demon3165

8 hours ago, Macca said: We need better key forwards I'm not enamoured with Turner, Johnson, Jefferson or JVR. Maybe we could try Kentfield? Kentfield, I have a rap on. He just needs good coaching, loves a contest, has a good football instinct, but needs time; get Hawkins or someone like him down there to mentor these young players, same for JVR, Turner regarding Jefferson, I'm not sure if he will make it.

Use Turner as a lead up player but no use leading when the midfield can't kick to you.

Yes the backline was under the pump but a big part of it was the midfield, lack of run turning it over so often the ball keeps getting pumped in we have a one paced midfield, a forward line that's stagnant but let's see what happens next week.

Well a lawn bowls side would have been more competitive than what was offered today.

If it affects you to much you don’t play simple, remember Brent Moloney did that against Geelong and got criticized for being selfish for playing the game.

We were like the dogs. Everythingg fell in plac,e so yea,h we snagged a fla,g then sides worked us ou,t and we kept playing the same brand.

Lmfao I said that in 22, and 23 on winning the flag in 21 and got attacked for it glad someone else said it...

Max cannot jump at centre bounces anymore and he's good when he can grapple with smaller body Ruckman Xerri is not one of those.

I cannot wait to see what the defenders say about this performance; wet last week, I didn't have enough sleep, or their loading, spin it all you like. It’s woeful, one-paced midfield being showing up again.

Being sarcastic...

Do we have a midfield coach?

Tom Hawkins said the same thing, everyone can see it but the coaches, midfield is one paced have said it for the last couple of seasons being shown up again.

So I guess all the reporting of the forward line movement pre season was just fiction back to being witches hats.

Don't worry Pickett will kiss it better...

Good to see we are back to 22,23 and 24 football stagnant.

Zac Jones made some howler decisions but no doubt about he goes at it hard.

Vic park was no picnic either....

The one problem with fritta he likes things going one way not much chop in the wet but on the other hand he does some great things when he gets his way, he is one who should never pass the 40 metre area playing all day.

Fritta is the 3-4 player in the forward line and should be used as such but until they learn JVR has never been and never will be a huge pack mark player so hopefully Chaplin can get sort this forward line out.

But that is a law of the game it's stiff but that's the way it goes.

Anyone who know anything about football doesn't need champion data to make an assessment of a game that's what eyes are for.

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And that's the problem: forwards getting sucked into the contest. If you watch the replay, and especially the down-the-ground footage, you will see many times GWS backmen standing around the 50-meter mark all alone. The more players you have around the ball, the less run you will have into the forward line as you have to wait for players to get back.

They missed Turner, who should play as a lead-up forward rather than a stagnant forward; JVR should have filled that role.