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I heard all about this during the pre-season about gut running but am unsure as to what it is...

I saw Crawford run himself into the ground today - he presented, made an option and was so unsefish.. a true champion!!

we chased butt all day today without ever looking like winning!!! we looked tired, slow and old today without a player willing to break the lines or back themselves!!

i thought this was our season- we had all the tools, the talk out of the club was all but positive and then this.......

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    We just dont have any players that love footy as much as guys like R.Harvey, Cousins and Crawford

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    David Schwarz was saying on SEN last night that we were the fittest side coming out of the pre season. Our fitness was amongst the best in the competition. I dont think that is our problem.

    Our decision making, lack of confidence/form & discipline is creating our current headaches. Why is that?

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    They looked tired and slow yesterday....

    They were not willing to run into space, to run from behind and support their fellow team mates....

    It is the level of unselfish run that is most disappointing!! Clint Bartram is one that does add run!!

    In relation to your question - a lack of leadership!

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    Gut running was made a piece of "in vogue" banter when Sheahan and Walls devoted about 10 minutes to it on the couch last year.

    It makes me laugh now. They were saying that they and others had been down to West Coast's training sessions and noted that Ben Cousins would run so hard that he'd end up chucking. I remember being inspired by this.

    Now I'm not as sure. He was chucking because?...

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    There is a difference between physical fitness and the mental strength required to run hard, hunt the ball and defend.

    At the moment we are simply not running hard enough.

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      Dreamin said:
    Our fitness was amongst the best in the competition. I dont think that is our problem.

    Our decision making, lack of confidence/form & discipline is creating our current headaches. Why is that?

    Exactly DD.

    A few points: No way did they run out of legs yesterday. Maybe Jones(he ran all day) and Moloney(still not quite fit enough) but theyr'e excused.

    What they did do was murder the football. e.g.

    Bruce running down from 1/2 back in the 3rd to a perfect Miller lead - result: ball too wide and out of bounds

    Godfery: too tentative to have a shot from 45m dead in front (he drilled the next one)

    Bruce too tentative, and short passing, again out of bounds, 2nd 1/4

    Brown missing leading targets by up to 10 m all day

    TJ's appalling disposal

    Spilling marks 20m from goal (Jamar/Bate)

    All resutling from all or some of lack of confidence/skillsin some/lack of timely options

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