Wasn’t sure where to post this, but this article in the HS may back up Liz’s argument.
Category: | Herald Sun
There’s been a lot of talk about Lance Franklin this week, but the biggest challenge for Sydney is to get their midfield right — because at the moment they’re getting smashed.
They’re ranked 17th for contested possession and 17th at clearance differential.
Their stoppage work has completely fallen away. They’ve only averaged 26.5 points per game from stoppages and that’s ranked 18th in the competition.
Sydney are only averaging four goals, which was a major scoring source for them previously.
They’ve been outscored by nearly three goals per game from stoppages and are ranked 18th on that marker.
Is it personnel? Is it their structure? Is it individuals not playing their role? All questions that Longmire must have the answers for.
As a result of having a poor stoppage game the scoreboard is suffering either side of the ball. The game ends up being played in their back half and that’s not the modern game.
This is a crunch match for Sydney’s season, and it must start in and around stoppages.
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