It really is a strange thing.

Within a few minutes players go from being flat-footed to diving in to get the ball. From jogging and watching to spreading and shepherding. From fumbling to holding marks. From standing still in waving their arms to working and running into space.

The problem is a lot of these things shouldn't require confidence, they should be instinct and all part of playing in the AFL.

I just hope the players can see the difference, that playing well is about doing the little things right and not just the spectacular.

Spot on CB

I saw 22 blokes struggle to get through the 3 qtrs of footy and pretty much predicted this club was down for the count

In that last qtr (which I plan to watch again with the rest of the game) I saw commitment I haven't seen from this side in years

Lets hope it's the first buidling blcok and they can take 1 final qtr in to 2 to 3 to 4 qtrs of solid footy

And i haven't said it yet - but stick it up your ass you media scab bastards - you'll have to wait 1 more week for MFC blood

Edited April 21, 201312 yr by Unleash Hell

The thing about confidence is there's high confidence, there's low confidence, and then there's the level we've been at for the past however long.

You look at the rest of the competition, and they run and spread and do the hard things because their confidence is still there to some degree. Ours was just shot to pieces - so much so that our desire to do the basics was so easily washed away that the slightest ill turn just ruined us.

The more I think of it our lack of leadership over recent years contributes to a lack of confidence. They need someone to show the way, to set the example especially in the middle. Someone highlighted when Sylvia broke about five tackles and kicked the ball forward in the last quarter, we need more of that.