Effes wrote:
https://x.com/SENSportsday/status/2069342207518372005
Sportsday
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“I can’t remember an in-season flip as dramatic as this in the ability to punish turnover.”
“Over the last six weeks, only Fremantle are punishing an opposition more than Carlton.”
- Full on Footy with Daniel Hoyne
Cerra and Acres are wingmen who provide a defensive mindset.
Both strong bodied running machines, who can mark.
Our midfield heaps on midfield pressure forcing rushed kicks/ bombs by opposition.
Cerra has taken most intercept marks since moving to wing.
Acres has the knack and running power to be last line defender.
Midfield running back providing extras and support in defense and links.
Midfield run the ball by handball and take on the defensive lines with high risk play.
Cripps Hewett Smith Walsh all provide a different skill set.
Midfield look quick because they are all running forward with ball.
Walsh has speed to burn when he gets into top gear.
Forward handball and linking with HHF Hayward and Cottrell is unstoppable.
We are committed to defensive habits
We are forcing the turnover
We are running hard in numbers
We are honouring the call and hitting targets by handball and foot.
We don’t bomb it forward anymore.
Imagine if Gov kicked his first two gettable shots (too close to mark)
Imagine if Kemp kicked 4-2 instead of 1-6
Imagine if McKay was paid frees, held onto a couple and kicked straight.
Imagine if Newman, Byrne Ainsworth and Ison kicked those easy shots at goal
That’s the next step.
Fix that and we would have won all our games except the games vs Swans Freo and Saints.
We would have 11 wins sitting in Top 4
Some of us felt we weren’t that far off, just needed a tweak, and a 4 quarter effort: Belief.