provide moving targets to open the space up and reduce the pressure. Just watch Essendon and Collingwood get teh ball out with 1 or 2 handballs then they have space and time to deliver. Whereas we might have 3-5 handballs and are still trying to get away from tackler, instead of having the time and space to look downfield and spot a target.
It's no wonder our disposal is rubbish, we are always under pressure or perceived pressure.
Ugly: not a fan of the beard. Rusty beards are never cool, sorry bmac.
Good: Goodes, Dahlhaus and JJ link up through the middle was exciting, Macrae had 1 touch across the backline the eeked class and composure. Tom Young looks to be a decent defender with good body skills. Competitiveness and attack on the ball was good.
Bad: Cordy was lost out there, reminded me of one of those crazy man sale blow up things with his arms flaying about everywhere. Doesn't look any bigger or stronger and just looks like a gangly kid running around in the little league with no idea where the ball is going.
Howard is an ordinary footballer, i've said it before and i'll say it again. He's has no physical pressence, is useless overhead, and can't even kick easy goals for someone with a so called weapon of a left foot. If there is one footballer that you would least want to have the ball in a pressure situation it is him. Guaranteed to do something dumb or trip over his own feet.
Our biggest problem is our poor ball movement. We are stuck in this hadball razzamadazz where we shoot off quick handballs to stationary targets to try and get out of congested areas. It's just a snowball effect where the more we use it the more likely we are to make a mistake and turn it over, and the opposition can apply more pressure because all they have to do is predict that we will handball it to one of the stationary players and charge them down.
We need to draw space by doing simple things like shepherding and blocking, and actually moving our feet. If we get the ball we need to start moving and provide moving targets to open the space up and reduce the pressure. Just watch Essendon and Collingwood get teh ball out with 1 or 2 handballs then they have space and time to deliver. Whereas we might have 3-5 handballs and are still trying to get away from tackler, instead of having the time and space to look downfield and spot a target.
It's no wonder our disposal is rubbish, we are always under pressure or perceived pressure.
Ugly: not a fan of the beard. Rusty beards are never cool, sorry bmac.
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