I have been concerned for some time about our tactics, last night showed yet again that we are apparently bereft of ideas.
We seem almost unable to play on, and last night when we did, we slipped the ball backwards to someone standing still.The good sides this year, especially Geelong play on at all costs with runners everywhere. When we run we slip handpasses short too often to someone who is covered.
Last night the refusal to kick the ball at all early blew the game within 7-10 minutes. Pies got their tails up and we collapsed.
We can sack most players on the strength of last night but when any team gets flogged and are chasing all night they look slow and horrible.
You can see teams play us with a distinct plan, we seem to have no Plan A let alone a Plan B.
Our zoning is non-existent, we continually turn over soft goals from kickins. I am not sure even in the bad old days we gifted so many stupid goals to the opposition as we have in the last two months.
Our forward pressure is just nowhere near the now required standard. Last night we went inside 50 countless times without even getting a shot off. We are not even taking shots from 40 now let alone 50.
I must also agree with another thread that some of these 'senior' players who bring nothing to the side despite their experience should make a hasty departure from a financial and developmental approach.
It seems the players seem to have lost (or are not developing) their basic footy instincts and I think we should take a long hard look at our large and well paid coaching panel.
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