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It is good to see that efforts are being made to overcome the problem. I would like to see Fixter play a role at the stoppages as he has the toughness and tenacity to win the hard ball at ground level. Jude also has the same qualities.
Swans focus on stoppages
12:56:06 PM Mon 19 January, 2004
Karen Collins
afl.com.au
Sydney?s new assistant coach Ross Lyon has identified stoppages as an area that will need urgent attention if the Swans are to take the next step in 2004.
Lyon, formerly an assistant at Carlton and appointed to replace Steve Malaxos, has a special brief to work with the Sydney midfield.
?When you analyse last season, they had some real areas of strength. Their accountability, reducing the opposition?s uncontested ball, their zones, and their kick-ins were solid.
?But in their stoppage work, particularly centre-square bounces compared to the top four teams in the competition ? which they were last year - they were a little off the mark.
?We will be analysing the top two teams over the last few years (at stoppages) ? Adelaide and Collingwood. Why are they good?
?Particularly Collingwood. They had dominant ruckmen not dissimilar to us, so we will introduce a system that will move us up in that area. That is my brief a little bit.?
Lyon?s job will not be made any easier following the retirement of veteran Daryn Cresswell, one year after the departure of Wayne Schwass and Paul Kelly.
Lyon still likes what he sees, however.
?Jude Bolton came third in the best and fairest so we are looking for him to back it up. Adam Goodes had a super year and so did Jason Ball.
?They need to reproduce that. You have the experience of Paul Williams, but it will be more the improvement underneath.
?Jared Crouch can keep on improving. A lot of our improvement will come from within. Ben Fixter who has played down back but might move midfield, and (Brett) Kirk had a great year and he will reproduce.
?But then you have (Luke) Ablett, (Jarrad) Sundqvist, (Adam) Schneider, (Nick) Davis, (Ryan) O?Keefe, (Amon) Buchanan, those types looking to go through the midfield."
Lyon said he was excited by the drafting last year of Tim Schmidt, and Joshua Willoughby who are not ready yet, but who will be fixtures in the Sydney midfield down the track.
Swans focus on stoppages
12:56:06 PM Mon 19 January, 2004
Karen Collins
afl.com.au
Sydney?s new assistant coach Ross Lyon has identified stoppages as an area that will need urgent attention if the Swans are to take the next step in 2004.
Lyon, formerly an assistant at Carlton and appointed to replace Steve Malaxos, has a special brief to work with the Sydney midfield.
?When you analyse last season, they had some real areas of strength. Their accountability, reducing the opposition?s uncontested ball, their zones, and their kick-ins were solid.
?But in their stoppage work, particularly centre-square bounces compared to the top four teams in the competition ? which they were last year - they were a little off the mark.
?We will be analysing the top two teams over the last few years (at stoppages) ? Adelaide and Collingwood. Why are they good?
?Particularly Collingwood. They had dominant ruckmen not dissimilar to us, so we will introduce a system that will move us up in that area. That is my brief a little bit.?
Lyon?s job will not be made any easier following the retirement of veteran Daryn Cresswell, one year after the departure of Wayne Schwass and Paul Kelly.
Lyon still likes what he sees, however.
?Jude Bolton came third in the best and fairest so we are looking for him to back it up. Adam Goodes had a super year and so did Jason Ball.
?They need to reproduce that. You have the experience of Paul Williams, but it will be more the improvement underneath.
?Jared Crouch can keep on improving. A lot of our improvement will come from within. Ben Fixter who has played down back but might move midfield, and (Brett) Kirk had a great year and he will reproduce.
?But then you have (Luke) Ablett, (Jarrad) Sundqvist, (Adam) Schneider, (Nick) Davis, (Ryan) O?Keefe, (Amon) Buchanan, those types looking to go through the midfield."
Lyon said he was excited by the drafting last year of Tim Schmidt, and Joshua Willoughby who are not ready yet, but who will be fixtures in the Sydney midfield down the track.
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