Offensive style?
In Round 1 and the pre-season games, people were bemoaning our lack of forward entries.
The main difference IMO is we're playing on more instead of the slow ball movement. That is a natural progression for our players and should be encouraged.
IMHO, we went in with a plan Saturday and it didn't work. I would encourage the coaches to implement new strategies and to progress our development. They tried and it didn't work. We can bookmark that idea and shelve it until another day.
My only criticism is we didn't recognise the method wasn't working early enough during the game and put measures in place to rectify it. In saying that, in the second and third quarters we had periods where we totally dominated the game but skill errors or poor decisions cost us badly. The players had a very poor day and I think the coaches did as well. It happens.
But let's not think going backwards to a defensive style will solve our problems. We have to progress. We have to continue to develop the players or we will go backwards. The return of key players and extra game time into the youngsters will make a significant difference.
I think the issue the first two rounds has been the defensive foundation we are meant to launch from. Where has it gone? Why not continue what we have learnt the past two years and add a more attacking flair once we win the ball back.
Our defending is atrocious. Over 100pts in two games conceded already.
The coaches need to get back to the basics, defend well, then attack.
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