
- Jun 17, 2018
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Our best games last year was when our mids ran the ball into the forward line and got on the score sheet, and our forwards kept agile and moving. We look putrid when we try and kick to a stationary one on one contest, as none of our forwards are strong or skilled enough to pull such feats off, except as a fluke. It kills our momentum each and every time...and negates our alleged running strength. All of our mids should be aiming at a minimum of a goal each per game, guys like Steele should be rotating through the forward line and getting 2 goals a game. Same with Roma.Well this round has so far shown that "Special Sauce" on the day can trump all else.
If our players are fully committed, switched on and disciplined in how we play, then anything can happen, despite our handicaps.
One plus is that it is one of our better midfield groups that we have fielded for a while.
Roma/Boyd in ruck.
Macrae, Steele, Jones, Clark, Garcia, Windy......and at times Sinclair, though I am expecting he will mainly play HB along with Nas.
Plus supported by wingers in Wood, Wilson, Hill and the raw O'Connell.
Jones was handy player when he came back in Round 18 and played differently.
The games so far have also shown that you need to score goals from running players. If we fall back into just roosting the ball into the forward line the result will be ugly. How well our forward half functions is my deepest concern.