darkhorse72

Thats the thing isn't it. Rome wasn't built in a day and for 4.5 yrs we made fun of Bucks, We also made fun of Hardwick but both have built competitive teams. The club believes they have such a person in Goodwin.

He could not lift his arm near his shoulder height after the game.

BM is highly skills in certain areas. The club hopefully has identified that and use it to our advantage. As for disagreements between coaches I'm sure it happens as they esp. in coaching will have firm views on how to best succeed. Are they robust conversations or augments, it can look very different to na outsider witnessing the same exchange. SG isn't listening to his assistants and doesn't agree with them he should change them as what are they bringing to the club? Also I imagine the pressure on one the whole coaching team to get us out of our current hole.

One example is looking at the total change of assistants and a review of hardwicks coaching style. They made changes and grabbed a flag. But had also replaced every single coaching assistant at the club for immediate impact. I dont know how that changed the approach but obviously it made a difference.

I dont seen the connection to be a "Star" footballer and a great coach. Highly gifted people often find it hard to get the best out of "average" people as they don't understand many of the challenges and how to overcome them. Bets example is Clarkson, he had his traits as a player but not a star. Besides its a "team" guiding our club not a few individuals.

If we were "connecting" in our forward half and kicking goals this would not be an issue. The weakness in our defensive structure was hidden last year as we were scoring so heavily, it didn't matter if they scored 80% of going into their 50. We simply outscored them at the other end. We are dominating (Except after 1/2 time last night) generally in the middle but cannot score. Our second qtr was much better in locking the ball into the forward 50, (Though that stopped after 1/2) so we can do it. Backline structure. Our plan seems to be loose and then quickly rebound, and that worked last year as we started players behind the square and we outnumbered and could runt he ball out. We cannot do that anymore so the backline need to change tactics. We know stopped and slowly move the ball, we have lost that confidence to run. While Hibberd is out of form, you can see him trying to quickly move the ball out of defence, as he has always done, simply this year he has no support. We all wonder what the instructions are by Chaplin, is it his plan? A simple solution is to instruct all players to man up when behind the ball, standing on their goals side to stop them getting out the back. So from the midfield back you are on a man when it goes into our 50. They will still get it out, but it wont be quick ball movement thats killing us and it will give us time to push back and defend. We also need to stop our back-men running forward to cover the free playing in-between. In instantly creates a free player in their forward 50 half which they quickly exploit. Fwd's and mids need to push and cover those men. Also we need to set up better around the ball or contests, all our guys run in leaving free players on the outside. I coach my under 10's not to do that. Every player seems so ball focussed they don't talk to each other and there is no organisation. Just like 3 our of jumping for the same ball spoiling each other creating a ground ball that the opposition run away with. I can handle a better side running harder to beat us. But with a few small changes in our players mindset we can reduce the number of goals against us. We can all see the obvious problems why do they persist in our side and not at other teams.

[censored] umpires useless

Bit early to say that, we haven’t yet

Wow we kicked a goal

Gee we. Shoul chase this Kent kids, his speed a goal kicking would finalises our team

Pathethic running and bad decisions, why run to the existing contest and not cover the next move

Our defence must opposition blind... they can’t seem to see them to msn up on

Can we reset at 1/2a come with purpose and a plan. viney not inspiring in his walk off interview. ‘Maybe come and play man on man. We win the 50/50 contests when we do.

Tats just [censored] nd isn’t Kent having an effective game

Bloody membry

Shocking delivery into 50.

Let off...

Viney looks like he is on, full,of determination

Wow pruess....

Umps don’t like us today

Melksginally marked one, been rare this year

Do we ask arond packs. Why do we fly against each other constantly. It means we are out numbered when it spills

Still can’t stop the break, too many runt,on the old contest

That’s wha we like to see...

Watching on Kayo streaming today. Trying out the 14 day free trial. Looks good so far.