Our ball movement from the middle to the forward 50

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Our ball movement from the middle to the forward 50

The evidence from the Collingwood NAB challenge is very encouraging for our ball movement.

[Eastdog]

Re: Our ball movement from the middle to the forward 50

We seem to get inside the 50 today but just struggle to get a clean mark there. Our use of the ball doesn't help matters.

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Our ball movement from the middle to the forward 50

It would help if we occasionally had a forward in the forward line.
I don't understand this under 9's brand of football.
I don't get it, and I hate watching it.

[Eastdog]

Re: Our ball movement from the middle to the forward 50

It would help if we occasionally had a forward in the forward line.
I don't understand this under 9's brand of football.
I don't get it, and I hate watching it.

Where there is no one in the forward line when there is no main play you mean.

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Our ball movement from the middle to the forward 50

Where there is no one in the forward line when there is no main play you mean.

In that congested cesspit of a game, even if we managed a clean posession, there was never anyone ahead of the maul to kick it to.

If Tom Boyd, or Stringer or Dickson were a permanent presence inside the forward 50, at least we'd have a remote chance of scoring or holding the ball inside our forward line.

[Eastdog]

Re: Our ball movement from the middle to the forward 50

In that congested cesspit of a game, even if we managed a clean posession, there was never anyone ahead of the maul to kick it to.

If Tom Boyd, or Stringer or Dickson were a permanent presence inside the forward 50, at least we'd have a remote chance of scoring or holding the ball inside our forward line.

I see. Yes we struggled with that today. They put the pressure on us and we didn't handle to well.

[Eastdog]

Re: Our ball movement from the middle to the forward 50

While at times yesterday we had some good ball movement at other times it was quite poor and finding targets inside 50 was a struggle. Redpath and Dickson stood up as targets inside our 50 yesterday. We need more from Stringer, Boyd, Crameri up there. Thought Stringer was ok but could be much better. Boyd still I don't want to knock him and I think his done lots of good things this year. I loved Crameri defensive effort to deny Johnson a goal. Are we playing more a defensive game now and maybe still are capable of playing an all out running attacking style but don't want to do it each week.

[Eastdog]

Re: Our ball movement from the middle to the forward 50

Our ball movement on Sunday was very good (so obvious we play our best when we execute that all out attacking game) and we picked up targets inside 50 quite well. Crameri was very good in that 1st quarter especially and I thought Redpath was good up there despite his critics hopefully he can kick straighter. Hopefully when Boyd returns we see a bit more from him and also from Stringer.