Quote Originally Posted by Steve View Post
Regardless the fade outs are a major concern, and you don't get fitter once the season has already started.
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Thats the exact opposite of what players say, they say a good preseason sets you up, but there's nothing like match fitness gained from being out there and getting conditioned (thus improving).

I think our loads have been such to start us slow, to build. As suggested above its worked previous years. However this year we have had some items that have come together for the perfect storm of failure:
major personnel changes, form slumps, tagging difficulties, poorer skill execution and an improved GWS.

If we are 4 straight losses then panic stations! I can see us losing this weekend if Jack can't beat a tag, we don't improve our "gelling" as a team and skill execution stays down. The fitness will take care if itself.