Review vs Suns V1 2025

Football Discussion Dustin Fletcher Hangar
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Just on the kick outs from a behind.

I didn’t pay attention to who was taking them for the whole game.

But Roberts took one in the last quarter. He kicked it 35 meters, then overlapped to receive the handball, then ran another 20 and kicked long to Lual on the wing.

Lual then ran the length of the wing and kicked it inside forward 50. It eventually went out for a throw in on the forward pocket, I think.

But I was trying to remember the last time we moved the ball from one end to the other like that.

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Remember that one - the crowd around me were in genuine disbelief that we did ONE like other teams.

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The commentary suggested we were 18th in the comp for metres gained on plays from kickouts. So seems we may have worked on that over the bye.

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Not that effectively then or maybe our players aren’t good or fast enough. Every team seems to have a Bailey Smith type that waits and then takes off. Poor Duzz has to go and get it and try to do everything himself.

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It’s has been this way for 20 years.

The iconic, Heppell kicks it 20 meters to Hurley in the back pocket. Who bombs it long down the line, to try and force a spoil over the boundary for a throw in…… has been our game plan for as long as I can remember.

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It looks better with Durham and merrett in it.

Parish’s form was obviously poor, but, the balance of playing him next to Caldwell and setterfield was terrible.

I’d like see a midfield of tsatas Martin and Durham at some point this year with a guy like Caldwell pushing up to the contest from half forward

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Every team is playing to a very similar plan, when you have the ball inside 50, press up to lock it in, on defence flood back to fill space, defenders on there opponent in defensive 50, zone when pressing up or when the balls locked into 1 side of the ground etc etc. There’s small differences between each team like Freo often moves the ball slowly and directly towards goal whereas Brisbane moves the ball on quickly and changes direction but they are more minor differences, the majority of what teams do is very similar, it’s just how consistently they execute that is the difference.

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Yes our team is rubbish, they make mistakes, turn the ball over, react slowly, position themselves poorly, can’t run as hard as there opponents and then get beaten in the contest. None of that is a game plan issue, it’s an execution/experience/fitness/talent issue.

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There was another one in the 3rd

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What a load of nonsense.

GC outscored us from stoppages 43 to 22, center bounce 13 to 4.

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We can have dominate periods of the game but often fail to score during those periods. First quarter was a classic example.

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I like how you answered my question without answering it and then asked your own question

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It’s a difficult question to answer for any team, not just us, if you don’t think so, explain Collingwood’s game plan.

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In the last q?

Not surprised.

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The 4 were Merrett CBAs

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Well I remember we tried to copy Geelong, dawks and tiges and failed every time :rofl:

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Careful/safe ball movement out of defence and try and get a stoppage around the wing. Designed so we don’t get cut open on turnover like we have for years.

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I rather enjoy that view and agree with it

We have a few posters (who imo have some insanely wonderful insight) that have explained what they see, multiple times, yet they get glossed over and the standard lines get thrown around:

“What’s the game plan”
“We don’t have one”

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So the mids and 1 forward, who is spending a chunk of time rucking?

What about the other forwards?

Just curious is all

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Rowell was using the umpire at center clearances as an obstacle so he can get into space.

The AFL should fine him then put a rule in where players aren’t allowed to do it or they get penalized

Same rule where clubs were using a runner to fill a hole.

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