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Who Picks Up Stringer ???

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4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

So... who was on Stringer?

The same player who was assigned to Nick Reiwoldt.

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    15 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    So... who was on Stringer?

    Wagner, Hunt, Jetta were manning him at centre clearances...

    extroidinairy really...

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    8 minutes ago, Vineytime said:

    Wagner, Hunt, Jetta were manning him at centre clearances...

    extroidinairy really...

    Yes Hunt was on him in the fourth quarter. It was a joke. 

    Jetta at least got physical.

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    This is explicitly down to coaching and match ups and again we were found very very wanting!

    Ya know I would much rather have have picked Frost and had him on him all day , but what do we do ??  Christ Hunt and Jetta on occasion Not good enough Paul Roos!

    By the way Garland is finished as an AFL Footballer! IMV

    Edited by picket fence

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    31 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    So... who was on Stringer?

    no one :rolleyes:

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    The most pedestrian 5 goal tally I've seen in a long time.
    That result is indicative of the damage that can be done when a team breaks through a defensive zone with quick precise disposal and gets out the back.
    It really shows where we sit in the pecking order defensively as a team - some sides like Gold Coast we will do it to, others will do it to us like the dogs did.

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    13 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    So... who was on Stringer?

     

    The sane guy that played on Nick Riewoldt a few weeks ago  ie.  nobody

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    I don't think it's as simple as someone being "on" Stringer (or Riewoldt). If the supply is reduced, or at least under more pressure, it becomes inherently more difficult for a forward to function. We saw this with our own forward line - their defenders are a bunch of no-names, but we didn't have one winner on the day other than maybe Hogan.

    I reckon the days of one defender being responsible for one and only one forward are long gone. Stringer's output was purely a function of their midfield dominance. 

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    4 minutes ago, Nasher said:

    I don't think it's as simple as someone being "on" Stringer (or Riewoldt). If the supply is reduced, or at least under more pressure, it becomes inherently more difficult for a forward to function. We saw this with our own forward line - their defenders are a bunch of no-names, but we didn't have one winner on the day other than maybe Hogan.

    I reckon the days of one defender being responsible for one and only one forward are long gone. Stringer's output was purely a function of their midfield dominance. 

    Agree about the midfield feed, but also think it's about making a contest. Dogs defenders might be "no-names" but they competed harder and smarter than our defenders (bar Jetta who has risen to legend status in my books). How many times did we see Garland just beaten in a contest? TMac in the first half too. Love Garls as a bloke, but he just does not have the competitiveness and grunt required of our team now.

     

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    13 minutes ago, Nasher said:

    I don't think it's as simple as someone being "on" Stringer (or Riewoldt). If the supply is reduced, or at least under more pressure, it becomes inherently more difficult for a forward to function. We saw this with our own forward line - their defenders are a bunch of no-names, but we didn't have one winner on the day other than maybe Hogan.

    I reckon the days of one defender being responsible for one and only one forward are long gone. Stringer's output was purely a function of their midfield dominance. 

    It's also inherently more difficult for the ball carrier if he looks up and sees all his primary forwards manned up. 

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    Why single out Stringer?

    We gave all their forwards a chance to get out where you needed binoculars to find them, and get some easy ball, a few early touches, some close range goal kicking practice. It builds the confidence.

    Why make them work for it when you can give them a training drill instead?

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    36 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    It's also inherently more difficult for the ball carrier if he looks up and sees all his primary forwards manned up. 

    With a dynamic, mobile, hard working forward line, I find that very difficult to visualize. 

    It's almost like you think if a forward has a solid defender pull up next to him, he's going to stand still, shrug his shoulders and say to his mids' "oh well, guess you'd better kick it to someone else then".

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    1 minute ago, Nasher said:

    With a dynamic, mobile, hard working forward line, I find that very difficult to visualize. 

    It's almost like you think if a forward has a solid defender pull up next to him, he's going to stand still, shrug his shoulders and say to his mids' "oh well, guess you'd better kick it to someone else then".

    No, but when the mids or defenders look up and the forwards are 10 metres clear rather than manned up, I know what I'd prefer. At least create some indecision with the ball carrier.

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