Donstuie wrote:
For me, one of the great failures of last year was the baffling lack of understanding by our players/coaching staff about why we lost this last year. I remember becoming more infuriated by the day hearing people at the club saying "I don't know what happened".
This is what happened, as it does every time we play Hawthorn:
- They double-team Judd, knowing he'll get no support (Jordan Lewis in particular will puff out his chest with no-one showing the balls to get in his face)
- They push our guys around, knowing they won't be pushed back (or that they will get a free kick because our "tough guy tactics" are usually clumsy and misdirected), and that our players will begin to hear footsteps everywhere they go
- They run in at full speed to get the hard-ball, knowing that their opposition will come out flat-footed and hesitant (particularly after being physically intimidated)
- They zone off in defence, waiting for the inevitable bomb to no-one, which they then pick off or gather the crumbs, and then rebound with run and superior kicking efficiency to an open forward line, resulting in Hendo/Jamo getting destroyed by Buddy
- They taper off in the second half, the game all but over, letting us get a few late ones (and in some cases, us even getting to under 3 goals down) - Although sometimes they just continue to beat the shit out of us
If nuffies like me can see this, why the !@#$%& can't the players and coaching staff!?! ARGH!!!
I can only hope that after all the beatings, that we have learned enough to know what to expect and have figured out a way to counteract it. But this team have proven to be very slow learners.
depressingly true DS.
How about if we put it on the banner, so at least there's a chance someone might see it?