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Hunt runs into the f50 and passes badly. Another wasted opportunity.

It's time to implement a team/game plan - if free and balanced within 40-45, then shoot. No need to think, no need to be concerned about "hungry" accusations, no need for teammates to put doubt into your mind.

JUST KICK THE BALL AT THE GOALS.

Better to have had a shot than to squander/butcher another attacking move without even having a shot.

As for set shots, disregard the 30 sec time clock. To maintain momentum, get settled and shoot. 30 sec delay can mess with minds. Coleman, Hudson, Lockett, Ablett didn't need 30 sec.

Jesse is a special case. He has a tendency to veer right in the last few steps to kick across his body and curve the ball in. This is how he kicks naturally (so does Franklin) and should be encouraged. But he should start to swing out earlier in his run so it is less abrupt and destabilising.

 

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    2 hours ago, tiers said:

    Hunt runs into the f50 and passes badly. Another wasted opportunity.

    It's time to implement a team/game plan - if free and balanced within 40-45, then shoot. No need to think, no need to be concerned about "hungry" accusations, no need for teammates to put doubt into your mind.

    JUST KICK THE BALL AT THE GOALS.

    Better to have had a shot than to squander/butcher another attacking move without even having a shot.

    As for set shots, disregard the 30 sec time clock. To maintain momentum, get settled and shoot. 30 sec delay can mess with minds. Coleman, Hudson, Lockett, Ablett didn't need 30 sec.

    Jesse is a special case. He has a tendency to veer right in the last few steps to kick across his body and curve the ball in. This is how he kicks naturally (so does Franklin) and should be encouraged. But he should start to swing out earlier in his run so it is less abrupt and destabilising.

     

    Yeah or we could just go down to the local gun shop and get some sharp shooters there. 

    I like your idea better though. 

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    I am more concerned with where the mids kick to and where the situate themselves when we have repeat entries. They over commit and our opponents transition out and through us like butter. 

    Transition is a bball term and it is fitting here because it is down the other end regularly beating the shot clock...

    Forwards coach isn’t the problem. Frontrunning mids with poor skills is the problem.

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    Is it someone's job to make sure EVERY PLAYER has a solid set shot routine? Spargo looks like a deer in headlights when he's about to have a set shot, I don't care if he has to go back 30 meters and do it on a run he needs a routine. He rushes everything, he looks like he's barely breathing. I get that he's a kid but this should go for everyone at the club. 

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    The word early on was that an ex footballer Earl Spalding was the goal kicking coach but in recent days I have heard that we hired a South American handball star called Ikant kikforshit so not totally sure which one it is now.

     

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    13 hours ago, bing181 said:

    The highest scoring team in the league needs an overhaul of the forward coaching.

    Right.

    And this is where the illusion persists. We've managed to flat track bully some big scores against crud.. That's all. This alone powers the myth of any special abilities up forward.

    The minute we come up against better teams.. better coaching the scoring drops off because our forward structures are essentially shizen.

    In case you didn't notice...we lost.

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    13 hours ago, gOLLy said:

    More important..... Who's our shot on goal coach?

    Thomas Bugg 

     

    Whats Brad Green up to these days? Can he come teach our players to kick for goal?

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    26 minutes ago, Big Demon said:

    The word early on was that an ex footballer Earl Spalding was the goal kicking coach but in recent days I have heard that we hired a South American handball star called Ikant kikforshit so not totally sure which one it is now.

     

    So Ikant kikforshit  it is I have been wondering about this for some time

    any body ever see this guy?

    Does he hang around the club or just come after dark to give leasons?

    Pic please! 

     

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    43 minutes ago, Big Demon said:

    The word early on was that an ex footballer Earl Spalding was the goal kicking coach but in recent days I have heard that we hired a South American handball star called Ikant kikforshit so not totally sure which one it is now.

     

    Goal kicking coach is a ex Czech tennis player called Igot Noidea

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    14 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    Hogan runs under the ball every single time.

    Who ...Wonder Boy ?? Noo... surely not ?

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    2 hours ago, Big Demon said:

    The word early on was that an ex footballer Earl Spalding was the goal kicking coach but in recent days I have heard that we hired a South American handball star called Ikant kikforshit so not totally sure which one it is now.

     

    Comedy Gold!

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    15 hours ago, Gipsy Danger said:

    If we have a goal kicking coach, sack him!

    if we don’t have a goal kicking coach, hire one tomorrow. 

    Our set shots are disgraceful 

    Aren't we ranked top 3 for set shot accuracy this year? 

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    1 hour ago, Smokey said:

    Aren't we ranked top 3 for set shot accuracy this year? 

    Yet we’ve thrown away crucial games all season with bad goal kicking

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    1 minute ago, Gipsy Danger said:

    Yet we’ve thrown away crucial games all season with bad goal kicking

    I appreciate that, but our goal kicking - on averages - has been pretty good this year. Sunday hurt big time, but there no reason to start rewriting history.

    Everyone should probably take a deep breath, remember we are missing 4 of our top 10 players right now (two of whom we should get back next week). We are also missing Billy Stretch right when he came into some form, same goes for Joel Smith who I thought was becoming really good.

    We'll beat West Coast. 
     

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    26 minutes ago, Smokey said:

    I appreciate that, but our goal kicking - on averages - has been pretty good this year. Sunday hurt big time, but there no reason to start rewriting history.

    Everyone should probably take a deep breath, remember we are missing 4 of our top 10 players right now (two of whom we should get back next week). We are also missing Billy Stretch right when he came into some form, same goes for Joel Smith who I thought was becoming really good.

    We'll beat West Coast. 
     

    We need better players.

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    20 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

    That was just one of those days. 

    Problem is we have more than just "one of those days"

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    The whole FD needs a rejig.

    TROY CHAPLIN.......NFG

    JUSTIN PLAPP.......NFG

    BEN MATHEWS...... N. BAD

    MAX ROOKE....... I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING HE HAS IMPROVED.

    JADE RAWLINGS.... GOODY MUST BE SH..TING BRICKS

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    3 hours ago, Gipsy Danger said:

    Yet we’ve thrown away crucial games all season with bad goal kicking

    Go on then ... how many games have we thrown away with bad (= inaccurate) goal kicking?

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    20 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said:

    The whole FD needs a rejig.

    TROY CHAPLIN.......NFG

    JUSTIN PLAPP.......NFG

    BEN MATHEWS...... N. BAD

    MAX ROOKE....... I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING HE HAS IMPROVED.

    JADE RAWLINGS.... GOODY MUST BE SH..TING BRICKS

    Was talking about Jade last night, just our luck some one like the Saints pick him up and they win a flag.

     

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    7 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    The minute we come up against better teams.. better coaching the scoring drops off because our forward structures are essentially shizen.

    Nice theory. If it were true.

    We've been beaten this year by teams who scored lower than what we did on Sunday. We've also kicked a winnable score (over +/- 12 goals) in the majority of matches we've lost. 

    For some ideas on where we *are* losing games, watch the Access All Areas video on the AFL site, starting at about 3:25. They're not talking about the forward line.

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    We're consistently getting 60+  forward 50 entries per game, we actually need to focus on:

    1. the quality of the ball going into forward 50 = lower the eyes = midfield coach

    2. the speed of the ball coming back out of forward 50 and waltzing through the middle of the ground, putting pressure on pagans paddock behind the high press defense = midfield not working hard enough back defensively = midfield coach

    3. Whoever is picking JKH to get a game = midfield coach?

    Who's the midfield coach? 

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