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Recommend taking a look at (AFL 360) Joey Montagnaās observations on some key areas/issues that need rectifying with ball movement from the backline, very accurate insightful and actually on the moneyā¦
It's interesting what the likes of King and Montagna do.
Highlighting the strengths of weekly winners, then the very next week, telling us those same clubs were really poor in those same areas when they lose
Never about how good you look when moving the ball, or how quickly you do it, it's about effectiveness in 2 areas and has been for years
Win contested ball, get it into forward 50 by any means possible, more often than your opponent and you generally win the game
Highlighting the strengths of weekly winners, then the very next week, telling us those same clubs were really poor in those same areas when they lose
Never about how good you look when moving the ball, or how quickly you do it, it's about effectiveness in 2 areas and has been for years
Win contested ball, get it into forward 50 by any means possible, more often than your opponent and you generally win the game
What a shit article.
Clokes conversion was at 55%, McKay has the conversion rate of Buddy, 58%
Anything in the mid 60's would be considered elite
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Montagna is a grub and the vision he showed was of a young key back and daring him to kick like heāsā¦ Leigh Montagna. I wouldnāt be demanding Youngy to take dangerous kicks like that. Play your game son and let Doch and the other leaders take those risky kicks.
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I read that article in the paper this morning
And although it may appear a bit harsh and a Slobno piece, hard not to agree with some if it, esp with Lochie O'Brien being named a scapegoat again.
Harry kicked 1.2 (and one out of bounds) and committed 7 turnovers vs Richmond.
Can't really sugar-coat that type of performance really.
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The biggest Harry brain fade last week was letting TDKās kick for goal bounce through for a behind. Harry was the only player in the goal square and anywhere near the ball and with the way the Sherrin bounces, Harry should have just marked it for an easy goal. As a side, we made a lot of errors but that is the one that I canāt get passed and has eaten away at me all week.
Yeah, interesting that he would target a player like McKay, with better career conversion than the comparison, in a side that is looking to play finals, after a draw in the first round
And then you have the Lions, who topped up with experienced players, get spanked by Port and both Daniher (same career conversion rate as Harry)and Hipwood (a worse conversion rate) have the same number of goals as Harry but less disposals and marks
It was a lazy, pointless article
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They always write a think tank piece about a player or team that plays on the opening game of the round.
My own personal opinion is that it wasn't quite the hatchet article you seem to think it is, although the Calamaity Kid headline was childish and unnecessary.
Can only hope Harry is a bit more accurate tonight (i think he will be)
And if Harry is more accurate tonight, Robbo will claim he turned Harry around
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Spectacular storm happening here right now. Good footy weather.
More importantly will our coaches have watched? Pretty sure they are aware and my fear is it's the direction they want. We'll know more after tonight.
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I don't think the article on H was patently unfair.
I don't particularly have an issue with his snapping around the body, given his conversion rate is something crazy like 80% or so, which is elite by any standard. That's the only part of his set shots that are working, however. Considering that % is so high yet his career average is under 60% that leads me to believe is drop punt set shots from anywhere else inside 50 are comfortably below 50%. He's really not a good kick for goal.
As for the game itself, he did slip over uncontested in a moment that should have iced the game (he also slipped over in a contest only 2 or 3 minutes earlier too which lead to Richmond winning possession). He did miss 3 shots, incuding his normally reliable snap. So I get his point in saying that Lob shouldn't really be the whipping boy he has been and that H is more responsible for the loss than Lob.
I don't particularly have an issue with his snapping around the body, given his conversion rate is something crazy like 80% or so, which is elite by any standard. That's the only part of his set shots that are working, however. Considering that % is so high yet his career average is under 60% that leads me to believe is drop punt set shots from anywhere else inside 50 are comfortably below 50%. He's really not a good kick for goal.
As for the game itself, he did slip over uncontested in a moment that should have iced the game (he also slipped over in a contest only 2 or 3 minutes earlier too which lead to Richmond winning possession). He did miss 3 shots, incuding his normally reliable snap. So I get his point in saying that Lob shouldn't really be the whipping boy he has been and that H is more responsible for the loss than Lob.
Doesnāt mean we missed opportunities to players in space or in better positions, we tend to do this regularly and Iām adding in only on last years experiences of what Iāve seen from attending of gamesā¦
They were only a few good examples in general play in defence, our actual kick ins are something else that is robotic and one dimensional, i understanding that some media experts can be prone to handpicking certain areas to suit a narrativeā¦
In this case with ball movement which i have mentioned regularly over the years itās still an area we need to get much more imaginative and efficient in, not playing it safe and going short wide to the boundary automaticallyā¦
Just the way Iāve been seeing it anywayā¦
They were only a few good examples in general play in defence, our actual kick ins are something else that is robotic and one dimensional, i understanding that some media experts can be prone to handpicking certain areas to suit a narrativeā¦
In this case with ball movement which i have mentioned regularly over the years itās still an area we need to get much more imaginative and efficient in, not playing it safe and going short wide to the boundary automaticallyā¦
Just the way Iāve been seeing it anywayā¦
Raises the point, who is the best decision maker in the side? There isn't a name that immediately springs to mind. Saad is pretty reliable. JSos is good, but still a few execution issues.
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3 of the top 5 lost, 4 of the bottom 5 didn't lose
Yeah, makes the odd howler when under the pump as well though.
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Weiters in the back half.
Hewett in the middle.
Both guys who you're generally confident will make a good decision, quickly, and then execute it well.
Front half....frustratingly I'd have it as JSOS, Fisher and Martin, however they generally just don't earn enough of the ball for us to capitalise on it.
I was thinking Fisher as well. Around the 50-70 mark he's elite at finding targets on angles or pockets no one else in the team even looks for.
Yet doesn't get it anywhere near enough to really be a consistent threat.
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He also takes too long to get rid of it at times. The amount of times he was hit as he kicked last week had me constantly worried.
Doesn't need to be a hack kick every time but he's also got to remember there's pressure always being applied.
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thisCongrats Dylan & well deserved!
Blues announce new No.1 ticket holder
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Nothing against Dylan but what's the point of a number one ticket holder?
I've never really got why anyone would care in the slightest.
I've never really got why anyone would care in the slightest.
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