Too many guys caught on wrong side

[deelighted3 39]

I think we have too many players who are not skilled on both sides, especially our left footers. Viney, Bugg, Wagner, Newton, Kent ( To name a few ) get hemmed in on their wrong side and slow up play. They either get caught or go backwards/turnover the footy and it slows our forward momentum. I don't think you can afford to carry so many players who are not skilled on both sides. Just goes to show there is lots of work to do and spots up for grabs IMHO. Happens week after week. Just one of the frustrations still with a developing team i suppose. But at the end of the day, if your skills are not up to AFL standard, you get found out. 

[rjay 23,846]

3 minutes ago, deelighted3 said:

I think we have too many players who are not skilled on both sides, especially our left footers. Viney, Bugg, Wagner, Newton, Kent ( To name a few ) get hemmed in on their wrong side and slow up play. They either get caught or go backwards/turnover the footy and it slows our forward momentum. I don't think you can afford to carry so many players who are not skilled on both sides. Just goes to show there is lots of work to do and spots up for grabs IMHO. Happens week after week. Just one of the frustrations still with a developing team i suppose. But at the end of the day, if your skills are not up to AFL standard, you get found out. 

Don't agree with this...most AFL players are one sided. Not everyone is Sam Mitchell.

Our problem is how often we give it to players on their wrong side. You would think in this day of professional football players would know their teammates inside out...

So why do we do either give it to a players wrong footed and why does the wrong footed player either call for the ball or take a ball when he has a better positioned teammate.

Then you get players delusional like Kent in the last Q who is a hopeless kick on his right, try and kick the cover of the ball straight out on the full.

You have to be smart and work to your strengths, chip or handball if you have to. Clear space for the right option. Smart footy, we're still playing dumb footy.

[deelighted3 39]

Every footballer ( not just AFL )  is one sided. Thats why your either a right footer or left footer i would of thought. But the good players are at least able to run onto the opposite side and deliver an effective disposal. FEW examples. Jones, Vince, Watts, are competent on the wrong side, where as some mentioned above just stop and get caught in traffic as they have no skill whatsoever on the opposite side. Got nothing to do with being born Sam Mitchell. Got to do with being an AFL level skilled footballer, and we pick too many who cant use both sides. I know you can carry a few, but not the amount we have. Not if you want to take the next step from also rans.