Originally Posted by
O'Reilly Boy
Straight kicking would have made all the difference. 12-12 rather than 9-15 would have made us all feel a lot better. I thought Derickz's handballing was good in tight and Grundy was rock solid, contrary to those calling for his head on a stick. And it looks like Buddy is going to have to get used to wearing a defender like a cheap suit for the rest of the season. The sooner we can play Reid or Tippett up front the better, even if only to draw another defender. At the moment, our forward set up doesn't really seem to be placing demands on opponents' back 6 structure; the HFs are still getting sucked up the ground, so we win clearances, but are kicking to space cluttered with spares. As for Lloyd not being kicked to?one of my enduring memories of a couple of seasons in the mid 2000s was a young, hairy J. McVeigh forever running, unmanned, into space down the O'Reilly wing, waving his arms and never having anyone kick to him. Maybe a week's lay-off for #23 might help rebalance the attack?
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